Simon Brookes
Associate Dean (Students) - Faculty Of Creative And Cultural Industries
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSimon Brookes is a senior academic leader and former technologist with over 25 years in higher education, currently serving as Associate Dean (Students) in the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Portsmouth. He has a track record of steering complex restructures and multi‑million pound budgets as Interim Executive Dean, while building high‑performing teams that improve academic quality, research impact and student outcomes. A practical entrepreneur, he co‑founded Mobius AI and the Southern Independent Games Network, bringing AI and games industry insight into curriculum and partnerships. With a PhD in igneous geochemistry and an EdD focused on AI for HE assessment, he combines deep research credentials with hands‑on technical experience dating back 40+ years, including front‑end work on community ASP.NET projects. He champions employability and enterprise, embedding industry-focused practice across courses and fostering inclusive environments that empower staff and students. Based in Reading, he also contributes to the sector through editorial advisory work on AI in education and local cultural governance as a trustee.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Education - EdD, Artificial Intelligence for HE Assessment, Doctor of Education - EdD, Artificial Intelligence for HE Assessment at University of Portsmouth
Github Skills (8)
javascript10
bootstra10
user-interface10
front-end-development10
bootstrap10
html9
css9
asp-net-core7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
csharpfritz/CoreWiki
Apr 2018 - Aug 2018
A simple ASP.NET Core wiki that we are working on during live coding streams
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:54 commits, 19 PRs, 16 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Simon primarily focused on front-end development, integrating external libraries and updating UI elements within the ASP.NET Core wiki project. Their work included adding and updating JavaScript libraries like moment.js, and upgrading Bootstrap versions. Further contributions were made with the modification of the HTML layout, implementing theme customization, and refactoring CSS for consistent Bootstrap theming, demonstrating a focus on improving the user interface and experience.
working-onaspstreamsasp-net-core-mvcasp-net
smabuk/Smab.Calendar
Oct 2019 - Jun 2023
Package to create ical format streams
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 8 months
streamsical
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