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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Three routes to develop your data skills Looking to build your confidence with data, strengthen your data management knowledge or develop your project planning skills? Find the course that fits your role and development goals. eu1.hubs.ly/H0xdrPT0

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Really important work in education by the team 👇

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A new UK-wide mentoring scheme through our Health Community PROMOTE project has launched and we're looking for mentors and mentees to take part!

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"Training a machine learning model is fun, you cleaned the data, engineered the features, tuned the hyperparameters and finally trained the model that works.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Enjoy gaming? ✅ Love a true crime podcast? ✅ Currently learning Python? ✅ Why not put these together and learn new data skills as the NLP Detective!🕵️‍♀️

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"Everything I had built lived inside my notebook. To explain it, I had to walk through code, describe the model, and interpret the results step by step. It made sense to me, but I could see how quickly it became unclear to anyone else 🤯.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It's that time of year again 🥁 Our Data Scientist Development Programme is open for applications! Our award-winning programme is an opportunity for graduates and career changers looking to pursue a career in #DataScience and #AI.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Recent developments surrounding the UK Biobank data breach have brought renewed attention to the importance of secure data management in research. These events underscore a fundamental challenge in modern data science: balancing accessibility with security.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Looking to up your data quality skills? 📈 We're hosting practical 6-Step Data Quality workshops across the UK - delivering training in efficient and rigorous methods for investigating data quality that can save time, reduce cost by avoiding re-work and improve results.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We're proud to celebrate LIDA Data Scientist, Chenrui Xiao, who was awarded the GoFundGeo grant during the @gisruk.bsky.social 2026 Conference in April.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

We had a great time this week at our annual #Data & #AI Careers Festival! It was great to see so many of you both at the exhibition and turning up for our keynote speakers. We heard some great conversations and tips on:

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Global #DataScience and #AI research collaboration is accelerating, and international partnerships are generating insight at an unprecedented scale. As data needs grow and security expectations evolve, Trusted Research Environments (#TRE's) are playing an increasingly central role.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

International Women's Day: 'Give to Gain' means "emphasizing the power of reciprocity and support. When people, organizations, and communities give generously, opportunities and support for women increase. Giving is not a subtraction, it's intentional multiplication. When women thrive, we all rise."

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Calling all NHS Data Scientists, Analysts, Engineers and AI pro's 📈 We're mapping career pathways in health data and identifying what helps (or blocks) progression, particularly into leadership.

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Human Factors and Safety Group & Virtuocity @hfs-its-leeds.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting the Department for Transport (DfT) Senior Analyst Team at Virtuocity. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our ongoing work, share insights, and explore how advanced simulation and behavioural research can support evidence-based transport policy.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

LIDA AI ON CATCHUP - NEW EPISODE Our Scientific Machine Learning group recently hosted a presentation on AIFL, a deterministic LSTM-based model under development for global daily streamflow forecasting. Maria Luisa Taccari spoke from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Work with health or biomedical data in the UK? PROMOTE (MRC‑funded, led by @lida-leeds.bsky.social) is mapping real career paths in biomedical data science across academia, industry & healthcare. Share your experience: tinyurl.com/ecnsvtk6 More info: tinyurl.com/5xvn9x4r

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PROMOTE - Progressing Routes and Opportunities through Mentoring, Openness, Training, and Equity

Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Got data, but not enough time or expertise to unlock its value? We are opening a limited consultation window for organisations interested in joining our Data Insights Programme.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Process mining for health: one year of the LIDA Academic Fellowship Our first Academic Fellowship in #Processmining for #Health at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social focuses on applying methods to #HealthRecords, to better understand real clinical pathways across @england.nhs.uk services.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

📊 UK Health & Biomedical Data Scientists - can we get your input? 🧬 Do you work with health or biomedical data? Use statistics, maths, AI or ML in healthcare or life sciences? Support health research as a data engineer?

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

⌛ Final chance to join our Intelligent Insights session next week! If you work in the private, public or third sector and don't have the internal resource to explore important data and AI questions in your organisation, join us on Monday 12th January to hear about our short data insights projects.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

🚀 Leadership update - Data | Business | Public Good Please join us in welcoming Dr Richard Hodgett as the new Academic Chair of the Data Scientist Development Programme from January 2026.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

🚀 Unlock the Power of Your Data 30min webinar for private, public & third sector leaders - multiple dates Feeling the pressure to make smarter decisions with tighter budgets and limited capacity? You’re not alone - and you don’t need to do it all in-house.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Welcome to the LIDA Annual Showcase 2025 A celebration of a year of impact, innovation and collaboration across data science, AI, research and education at University of Leeds. 📊 What’s inside:

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

A year after securing MRC Biomedical Data Science Leadership funding, PROMOTE has entered an exciting new phase. PROMOTE is focused on strengthening career pathways for biomedical data scientists through mentoring, equity, collaboration and training across academia, industry and the health sector.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

📢 Outstanding award win Dr Hall, Associate Professor and Lead of the LIDA Health Community at @universityofleeds.bsky.social, has been awarded a £2million @wellcometrust.bsky.social Fellowship - a prestigious fellowship recognising exceptional mid-career researchers becoming leaders in their field.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

✨ What an inspiring day of Women in Data & AI! We were thrilled to host an incredible, diverse, and truly interdisciplinary group of women for our first-ever Women in Data & AI Summit here in Leeds. We're looking forward to hosting more events and opportunities for women in the north of England.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

💡5 Lessons from a Year in Data💡 How do you stay motivated when there’s always more to learn and be confident in what you do? "Starting something new, especially in a field as extensive as data, forces you to confront not only what you do not know, but also what you thought you did."

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🆕 Women in Data & AI Summit 2025 Join us for a brand new event celebrating and spotlighting women driving innovation in data science and artificial intelligence. We're bringing together academia, industry, and the public sector to share knowledge, build connections, and inspire future leaders.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

✨ “What do you want to be when you grow up?” For many young girls, the answer could be scientist, engineer, or #data leader - if they’re given the chance to explore early. When girls are encouraged to follow their curiosity in #STEM, the results ripple far beyond the classroom.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

We’ve joined forces with @kpmguk.bsky.social to advance capabilities in detecting, analysing, and responding to malicious #cyber threats. #Cybercrime is estimated to cost the UK £27bn per year and cyber incident investigations are typically time-consuming, resource-intensive, and heavily manual.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

How good are your AI instructions? "The difference between a basic prompt and a well-crafted, domain-aware one was significant. It turned a model that struggled with intermediate queries into one that could handle complex SQL generation effectively."

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Why Your AI Is Only as Good as Your Instructions | Leeds Institute for Data Analytics

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Simulating how diseases spread in a population To improve public health (like planning better vaccine strategies), we need data science models that consider all the different interacting factors together, that contribute to infection rates.

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Causal Inference Frameworks for Individual Based Models | Leeds Institute for Data Analytics

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

It seems there’s now a small industry dedicated to fixing ChatGPT disasters www.bbc.com/news/article...

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'I'm being paid to fix issues caused by AI'

Businesses that rush to use AI to write content or computer code, often have to pay humans to fix it.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🚀 Build your dream data team 🚀 If you could magically add ONE role to your data dream team tomorrow, who are you picking? 👇 🧠 Mind-reading analyst 🤖 Auto-training AI model 🎨 Dashboard design wizard 🕵️ Instant insight finder #DataScience #Analytics #Innovation #Data #DataInsights #AI #Visualization

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

❓ How are technological disruptions reshaping the science of social inquiry? ❓ How can scientists harness these innovations while maintaining their rigor? ❓ What new questions can be answered? ❓ What established practices need reconsidering? Join us for talks, drinks and networking. bit.ly/3HYc9Ec

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Meeting the AI and Big Data Revolutions in Quantitative Social Science

Introducing the LIDA: Science of Data Science Programme. Join us for lectures and interactive discussion followed by drinks and networking.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Insightful and valuable conversations today at our Leeds Cancer Data Day! 🌐 International data sharing and local storage 🧰 Blockers and solutions 🤝 Examples of research projects and collaborations A fantastic day with people working towards better #cancer #data, #research and #treatment.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Wrangling Chaos: 6 Things I Wish I Knew Before Tackling Messy Data We’ve all been there, you’re excited to start a task, you open a data file expecting clean columns and neatly labelled headers, and instead, it looks like your spreadsheet threw a wild party and forgot to clean up. Sound familiar?

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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Are you registered for our webinar on Wed 18th June, 12.00-12.40pm? 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/turbulence... This informative talk by Dr Steffen Hirth will discuss disruptions to the food chain due to recent global events and the vulnerabilities they have highlighted. 👇

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🚨 Work in the vulnerability in policing space? You won't want to miss out on this event! 🚨 It covers a range of topics and our own LIDA: Societies Founding Co-director, Daniel Birks, is running a session about "Measuring vulnerability: harnessing routinely collected data". Sign up today 👇

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The programme is now confirmed and registrations open for our annual conference "Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice". 🗓️ 9-10 September 2025 📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, UK Read more and register: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...

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Annual conference - Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

There's just one week to go until our Leeds Cancer Data Day, with only a few tickets remaining... Join us on Wednesday 11th June 9:30am - 3:15pm at Nexus Leeds Join us for high profile external and internal talks about local and national data sets and the research they enable.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

🔧 Turning GPS Security Trackers into Transport Insights (And what it taught us about e-cargo bikes in the suburbs) E-cargo bikes have big potential to cut car use—especially in suburbs. But to make smart infrastructure or policy decisions, we need to know: where do these bikes actually go?

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

🚀 Missed the event? Watch the recording now! 🌍🌦️ Hosted by our Scientific Machine Learning (SciML) community, this insightful and inspiring talk by David John Gagne II, Head of the MILES Group at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, is now available to view online!

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

🌐🎗️ Leeds Cancer Data Day - 11th June 🎗️🌐 We're bringing together some of the greatest minds in cancer data from across the region. This collaborative event brings together researchers, clinicians, data scientists, and policy makers to explore how data is transforming cancer care and research.

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

🚀 Our event calendar is flying off the charts! 🧠📊🌍 From health data to hackathons, maps to machine learning, we're pulling out all the stops this summer. Whether you're into EEG signals or social science, we've got something that'll spark your curiosity—and your calendar. Check out our lineup 👇

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🧫 Approximately 3-7% of all giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients may experience GCA-related stoke, and up to 30% may suffer permanent vision loss. 🧫 Timely diagnosis and therapeutic intervention is critical, but remains challenging. Read the case study 👉 bit.ly/protein-patt...

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Leeds Institute for Data Analytics @lida-leeds.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

There's still time to apply to our Data Scientist Development Programme! 🎓 Open to graduates and career changers ⌛ Fixed 12-month contract 💰 Salary - £29,179 🌍 Own two 6-month projects with external partners 🌱 On-the-job training and development Apply now ➡️ jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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