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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA), and its Data Scientist Development Programme (DSDP), welcomed a visit from Health Data Research UK’s Black Internship Programme (BIP), to offer potential next career steps in data science and to celebrate 4 years of working together, to increase representation in the UK data workforce. Individuals taking part in the...
A blog by Ajaykumar Manivannan In 2024, as a Ph.D. student in Canada, it was my dream to work at the Alan Turing Institute (ATI) in the U.K. For many, the name evokes the legendary scientist, whether you follow the trends in computing or simply enjoyed the brilliant 2014 movie "Imitation Game". Even as an...
AI UK returned for 2025 with Team LIDA making their way back to Westminster to soak up the AI agenda hosted by The Alan Turing Institute. Members from the LIDA Data Analytics Team, Research & Innovation and the Data Scientist Development programme attended and all had their own favourite moments from the the two-day event....
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...
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...
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...