Background Migrant women in the UK experience inequalities in health and wellbeing and in particular, their experiences of pregnancy and childbirth. Roma women from Central and Eastern Europe suffer barriers to healthcare in their original countries and across Europe contributing to a lack of engagement with health services. Further, like other migrant women, they are often unaccustomed to the way health services work in the UK. Language and cultural barriers, racial bias and discrimination also exist, leading to low uptake of antenatal care. This study aims to address this issue by creating a co-designed accessible antenatal care community information resource with a group of these women, through understanding their needs and preferences regarding existing antenatal care information, to inform design considerations for an evolving prototype of an antenatal care information resource. Objectives To explore with a group of Roma women, their experiences of healthcare services and cultural beliefs about pregnancy and childbirth To work with them to assess the accessibility and acceptability of a range of available antenatal information resources selected following a review of resources To explore and discuss options for forms of antenatal care information for example digital resources catering specifically to their needs To co-create a low-resolution paper prototype of a community-based antenatal care information resource that meets their needs Methods Months 1-2: Scoping review on Roma women's maternity needs, and?review of publicly accessible antenatal information resources to produce a selection for the women to consider Months 3-5: A series of up to eight 2-hour community participatory workshops using design-based participatory methods with Roma women will discuss engagement with health and social care, home remedies, diet and exercise during pregnancy, the effects of smoking and alcohol, and pregnancy-related health problems, to identify issues and gaps in their knowledge. An account of the evidence pathway is provided through audio and visual data collection methods. Months 6-8: Qualitative analysis and project report writing, culminating in a stakeholder engagement workshop, to determine scalability with project advisory group, with potential transferable insights to other marginalised newly arrived groups of migrant women. Outcomes: a) design considerations presented alongside the co-designed prototype for an antenatal care information resource, b) final design to be scaled up, piloted and evaluated with the wider Roma community of women, c) an inclusive and participatory approach for best practice that can be replicated with other marginalised groups of migrant communities, e) improved perinatal and maternal outcomes for Roma women.

This research project is intended to improve the switched reluctance motor drive performance to provide a smooth SRM operation solution with a cost-effective technology to automotive industries. Absence of rare earth magnet, no coils on the rotor and their simple design make switched reluctance motor (SRM) a promising machine for electric vehicles. The main barriers for wide-spread use of SRM are torque pulsations, acoustic noise and size and cost of power electronic converter used for motor drive. In this research we will work to minimize the switch component count of the drive which lead to reduce the switching loss and increase the efficiency of SRM drive. The silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors characterised with high switching frequency and wide bandgap reliable to operate at a high voltage, will be instrumental on this research. The use of SiC technology with novel converter design will play a significant role in miniaturizing the drive physical size and reducing the switching losses. Reliable SRM drive will have a substantial role in the automotive revolution and sustainable environment. The main objective will be: * To increase the overall operation efficiency of SRM drive * To achieve a faster excitation and demagnetization time resulting in smoother torque. * To develop a reliable and reasonable cost drive. Down grade the switching loss and the physical size of the motor.

The UK's creative industries are a national economic strength. Since the turn of the decade, employment, exports and output growth has easily outstripped that in the rest of the economy. Yet, behind this rapid growth lies structural challenges and business uncertainties. And while there has also been rapid growth in academic research on the creative industries, major gaps remain in the evidence base. The PEC will seek to address these and bring about a step change in the quality and quantity of evidence used to inform decision-making with respect to the creative industries. We propose to organise the PEC's work activities in five overlapping workstrands, each led by an expert UK research centre, and coordinated through a Management Board, chaired by Nesta. We indicate our current thinking on priorities below, however in the first year of the PEC's operation we will consult extensively with industry and policymakers on research questions and beyond that keep the PEC's research agenda relevant and inclusive through ongoing engagement and a mixture of commissioning research activities. In workstrand 1 Creative Clusters, led by the Science Policy Research Unit at Sussex University, we want to map and visualise the UK's creative clusters by mining official, open and online data sources, and plugging data gaps using a survey instrument based on that used in the AHRC-funded Brighton Fuse and Creative Fuse North East studies. We will investigate local spillovers between creative and other industries, and conduct foresight activities that will engage industry and policymakers on future opportunities and challenges. In workstrand 2 Skills, Talent and Diversity, led by The Work Foundation, we will track the evolving employment needs of the creative industries. The supply of talent to the creative industries has failed to keep pace with demand - a challenge exacerbated by a lack of diversity. Further, technological, consumer and global trends are driving a shift in production methods and commercial models, creating the need for 'fused' creative, digital and entrepreneurial skills. The PEC will explore how industry, policymakers and educators should respond. In workstrand3 Intellectual Property, Business Models, Access to Finance and Content Regulation, led by CREATe at Glasgow University, we want to develop digital and open data tools that consolidate the evidence on the effects of IP rights on creative production and consumption, changes in business models, and the emerging data economy. We will undertake research on the challenges for the production, distribution and international exploitation of UK AV content in the context of evolving technologies, globalisation and Brexit. We will also research barriers to finance in the creative industries and how policies should address these. In workstrand4 Arts, Culture and Public Service Broadcasting, led by the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University, we want to focus on the opportunities and risks for value creation in creative industries arising from public investment in cultural institutions and public service broadcasters. A priority will be to analyse the challenges arising from the use of digital technologies in the arts, entertainment and news (including platform expansion, data analytics and personalisation, and experimentation), and what policymakers, regulators and funders can do to support the creation of value. In workstrand 5 Creative Industries and International Competitiveness, led by Newcastle University Business School, we will deliver a better understanding of the UK's creative industries in the international economy, including how FDI, immigration and trade influences the spatial distribution of the creative industries. We also propose to improve our understanding of the consequences of Brexit for the creative industries and to inform international trade and investment policies to promote their interests going forward.

Over 130,000 children born in Europe every year will have a congenital anomaly (CA; birth defect). These CAs, which are often rare diseases, are a major cause of infant mortality, childhood morbidity and long-term disability. EUROCAT is an established European network of population-based registries for the epidemiologic surveillance of CAs. EUROlinkCAT will use the EUROCAT infrastructure to support 21 EUROCAT registries in 13 European countries to link their CA data to mortality, hospital discharge, prescription and educational databases. Each registry will send standard aggregate tables and analysis results to a Central Results Repository (CRR) thus respecting data security issues surrounding sensitive data. The CRR will contain standardised summary data and analyses on an estimated 200,000 children with a CA born from 1995 to 2014 up to age 10, enabling hypotheses on their health and education to be investigated at an EU level. This enhanced information will allow optimisation of personalised care and treatment decisions for children with rare CAs. Registries will be supported in using social media platforms to connect with families who live with CAs in their regions. A novel sustainable e-forum, “ConnectEpeople”, will link these families with local, national and international registries and information resources. ConnectEpeople will involve these families in setting research priorities and ensuring a meaningful dissemination of results. Findings will provide evidence to inform national treatment guidelines, such as concerning screening programs, to optimise diagnosis, prevention and treatment for these children and reduce health inequalities in Europe. An economic evaluation of the hospitalisation costs associated with CA will be provided The CRR and associated documentation, including linkage and standardisation procedures and “ConnectEpeople” forum will be available post-EUROlinkCAT thus facilitating future local and EU level analyses.