<?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/BB7BBCF4-0BCA-4567-AE32-5668250F1332" ns1:id="BB7BBCF4-0BCA-4567-AE32-5668250F1332"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/362276FA-9E5A-44ED-B712-530B69176157" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/362276FA-9E5A-44ED-B712-530B69176157" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2017-01-31T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/BC21085F-CDA5-4E09-9695-2E0C46871F42" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2015-02-01T00:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">509337</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>The University of Manchester and Ritherdon and Co Limited</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Knowledge Transfer Partnership</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>To develop, embed and exploit advanced mechanical and structural engineering principles across the product range to provide improved understanding of product performance and requirements, and to develop improved and new products.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>