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There is a growing movement around the world to ensure the effective use of vast data collections to drive research, policy development and public good initiatives. LIDA brings together applied research groups and data scientists from all disciplines, opening up new opportunities to understand health and human behaviour and casting light on the action required to tackle a wide range of social and environmental problems.
Connecting academic research with external partners in business, government and the third sector; LIDA is matching the world class capabilities of University research with the needs and opportunities of local organisations.
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LIDA launches new Food Research & Innovation Community
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) has launched its latest community – LIDA: Food. The community has interests in all things' food, data science and AI, spanning the entire value chain from farm, through factory, to fork and beyond, including the impact on health at the individual, population and planet scales. With one in five...
LIDA Launches First Ever Bursary Scheme for Small Research Projects
The Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) is excited to announce the launch of the LASER Small Project Bursary, a brand-new funding initiative designed to empower researchers to leverage sensitive data for impactful small-scale research projects. This innovative scheme will offer financial support to select projects during the 2024-25 academic year. The bursary is aimed...
LIDA announces new 5-year strategy for 2024-29
At the University of Leeds, data science and AI is used cross-faculty, becoming ever more prominent in all research from Earth & Environment, to Transport Studies, to Health and Medicine. With our support, data science and AI techniques will be disseminated and immersed across the University for the benefit of students, researchers, academics and wider society....
Upcoming events
From Atmospheric Physics to Machine Learning and Back
We explore a two-way synergy between ML and physical knowledge, with Tom Beucler, Assistant Professor of Environmental Data Science.
1-day Data Quality Course
In this 1-day interactive course you will learn the why, what, when and how of investigating data quality. You will...
How to build public trust in Secure Data Environments
Join the LIDA Health Committee for an insightful debate on Secure Data Environments (SDEs). These platforms allow researchers from both...