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On 12th December 2016, LIDA’s Medical Bioinformatics MRC Centre hosted a symposium as part of an eMedLab series. Attended by 90+ colleagues, the day comprised presentations from both Leeds staff and external speakers whose activities relate to the work of LIDA and the Medical Bioinformatics Centre. You can now view the following presentations online: Air pollution...
Leeds City Council feature in the recent Wise Council report by Nesta, which profiles some of the most pioneering uses of data in UK local government. The report features eight in-depth case studies of councils, including Leeds, who have put better use of data at the heart of how they continue to deliver quality services...
The opportunities for data analytics to inform the science and practice of health care are growing. For example, in the UK, 65 million citizens have lifelong e-health records that can be used to examine patterns of disease, treatment and outcomes. Similarly the real-world impact of interventions such as new drugs can be evaluated in these...
In late September, LIDA Research Fellow Robin Lovelace attended Geostat2016 in Albacete. In late September I went to GEOSTAT 2016. Given the amount of fun had at GEOSTAT 2015, expectations were high. The local organisers did not disappoint, with a week of lectures, workshops, spatial data competitions and of course lots of Geostatistics. It would be...
CDRC Data Visualisation Intern, Herwig Scherabon, has been shortlisted for two categories in the KANTAR Information is Beautiful Awards. The visualisations which Herwig developed, whilst studying for an MDes in Graphic Design at Glasgow School of Art, have been nominated for awards in the ‘Data Visualisation’ and ‘Interactive Visualisation’ Categories. Affordability Explorer See visualisation and vote...
CDRC PhD Student Rachel Oldroyd has been named as one of five UKDS Data Impact Fellows. The programme is designed to support the use of UK Data Service data and resources by new generations of scholars through the research partnerships they develop and the students they teach. The quality of applications was high and it...
CDRC Director, Professor Mark Birkin, recently welcomed 50 new students to the Consumer Data Research Centre. The students, who visited the Centre for the first time, are studying on the new MSc Consumer Analytics and Marketing Strategy course. Taught by leading academics from the University of Leeds, the course explores a range of analytical techniques...
Emma Wilkins is a Researcher in Obesity, Nutrition, Data Analytics and Health Geography. Based at Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds (Leeds Institute for Data Analytics) since February 2016, her research focuses on the use of ‘Big Data’ to understand how the built environment affects diet and obesity. Policymakers and researchers have recently...
Dr Michelle Morris recently presented her work on ‘Exploring weight status in Australia and the US: a cross-sectional analysis using a commercial geodemographic classification’ at the Society for Social Medicine Conference in York. The aim of the study is to use a geodemographic classification – which combines demographic characteristics with a small area geographic unit –...
The Leeds Institute for Data Analytics was showcased last week during a visit by the Multi-Discipline Management of Technology Program of Taiwan. The group’s visit to LIDA formed part of a trip to the UK to promote innovation, logical thinking and global perspectives. The delegation of 25 officials, which included section chiefs from the Ministries...