News from 2016
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Lancaster Academics to unlock patient information to create a healthier North West
Academics from across Lancaster University are coming together on a ground-breaking £20m initiative using data and technology in revolutionary ways to improve patient care and ultimately save lives in the North of England.
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Prestigious fellowship brings environmental science into the digital age
A Lancaster University professor has been awarded a prestigious senior fellowship to bring about a step change in data-driven environmental science.
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New academic positions in Data Science at Lancaster
As part of its 50th Anniversary Lectureship Scheme Lancaster University is currently advertising positions in key challenge areas of data science.
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Rio gold medal run was one of the best ever – according to statisticians
Statisticians have created a model to work out the answers to one of the biggest questions asked by sports fans around the world – what were the best track athletics performances of all time?
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Genetic clue to how patients respond to treatment for Parkinson's Disease
Researchers have identified a gene variant which explains why some patients with Parkinson’s Disease respond well to drug treatment and other do not.
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Surface ponds forming on East Antarctic glacier
A team of scientists including the Data Science Institute's Dr Amber Leeson has monitored, for the first time, the evolution of meltwater ponds on the surface of a glacier at the coast of East Antarctica.
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Pelagios Commons: Finding the Geography in History
An international collaboration dedicated to identifying and recording geographical references in historical documents is launched today at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge.
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Environmental Data Science: Grand Challenges and Smart Solutions Workshop
The Lancaster University Data Science Institute held a ‘Data Science for the Environment’ session on Wednesday 2nd March at its base in Infolab21.
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2nd DSI Company Partners' Workshop
DSI held its second annual workshop for Company Partners to share ideas and work on a strategy for data science within their organisations.
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New academic positions in Data Science at Lancaster
As part of its 50th Anniversary Lectureship Scheme Lancaster University is currently advertising three positions in key challenge areas of data science.