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Born from the previous Industrial Collaboration Zone units (2014 &#8211; 2023): the Salford Care &amp; Urban Farm Hub &amp; Salford Social Prescribing Hub, the combined venture aims to scale-up work and act as a catalyst for collaboration, both internally and externally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This page will slowly be updated, but in the meantime you can reach out to colleagues in the group or join our internal Teams channel by emailing too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr Andy Jenkins (Lead &amp; University Fellow in Urban Agriculture) &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:a.j.jenkins@salford.ac.uk\">a.j.jenkins@salford.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr Sarah Knight (Co-Lead &amp; Research Fellow in Greenspace &amp; Health) &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:s.j.knight1@salford.ac.uk\">s.j.knight1@salford.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof Mike Hardman (Co-Lead &amp; Professor of Urban Sustainability) &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:m.hardman@salford.ac.uk\">m.hardman@salford.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"887\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3984\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/green-grow-thrive-catalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-at-16.59.12-887x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/green-grow-thrive-catalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-at-16.59.12-887x1024.png 887w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/green-grow-thrive-catalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-at-16.59.12-520x600.png 520w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/green-grow-thrive-catalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-at-16.59.12-768x887.png 768w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/green-grow-thrive-catalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-at-16.59.12.png 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing together research on Urban Agriculture, Social Prescribing and Urban Greening The Green, Grow, &amp; Thrive Catalyst is an interdisciplinary hub bringing together Salford researchers and external partners with an interest in urban agriculture, green infrastructure, and social prescribing. 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