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Molly Asher (Leeds Institute for Data Analytics), Simon Brereton (Leeds City Council), and me have recently finished a project whose aim was to analyse footfall in Leeds city centre and build computer models (using machine-learning) that could estimate footfall given some external conditions (e.g. the weather, time of year, whether it was a holiday, etc.)....
The Consumer Data Research Centre is pleased to invite proposals from UK-based academics for projects that will capitalise on our core consumer data sets, extend our network of partners, and drive forward substantive and innovative social science research across a broad range of disciplines and research areas. We welcome proposals that would contribute to our existing CDRC...
Congratulations to the Leeds Data Science Society who have been announced the winners of the Hiscox University Challenge. The University of Leeds team fought off stiff competition from York and LSE to secure the trophy and a prize of £1000 for their society. All of the teams were set two challenges – the first was...
“Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don’t just vote. Know what you’re voting for, and stand by that.” Nikki Reed, American Actress One of the oft cited phenomena from the recent 2017 United Kingdom General election has been the rise in the participation by...
Marlous Hall, University of Leeds People who have had a heart attack are prescribed a number of drugs, often for life. Our latest research shows that one of those drugs – a beta-blocker – may offer no survival benefit to heart attack patients who do not have heart failure. This may not seem important, but...
Dr Marlous Hall, Senior Epidemiologist in LICAMM and LIDA, has been successfully awarded a personal fellowship by the Wellcome Trust to research cardiovascular survivorship and co-morbidity using national electronic health record data. The award will allow her to research cardiovascular survivorship and co-morbidity on a national scale using some very large scale electronic health record...
Rachel Oldroyd, UK Data Service Data Impact Fellow and Quantitative Human Geographer at the University of Leeds, shares her perspective on research impact. Impact – a word that is used so frequently in academic and non-academic circles alike, but what is it and why is it so important? With so many definitions, the meaning varies...
Feature image: An artist’s impression of what York Road in Leeds could look like in the future with more supportive cycling infrastructure and policy. Credit: James McKay (www.jamesmckay.info) A new online tool reveals the areas and routes in England that have the greatest potential for cycling. The Propensity to Cycle Tool (PCT), reveals high cycling...
With Leeds being home to the largest digital sector outside London, the University is celebrating its contribution with a series of events during Leeds Digital Festival 2017. “The future success of the digital industries depends on a strong pipeline of talented students and graduates, with cutting-edge creative and digital skills,” said Professor Tom Ward, Deputy...
A new online tool reveals the areas and routes in England that have the greatest potential for cycling. The newly-launched Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Strategy (CWIS) is part of a £1.2 billion government plan to make cycling the natural choice for short trips. A central part of the delivery of the CWIS at the local...