The Data Lab

Using Data to Tackle Drug Related Deaths: a conversation with Public Health Scotland

In this episode our host, Principal Data Scientist Joanna McKenzie, talks to Lee Barnsdale and Emma Callinan of Public Health Scotland about the importance of data in tackling, and reducing, drug related deaths.

Scottish Drugs Forum

The Scottish Drugs Forum provides information, resources and e-learning. For more information visit: https://sdf.org.uk  

To find a drug service near you, visit the Scottish Drug Services Directory: www.scottishdrugservices.com

We Are With You

We Are With You provides online support for alcohol, drugs and mental health: www.wearewithyou.org.uk

For online support and drugs information for young people and parents, visit Know the Score: https://knowthescore.info

Crew

For drug harm reduction information and resources, visit www.crew.scot

Recovery support

Scottish Recovery Consortium

Details of mutual aid and recovery communities can be found via the Scottish Recovery Consortium: https://scottishrecoveryconsortium.org

Family support

Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs

If you are concerned about the effects of drug use in your home, and the impact this is having on you or other family members, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs can help: www.sfad.org.uk

For more information

Visit NHS Inform: https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/drugs-and-drug-use

What Does a Statistician Do? With Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician at The Scottish Government

In this episode we speak to Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician at the Scottish Government, about the role of statisticians in the modern world; from informing policy makers to documenting our ever-changing world. 

Click here for more information on the Scottish Government's statistics vacancies: https://careershub-scottishgovernment.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchCategory=8748 

Get your Data Talent tickets here: https://datafest.global/tickets

Climate Change, Net Zero and Data: Gea Mikic, Icebreaker One

Our host Dr Joanna McKenzie talks to Gea Mikic of Icebreaker One about how they are creating a web of net-zero data – connecting financial, engineering and environmental data to help inform net-zero decisions.

Satellite Technology and Scotland‘s Biodiversity: a collaboration between Space Intelligence and NatureScot

Our host Dr Joanna McKenzie is joined by Professor Ed Mitchard - Co-founder and CTO of Space Intelligence - and Emma Mitchell of NatureScot to discuss the companies' collaborative project exploring Scotland's biodiversity.

Check out Space Intelligence's land cover map of Scotland: https://www.space-intelligence.com/scotland-landcover/ 

Machine Learning in Action: Energy Forecasting with Jethro Browell

Our host Joanna McKenzie is joined by Jethro Browell, Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow Statistic Department. Jethro has worked extensively with the energy industry to develop forecasting models and in this podcast he talks through the process, challenges and opportunities found in such modelling. 

Joanna McKenzie and Ellen Friedman in Conversation

Joanna McKenzie - Principle Data Scientist at The Data Lab - talks to Ellen Friedman about their journeys through the world of data and what being a data scientist means today.

 

Ellen Friedman, Principal Technologist for HPE Ezmeral at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is an international speaker, author and scientist, with a doctorate in biochemistry from Rice University. She currently focuses on large-scale data analytics and AI/machine learning. Ellen was a committer for the Apache Drill and Apache Mahout open source software projects and co-author of multiple books published by O’Reilly Media, including AI & Analytics at Scale, AI & Analytics in Production, Machine Learning Logistics, A New Look at Anomaly Detection and Innovations in Recommendation.

All things AI: Gillian Docherty in conversation with Sana Khareghani and Tabitha Goldstaub

CEO of The Data Lab Gillian Docherty chats to Sana Khareghani, Head of The Office of Artificial Intelligence, and Tabitha Goldstaub, Chair of the UK Artificial Intelligence Council.

Kate Forbes and Gillian Docherty Discuss The AI Strategy for Scotland

CEO of The Data Lab Gillian Docherty and Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance in the Scottish Government, discuss the AI Strategy for Scotland and the importance of people getting involved in the process of creating a strategy for artificial intelligence in Scotland.

Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician of Scottish Government and Interim CEO of Research Data Scotland

This episode requires a brief introduction. As Brian will mention in the intro it was recorded pre-COVID-19 and some of the issues discussed have had changes to them to match the current needs. 

Roger Halliday started as Chief Statistician in November 2011. Before that, he worked in the Department of Health in England as a policy analyst managing evidence for decision making across NHS issues.

He qualified with a degree in statistics in 1993 from St. Andrews University and joined the Department of Social Security (as was) as an assistant statistician. He worked for spells at the Department of Health in England and in a number of statistical and policy making roles at the Scottish Government before leaving in 2005. His areas of expertise are around children, learning, skills and the economy, as well as in health. 

Cancer Innovation Challenge - Episode 4/4 - Canon Medical Research Europe

The Cancer Innovation Challenge is a £1M project funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) to encourage Innovation Centres in Scotland to work in partnership to help Scotland become a world leading carer for people with cancer through open innovation funding calls for data science solutions.

We have decided to run a series of episodes on the Cancer Innovation Challenge focusing on what it is, who's involved and the results from it. 

This episodes guests, and final guests of this series, are members of the the Canon Medical Research Europe team. 

Canon Medical Research Europe is a leading medical software research and development centre of excellence, generating breakthrough technologies and valuable intellectual property for Canon Medical Systems. Based in the diverse city of Edinburgh we employ over 100 people working as Software Engineers, Scientists, Clinical Specialists, Testers and Business Support and are part of a global corporation headquartered in Japan. We develop next generation medical imaging software to integrate with Canon Medical scanners and other diagnostic healthcare solutions which are installed in hospitals and healthcare centres across the globe.