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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....
The 2024 LIDA Annual Showcase contains a series of case studies, videos and commentaries from across our Research and Innovation, Education and Training and Research Technology portfolios. LIDA’s overarching vision, strongly aligned to the University’s academic strategy for the period 2020-2030: Universal Values, Global Change, is to generate societal impact and improve global well-being and...
Between 20 and 25 October, Michelle Morris, Prof of Data Science for Food at the University of Leeds and member of our LIDA community, is taking part in the GROW for Good Challenge in Kenya, whereby GROW stands for Growing Resilience and Opportunities for Women. When in Kenya, Michelle will be part of a 12...
The University of Leeds has been awarded £500,000 by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to fund an ambitious three-year project aimed at enhancing career prospects and leadership opportunities for biomedical data scientists. The project, titled Biomedical Data Science and Careers Leadership, was developed by LIDA’s Health Community in partnership with the Faculty of Biological Sciences,...
The Aim The LIDA Open Data Science for Schools Initiative works with schools in Keighley (Bradford district) to deliver a set of engaging activities that develop students' digital skills while also tackling some of the town's pressing challenges, such as low aspiration, poor food security, and a lack of awareness around healthy eating. This year, the...
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) is proud to announce the appointment of Jenny Sexton as its first Data Science Lecturer. This strategic appointment marks a significant milestone in LIDA's mission to expand its academic capabilities in the rapidly evolving field of data science. Jenny Sexton brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise...
AI UK returned for 2024 with Team LIDA taking a field trip to Westminster to find out what was top of the AI agenda for The Alan Turing Institute. With representatives from the Data Analytics Team, Research & Innovation and Operations, everyone had a clear favourite from the the two-day event, from national defence and...
Research finds that certain groups (such as women, those from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities) are underrepresented in the data workforce. A lack of workforce diversity has the potential to amplify existing inequalities and prejudices. According to a Parliamentary report “Data science skills in the UK workforce” (UK Parliament Post)... The 2020 Ipsos...
The University recently published its Fair Attribution Guidelines. The guidance recognises the importance of technical, technologists and skills specialists in conducting research and innovation within the University, and that the quality of the outputs is not only enhanced through the equipment and services available, but also by the teams of talented support staff helping deliver the...
Leeds’ strengths as a leading UK city and global player for health research and innovation are confirmed in a new, independent research report. Pursuing Excellence, commissioned by Leeds Academic Health Partnership (LAHP), analyses the strengths and opportunities within the Leeds health and care research and innovation ecosystem, of which Leeds Institute for Data Analytics is a...