<?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/AA6A681F-D153-4DC1-8DA9-5155C755CB25" ns1:id="AA6A681F-D153-4DC1-8DA9-5155C755CB25"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/23A1371D-5FB7-4AA7-B8CC-6A664DBF0CE1" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/2BA21E69-AED8-47F0-999A-7C7A94D15A37" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/2BA21E69-AED8-47F0-999A-7C7A94D15A37" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2024-01-31T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/A40F95D1-C0B1-4DEE-B174-823485E626B5" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2023-07-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">10070162</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Performance sports bras for teenage girls and pregnant women</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Women and girls are held back/drop out of sport and exercise due to their breasts - most acutely felt when breast change during puberty and pregnancy - as evidenced through reputable research:

* Breasts are the 4th biggest barrier to exercising.
* 46% of girls avoid exercise due to breast development
* Only 52% of women are active during pregnancy.

PeBe is setting about to change this. We have a design concept for a girls' performance sports bra; and a sports bra which can be worn throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding. This grant would fund the development of the girls and a maternity sports bras.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>