{"id":10,"date":"2026-01-09T09:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/glamlab\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:35:04","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/glamlab\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Salford GLAM Lab was established in 2025 as a cross-disciplinary initiative, positioning itself as the University of Salford\u2019s contact point for cultural heritage institutions seeking an academic partner on digital innovation and preservation. Working directly with the Greater Manchester Museums Group, the University has develop a broader regional network that can communicate within the sector nationally and internationally. The theme of colonial heritage and work towards decolonising museum collections serves as a unifying concept for the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Curation Lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1170652\/toni-sant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toni Sant<\/a>, Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrique Tabone, Research Assistant &amp; PhD Candidate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/digital-curation-lab\/faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About Digital Curation Lab<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prima Lab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1159733\/prof-apostolos-antonacopoulos\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1159733\/prof-apostolos-antonacopoulos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apostolos Antonacopoulos<\/a>, Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1161851\/dr-christian-clausner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christian Clausner<\/a>, Senior Research Fellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.primaresearch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About Prima Lab<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greater Manchester Museums Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hla.oldham.gov.uk\/about\/support-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sean Baggaley<\/a>, Principal Arts &amp; Heritage Officer &#8211; Oldham Heritage, Libraries &amp; Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk\/museums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Naomi Lewis<\/a>, Head of Salford Museums &amp; Galleries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Salford GLAM Lab was established in 2025 as a cross-disciplinary initiative, positioning itself as the University of Salford\u2019s contact point for cultural heritage institutions seeking an academic partner on digital innovation and preservation. 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