NSDC UCLA is an open-to-all, inclusive data science club! We pride ourselves in allowing every student to have access to the same educational materials without the need for applications, interviews, or bias. For that reason, you are a member of NSDC just by joining our Slack! 

If you would like to join the board please see the "Join Us" page. 

Every quarter, NSDC hosts quarter-long data science projects for anyone to join. Participants are placed in a group with 5-8 other team members as well as a Project Lead who will guide them through a project that can cover data analytics, machine learning, data visualization, and more.  At the end of the quarter, members participate in a Project Showcase where they present what they have learned. This is a great opportunity to grow your data science skills, add hands-on experience to your resume / portfolio, and get a feel for the world of data science. See past projects here! 

At the beginning of every quarter, we post the sign-up link for our quarter-long data science projects in our Slack. No experience is required to sign up for and participate in a project. The projects are on a first-come, first-serve basis, so make sure to fill out the Google form as soon as possible! You can know when the link drops by staying tuned on our Instagram and joining our Slack. 

Instead of general all-member weekly meetings, we regularly host specialized workshops, socials, group activities, information sessions, and much more! Stay tuned to our Instagram @nsdcucla and our slack to find out more about the latest updates on our activities. 

Yes! Our club aims to teach everyone, regardless of educational background, data science skills! While some of our workshops or events may be more aimed toward those with prior coding experience, statistical knowledge, etc., much of what our club teaches is for beginners! We are also always open to advising and connecting students to mentors, anything you need, just ask one of our board members over Slack or email! 

NSDC is different from other UCLA data science clubs as we strive to make data science knowledge available to all UCLA students regardless of prior experience, graduating year, and major! We hope to be able to provide the UCLA community with data science skills that the UCLA curriculum may not explicitly cover, especially for those not in data science-related fields. See the Resources tab of our website to learn more about how to develop your skills to be a successful data scientist! 

We use our Slack as a way to inform members of upcoming events and activities as well as a place for students to ask questions to the board about the club, data science, classes, professors, and anything else you can think of! Our Slack is also used as a place where we encourage members to connect and reach out to other like-minded individuals at UCLA. 

NSDC has hosted a variety of events including quarter-long data science projects, hack-a-thons, and guest talks. NSDC has also hosted a variety of workshops including, Intro to Python, Tableau Fundamentals, Computer Vision, and more! Navigate to the Resources tab to watch recordings of the workshops or look through our Google Drive of resources. 

NSDC is excited about our upcoming events this 2024-2025 school year! We will be hosting even more workshops, talks, and continuing our quarterly data science projects, open to all! Stay tuned to our Instagram (click below) for more updates!