Dr Giles Carden

Experience

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  Ruhr-Universität Bochum

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Research Fellow

  DAAD Gotfried Liebniz Prize funded postdoctoral research fellow working on ancient palaeoclimatic patterns revealed from strontium and carbon and oxygen isotopic profiles in Ordovician carbonate rocks.

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  University of Warwick

  Feb 2000 - Oct 2017

  Leadership responsibilities: - Development and operational management of the University's strategic planning framework- Operational leadership of Research Excellence Framework preparations- Research planning & assessment - Resource allocation- Space planning & allocation- Capital planning- Academic and commercial services business analytics strategy & development- Evaluation of sector trends and performance in HE - Statutory returns- Horizon scanning Leadership responsibilities as Director of Management Information & Planning: - strategic planning- resource allocation- space planning & allocation- capital planning- business analytics strategy & development- performance management- research planning & assessment- statutory returns- student records system development Responsible for managing Research Assessment Excercise preparations. Responsible for student number planning, research assessment and planning, information legal compliance, space resource allocation, coordination of the capital development programme.

  • Director of Strategic Planning & Analytics

    Mar 2013 - Oct 2017

  • Director, Management Information & Planning

    Feb 2008 - Feb 2013

  • Senior Assistant Registrar

    Oct 2006 - Feb 2008

  • Assistant Registrar

    Feb 2000 - Sept 2006
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  Thomson Reuters

  Jun 2014 - May 2015

  Consultant Director Product Strategy (secondment)

  In 2014/2015 I undertook an exciting secondment opportunity at Thomson Reuters IP and Science. I worked on product strategy. I was also involved in advocacy work undertaking overseas speaking engagements on how to develop an implement a performance management and analytics strategy.

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  Lancaster University

  Oct 2017 - Apr 2023

  Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Projects
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  University of Southampton

  May 2023 - now

  Chief Strategy Officer & Chief of Staff