<?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="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/570638D0-9A6D-470F-8596-DAEA3BCAFFA1" ns1:id="570638D0-9A6D-470F-8596-DAEA3BCAFFA1"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/42B358CA-FEE0-4F85-B20B-221BCDE4DB08" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/A416CDC8-CD43-4BFF-B9E5-EDDFBA1F9062" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/09312A43-81F0-4D7A-8444-E86EC59C8B84" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/42B358CA-FEE0-4F85-B20B-221BCDE4DB08" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/AAA78E37-2CFA-41C6-BEDC-3A7A00FC6491" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/FAABF2EB-AEB2-4A67-A79E-39B8F8121932" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2012-02-29T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/F2FCF075-287F-4C16-A5E9-CFB4746E18D5" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2008-08-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">400042</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>VirtEx</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Older people seeking to continue living at home independently, and people living with chronic long-term conditions, can both benefit from the use of telehealth systems which offer a way to monitor and support daily activities. But some people who live in extra care housing experience loneliness and social isolation. The aim of this project is to create a 'virtual community' of connected carers, older people and people living with long-term conditions, through the use of technology and associated applications. Such an approach can reduce social isolation and help people maintain a healthier and independent lifestyle by encouraging a change in behaviour.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>