OU in Scotland at DataFest 2018

The OU in Scotland is delighted to be supporting and participating in DataFest18, a festival of data innovation run by The Data Lab.

Now in its second year, DataFest will showcase Scotland’s leading role in data on the international stage, while offering an unprecedented networking platform where you can interact with local and international talent, industry, academia and data enthusiasts.

At events in Edinburgh and Glasgow meet Open University staff and find out more about our study opportunities, ways we can help employers to upskill their workforce, and the potential for collaborating on academic research projects.

#DataTalent18 - 20 March 2018, Crowne Plaza, Glasgow

Now in its third year, Data Talent Scotland is Scotland’s largest data talent showcase, bringing together data science and engineering students with companies from across the country.

At Data Talent Scotland, students can land their dream job and employers can recruit their ideal candidate.

Scotland’s leading data professionals in industry will have the chance to meet and interact with Scotland’s leading academics and researchers to forge new partnerships and collaborations.

At The OU's stand, find out about our Graduate Apprenticeships in software and cyber security and our Continuing Professional Development courses - both existing courses, and bespoke offerings we can create with employers for their staff. You can also meet OU academics.

The event is an opportunity to network, discuss and learn from some of Scotland’s leading data leaders, professionals and researchers.

Activities throughout the day will include speakers demonstrating their innovative data science projects, skills workshops, a panel discussion, and plenty of networking time.

#DataSummit18 – 22 & 23 March 2018, The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

A two-day international conference presenting compelling stories on Data Innovation with keynotes, panels, pitches and lots of inspiration.

The Data Summit has been created to bring together data leaders and practitioners across industry, the public sector and academia.

Organisers strongly believe bringing these communities together to collaborate is a key ingredient to Data Innovation.

At our stand, meet Open University academics - whose work includes artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to software customisation for different purposes - and discuss how we may be able to collaborate with your organisation on data science research projects.