In-Residence and Green Social Prescribing Toolkit | Launch event

Join this collaborative event celebrating the fifth year of In-Residence: an innovative partnership programme between SVS and PERu.

About this Event

Join this collaborative event celebrating the fifth year of In-Residence: an innovative partnership programme between Southampton Voluntary Services and the Public Engagement with Research unit at the University of Southampton.

The event will launch the next phase of In-Residence, the Green Social Prescribing Toolkit Publication, and conclude with an interactive session co-run by the Health and Wellbeing Public and Community Engagement Hub.

This final segment will provide participants with an opportunity to explore health and wellbeing through green-related creative practice.

Refreshments provided.

Venue: John Hansard Gallery, Active Space (1st floor)

Suitability: Ages 16+

Check-in: from 9:40, at the entrance of John Hansard Gallery

PLEASE NOTE: a few additional tickets will be available on the day at the ticket desk, on a first-come-first-served basis.

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This event is organised by Southampton Voluntary Services and is taking place as part of , 6th-15th November 2025.

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Agenda


🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Welcome opener
Host: Dr Ronda Gowland-Pryde

🕑: 10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
In-Residence: SVS perspective
Host: Rob Kurn, CEO, SVS

🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
In-Residence: UoS/PERu perspective
Host: Dr Ben Littlefield, Head of PERu, UoS

🕑: 10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Understanding Social Prescribing in health and wellbeing
Host: Jo Frost, Social Prescriber

🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Green Social Prescribing
Host: Dr Ronda Gowland-Pryde

Info: The context of Green Social Prescribing (GSP), In-Residence Next Steps and; launching the GSP toolkit: an overview with the GSP Researcher-in-Residence

🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Refreshments and networking

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Health and Wellbeing Public and Community Engagement Hub
Host: Dr Jessica Spurrell

🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Hub creative activity through environmental art practice
Host: Dr Jessica Spurrell

🕑: 11:40 AM - 11:50 AM
Curation of the final collective intervention
Host: Dr Jessica Spurrell

🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Reflections, thanks and close
Host: Dr Ronda Gowland-Pryde

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