Speaker Louisa Nolan

Louisa Nolan
Chief Data Scientist & Deputy Director at Data Science Campus, The Office for National Statistics

Louisa Nolan, Chief Data Scientist, Data Science Campus, Office for National Statistics Louisa is also the Chief Data Scientist, at the Office for National Statistics She joined the Campus in 2017 and is responsible for the Campus’ programme of innovative data science projects and programmes, and building data science capability in the public sector. After studying physics at Oxford University, and completing a PhD in astrophysics at Edinburgh University, Louisa was a post-doctoral research fellow at Birmingham University, exploring the formation and evolution of galaxies. She joined the Civil Service in 2008, and has been developing cutting-edge statistics, research and analysis since then, including the first ONS publication of real-time economic indicators.
Speaker for following sessions
- Wednesday 12 May 2021
  11:55 - 12:25 BUILDING DATA SKILLS ACROSS GOVERNMENT
  Advanced data infrastructure isn’t worth much if an organisation doesn’t have the skills to exploit it – and unfortunately, the UK faces a serious data skills shortage that’s estimated to cost £2bn a year. In this session we’ll hear more about where the critical gaps are in government, and what’s being done to close them. Whether it’s machine learning specialists or data-literate senior officials, how can public bodies build the data competence they’ll need to succeed