{"id":3711,"date":"2024-11-20T14:15:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/fasd\/?post_type=meet-the-team&#038;p=3711"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:02:47","slug":"afia-masood","status":"publish","type":"meet-the-team","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/fasd\/meet-the-team\/afia-masood\/","title":{"rendered":"Afia Masood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/fasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2021\/09\/Afia4.png\" alt=\"Afia Masood\" class=\"wp-image-3037\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/fasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2021\/09\/Afia4.png 583w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/fasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2021\/09\/Afia4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/fasd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2021\/09\/Afia4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afia joined us in February 2021 to lead on the creation of this website and our communication materials. 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