Dr Giles Carden

Dr Giles Carden, Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Of Staff, University of Southampton

Giles has worked in higher education administration for over 27 years, primarily in functions related to information management, analytics and strategic planning. Before joining Lancaster in 2017, he spent twenty years at the University of Warwick, the last four of which were as Director of Strategic Planning and Analytics. Giles has a PhD in Geochemistry from the University of Liverpool.

Location: Main stage

Timing: 12:20pm - 1:00pm, 20th November 2025

Session: Making it Happen: Shared Services, Cost Sharing and Structural Collaboration