Data Ethics Professionals
Certified learning, an alumni community, and ongoing webinars on responsible data and AI.
Learn. Connect. Keep practising.
Data Ethics Professional is the ODI’s flagship programme for people who want to evaluate data and AI practices, their potential to adversely impact people and society, and lead responsible change in their organisations.
Our USP is simple: you learn from qualified subject matter experts who are also educational practitioners. That means learning that sticks, and skills you can apply at work.
Three pillars
Learn
The certified Data Ethics Professional course for people evaluating data practices and AI tools.
Community
An alumni network of certified professionals practising responsible data and AI.
Webinars
Ongoing sessions sharing practical insights from certified professionals in the field.
Latest webinar
How Police Scotland built an ethical data culture · #13 · 29 April 2026 · Corinne Russell, Data Ethics Lead, Police Scotland; Chair: Dr. Kay Achenbach, Head of the Data Ethics Professional course, the ODI; Please note that this event is held on Microsoft teams. Once you have registered here; https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8c068cf5-865c-4be1-af6c-7d749c3bf9c0@6f0697f5-eb9f-411b-84d3-5694b64d6d5c
Join Corinne Russell, Data Ethics Lead, Police Scotland for a session looking at how Police Scotland have embedded data ethics in their use of technology. Police Scotland has been recognised as leading the way in the ethical introduction of data driven technologies, aiming to become an organisation driven by the effect