<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-08-26T13:36:10Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/1624E878-0C1B-40EB-9E3C-720B6E3FBC84" ns1:id="1624E878-0C1B-40EB-9E3C-720B6E3FBC84"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/7D583912-21B5-4FA6-AC7D-F90AB0EC652B" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/7D583912-21B5-4FA6-AC7D-F90AB0EC652B" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/F5698CE3-71BA-49D0-BB1E-67ACDB703B5B" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2021-12-31T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/0D4A7184-1158-4CB9-B74E-6E163E1C83E2" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">511851</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Sheffield Hallam University and Cook Defence Systems Limited</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Knowledge Transfer Partnership</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>To increase the service life of Armour Fighting Vehicle tracks by improving the durability of the rubber bushes within them. To synthesise and develop specialised rubber material that will increase product performance.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>