Data science for the public good

Technical Report: Project Mertz—novel use of historical RAF flight safety records

• Data Science Campus
• February 24, 2022

Part of our mission at the Data Science Campus (DSC) is to build data science capability across the public sector. In this project, which grew out of our Data Science Accelerator programme, we worked with the Royal Air Force (RAF) to help upskill their staff in the Python programming language and natural language processing (NLP) methods.

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Collaborations

• Data Science Campus
• February 22, 2022

At the Data Science Campus, we pride ourselves in collaborating with experts from various fields and organisations to deliver data science for the public good. 

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Science outreach in the community

• Data Science Campus
• September 17, 2019

Categories: News, Partnerships, Society

Our new Schools Engagement Strategy in partnership with Techniquest, aims to build science capital in primary aged children.

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The month that was – June 2018

• Data Science Campus
• July 6, 2018

Categories: News

So, June was notable for (i) more uninterrupted sunshine than I can remember in the UK; (ii) the short-lived excitement…

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The month that was – May 2018

• Data Science Campus
• June 6, 2018

Categories: News, Weeknotes

Where do the days go? It’s already time for my latest update – providing an overview of what happened in the…

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The months that were – March and April 2018

• Data Science Campus
• May 4, 2018

Categories: News, Weeknotes

Here’s the latest “monthly” update for the Data Science Campus, covering both March and April 2018. We took a break…

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The month that was – November 2017

• Data Science Campus
• December 8, 2017

Categories: Data Science Campus, Weeknotes

Here’s our update for November, the month when the Campus won an award and had the privilege of welcoming numerous…

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The month that was – October 2017

• Data Science Campus
• November 6, 2017

Categories: Data Science Campus, Weeknotes

This is our monthly update for October 2017 – one of a series of regular snapshots that highlight some of…

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The month that was – August 2017

• Data Science Campus
• September 5, 2017

Categories: Data Science Campus, Weeknotes

Welcome to “the month that was”, providing you with a snapshot of what we’ve been doing this month to support…

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The month that was – July 2017  

• Data Science Campus
• August 8, 2017

Categories: Data Science Campus, Weeknotes

Welcome to the first of our monthly updates – a regular snapshot on what we’ve been doing to support data…

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We are officially open for business

• Data Science Campus
• March 30, 2017

Categories: Data Science Campus, Events

The Data Science Campus celebrated a significant achievement on Monday 27 March, as it opened its doors for the first…

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