This project aims to understand what is important for reducing and preventing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Plymouth. Police and partner organisations in Plymouth already work together in the city's Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership. This includes Plymouth City Council, health services and charities supporting victims or working with perpetrators. The Plymouth VAWG Commission was set up following the devastating murders in Plymouth of Maxine Davison, Sophie Martin and Kate Sheperd in Keyham in August 2021 and the murder of Bobbi-Anne McLeod in November 2021. The Commission covers VAWG in all forms. It includes representatives from the Police, partner organisations, researchers and other members of the community from Plymouth. The Commission has listened to the experiences and concerns of the people of Plymouth in relation to VAWG. This includes women and girls who have experienced violence. The Commission has also listened to the Police and partner organisations about how VAWG is being addressed in the city. Recommendations about how Plymouth will reduce and prevent VAWG will be launched by the Commission in June 2022. Devon and Cornwall Police have also produced an Action Plan to reduce and prevent VAWG across Devon and Cornwall. It is important that the Police Action Plan is made relevant to the specific needs of Plymouth as highlighted by the VAWG Commission Recommendations. This project aims to (1) understand what the Police, partner organisations and people who live in Plymouth think is most important to reduce and prevent VAWG in Plymouth, and (2) develop projects to tackle those specific areas. This work will have three phases: 1. Identify the priorities of services in Plymouth by listening to a variety of organisations that work with victims and survivors of VAWG or support people who commit violent acts against women and girls. We will also listen to members of the public across Plymouth. These include women and girls, men and boys, women who are homeless, women who have experienced violence, women who are migrants and asylum seekers, women with disabilities, women with experience of sex work and men with a history of violence to women and/or girls. Once we have listened, we will work with people from those groups to decide between 4 and 6 priorities that should be taken forward to the next stage of the project. 2. Map work that is and isn't already happening in Plymouth: We will again listen to organisations and public groups to understand what is happening in Plymouth to help prevent or reduce VAWG. We will take the priorities agreed in the previous phase and map where services in Plymouth are providing support. We will also identify gaps in what people in Plymouth think they need to prevent or reduce VAWG. From this we will work with organisations and the public to identify important questions that could be answered by research. 3. Develop priority project teams: We will bring together teams of Police, partner organisations and members of the public together with researchers to develop projects to answer the research questions. We will support teams to write project proposals and either work on smaller projects or apply for funding to work on larger projects. We will present the work of the project through a variety of events in locations across the city and to a range of audiences to promote the impact of the work.

This research examines the complex changes in sexual identities and communities in the contrasting cities of Leeds, Plymouth, Brighton and Manchester since c.1965. It explores the difference locality makes to the ways sexuality is understood and experienced, and so develops an account of particular 'queer' social, radical, and commercial networks. The research will look at how continuities and disjunctions in these local lives and networks articulated with, but also functioned at a distance from, broader currents and accounts of gay and lesbian life in Britain. It considers the local impact and relative significance of famous LGBT landmarks such as the Sexual Offences Act of 1967, the inception of the Gay Liberation Front in 1970, the AIDS crisis from 1981, the activism around Clause 28 in 1988, and the successive pieces of equalities legislation culminating in the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act of 2013. At a detailed and local level, we explore the intersection of sexual, religious, ethnic, class and gender identities and identifications. We will investigate how patterns of local socio-economic growth or decline, of gentrification, of dissent and radicalism, and of migration affected people who identified as gay and lesbian and others who did not but whose sexual, social and community networks overlapped or intersected. In this way we will, firstly, fracture (or 'queer') homogenising general accounts, and, secondly, complicate local community research where identity categories are often the starting point. This will be the first sustained, contextualised and comparative historical investigation of the local impact of changing cultural attitudes and official policies concerning sexuality, and the first to look at the particularities of lesbian, gay or other queer lives in cities with different subcultural associations and reputations. The project reveals the factors which have modulated queer lives and cultures of rejection, toleration or acceptance in these places and elsewhere. It will contribute to debates about the intersection of sexual and other categories of identity and identification, and about conceptions of community, belonging and cultural change. Crucially it will also feed a broader appetite for accounts of the lesbian, gay and queer past and interrogate the individual, community and political implications of that appetite. The project will bridge a gap between 'popular' and 'academic' LGBT or queer histories, and draw attention to local and national resources, archives, community projects and on-line resources - including at least six HLF-funded LGBT community history projects. It will also garner new testimonies relating in particular to the local impact of those projects on ideas of identity and community. The research will be undertaken by two leading academics in the field, together with an experienced postdoctoral researcher. The immediate academic outputs will be: 3 journal articles; a co-authored book, 'Queer North, Queer South', by the PI and Co-I providing comparative analysis of the four core themes (see obj.5) in specific relation to the four cities; a companion volume, 'Out of the Archives' - a contextualized selection of extracts from each of the community history projects, co-edited by the PI, Co-I and PDR; an international conference, 'Provincial Queer Lives'; and papers and panels given by all three researchers at 2 international and 3 UK conferences. Impact activities will include a community archive workshop and witness seminar in each of the case study cities, a comparative History and Archive day, and a History and Policy forum with representatives from community groups, the HLF and linked professionals. A series of special blog dispatches, the project web and Facebook presence, and a Twitter feed will foster further engagement in the research.

eViz uses innovative digital techniques to transform energy decisions and behaviour. People's behaviour can cause energy use to be 30-40% higher than Building experts anticipate. Generally, people are keen on saving energy for financial as well as environmental motives. However, uncertainty remains about the exact benefits of installing energy-efficiency measures and changing household habits. Despite a long tradition of energy advice, energy efficiency measures remain pallid and unconvincing, removed from people's day-to-day experiences. There is a gap between abstract, invisible energy flows and people's desire to understand their energy use and become more energy efficient. We offer a solution that bridges this gap. Our previous work has shown that visualising energy loss by means of thermal images led householders to install more energy-efficiency measures and reduced their energy bills when audited a year later, compared to a conventional energy audit (Goodhew et al., 2012). Building on this, the present research will take a major step forward by using novel digital data visualisation techniques to present intuitive, easily graspable representations of energy flows. Using our virtual reality and data visualisation expertise, we will produce sophisticated interactive 3D and 4D representations of energy flows. We will add and overlay scientific projections of future states to direct observations and employ a range of approaches including webcams, simulation, smartphones, and social media such as facebook. Energy flows will be visualised as a function of house type (e.g., detached), any retrofits undertaken (e.g., loft insulation) and occupant behaviour (e.g., opening windows). Visualisations will be developed with users to evaluate their intuitiveness and motivational properties. We will include interactive tailored visualisations as well as generic "walk-throughs" for domestic and public buildings. The Energy Saving Trust and other partners have agreed to disseminate visualisations through their web-site and dedicated events. The best visualisations will be used in field trials with our UK and International partners to evaluate financial and carbon savings over time. Social media (e.g., facebook) will be exploited to engage a wider range of people with this information. We will evaluate which types of visualisations and data people are willing to share (and which attract most attention and debate in their social network) and examine how people use these to discuss and reduce energy use. Our research programme will increase understanding of energy dynamics as a function of occupant behaviour and building characteristics. It will allow experts to make better predictions of energy efficiency and design buildings around human behaviour, and it will help occupants to change their habitual behaviour (e.g., open windows) to reduce energy use as well as motivate them to take up offers of energy-efficiency measures (e.g., loft insulation). All of these together will contribute to energy demand reduction and help people take charge of their energy use to future-proof their buildings in the face of rising energy cost and climate change. UK newspaper headlines report two issues just as we are finalising the eViz research progamme. First, the UK's carbon emissions have increased for the first time since 2007, one reason being increased home heating in the winter of 2010 (Guardian, 8th February 2011). Second, average household energy bills have doubled in the past six years and are expected to rise by up to 60% more by 2020 (Independent, 10th February 2011). The present research is dedicated to helping people stay warm in the context of attaining the UK's carbon reduction targets.

The EATAP project commenced a 28-month timeline on 01.09.17 (Project Plan Revised Timetable) with partners undertaking a comprehensive range of activities, establishing a strong/collaborative working relationship to develop new apprenticeship pathways, stimulating innovation in the higher apprenticeship provision. The partnership of apprenticeship educators in VET/HE/private/public sectors designed a transnational Project Based Training model for apprenticeships in the STEM(UK)/STEAM(Lithuania) /MINT(Germany/Austria) sectors, through the development & delivery of a European Talent Programme. Proactive participation of each partner was crucial in delivering the events, activities & outputs detailed in the project funding application. Partner meetings took place in all partner organisations throughout the project term & were known as M1, M2, M3, M4 & M5. The partners consisted of:•Large private/public sector organisations/companies with focused training &/or apprenticeship provision: MVV(Germany), AVL(Austria)•Educational organisations delivering training: VET - City College Plymouth(CCP UK) Chamber of Commerce, Klaipeda University(KVK, Lithuania)•Policy influencers: STVG(Austria), UK National Agency approved Plymouth City Council withdrawal Jan 2019Comparative analysis was undertaken of existing Apprenticeship training provision in International Programmes within partner companies, VET & HE institutions. All partners contributed on a local level to map experience of their organisation/countries environment. This (IO1) was pulled together by STVG to create a benchmark for setting out the framework of the European Talent Programme. The programme was intended exclusively for technical apprentices in the STEAM/STEM/MINT professions, it was centred on project-based learning as a central work-based learning method, as a foreign-language project for an international team. In addition to specialist & technical knowledge, it was important that participants also possessed effective communication abilities & team player/building skills. 2 test pilots (C1/2) were organised in 2 partner countries with evaluation carried out to shape the final IO3 EATAP Framework. The main results of the programme included the promotion of apprentices social competences and embraced partial aspects like self-reflection, teamwork & the importance of qualifications of the trainer, who would host the programme as well as the trainer in the company, selecting the apprentices, the full evaluation results are detailed within the IO3 outputs & the External Evaluation Report.The partners devised/tested a full programme that can be replicated by any VET organisation to deliver a successful 3-week European apprenticeship programme, which along with Train the Trainer (C3/IO5) & the ROI guide (IO4) allows self-sustainable/full cost recovery programmes to be undertaken/funded via private sector employers. This is the ultimate sustainability of the programme post project. Key EATAP results/impacts included:IO1 Apprenticeship Comparison Study Document & Presentation/Evaluation Plan Results Document & PresentationIO3 Framework Participant Application, Prejoining Packs & Daily Plan Weeks 1-3/Framework Teacher Organisation Checklist, Signatory Sheet, Timetable, Daily Visualisation &Teaching Resource Presentations Weeks 1-3/Framework Formal RecognitionIO4 ROI Guide & Framework, Document & Presentation/Brochures for Companies & Project Schedule, all in English/GermanIO5 Train the Trainer Overview Presentation & One Page Flyer/Evaluation of the Training Programme/IO5 Trainers Resource List, Defining the Topic & Train the Trainer 5 Day ProgrammeProject Plan Revised (Timetable)/External Evaluation ReportKey impacts160 participants attend 4 multiplier events = 0 E1/E2 non-award16 project team members establish new project developments = 10 (2 x MVV/CCP/AVL/KVK/STVG) reduction for C4 non award & PCC withdrawal16 apprentices with enhanced skills through participation in C1/C2 =16 (2 x MVV/CCP/AVL/KVK)28 new participants able to internationalise VET provision through participation in C3/C4 = 10 (2 x MVV/CCP/AVL/KVK/STVG), reduced by 14 for C4 non-award & reduction of 4 as PCC withdrawn2 new companies implement an-ETP based international provision for their apprentices = 1 AVL, reduction for PCC withdrawal 2 new companies implement an-ETP based CPD course for their staff = 1 AVL, reduction for PCC withdrawal 2 local authority economic/training officers promoting ETP model through strategy = 1 STVG, reduction for PCC withdrawal 2 managers leading strategic employment/training initiatives promoting ETP model = 2 MVV/CCP4 apprenticeship training systems implemented within VET/HE/private sector = 3 (C1/C2/C3) & C4 non-award4 VET/HE organisations ability to work more effectively with multi-national companies to internationalise their apprenticeship programme through accredited training provision = 3 AVL/STVG/KVK & reduction for PCC withdrawal

Focus of the project Eastern Europeans who have arrived in the UK in the last decade are the fastest growing ethnic groups in the UK. This study will be the first to focus specifically on Eastern European migrant children who have lived in the UK for at least three years, and to compare their everyday lives and sense of cultural and national identity and belonging in Scotland and England. The primary aim of the research is to inform public debate, policy makers and service providers on the issue of children of Eastern European migrants settled in Britain. The study will promote social inclusion, by exploring the experiences of settled migrant children in relation to the distinct discourses around migration, identity and citizenship in the UK and by ensuring that voices of children from the 'new' minority groups are taken into account in current debates on national identity. Settled migrant children's perspectives help us understand whether or not they are being socialised into their local communities' culture and can highlight the spatial and temporal dimensions of their social lives and opportunities for future. Concepts of ethnic and diasporic identity, belonging, transnationalism, culture and nation are taking new meanings across Europe and need reassessment and questioning when discussing national identity and social inclusion. Evidence to be produced By bringing together discourses on migration and integration of migrant groups with knowledge on how children experience these discourses in their everyday interactions, the study will generate new knowledge on the UK's new ethnic minority children and their long-term experiences of integration. Focussing on children aged 12-18 of Eastern European migrants living in the UK for 3+ years, the study will provide a unique understanding on migrant children's long term experiences of settlement, exploring family, peer and community social networks. Another key area of investigation will be children's expressed needs in terms of the array of services they use, issues in access and the extent to which services are meeting their needs. Third, we will explore the factors that enable children of Eastern European migrants to adapt to the new social, economic and political context of the regions in which they live, as they negotiate national, social, cultural and political identities in the context of a changing Europe. Data will be generated through a review of existing evidence, a survey of between 500-600 children across six urban, semi-urban/rural areas in the UK and focus groups with between 70-100 children. In depth case studies 16-20 families will also be conducted. A young people's advisory group will have a central role in the project development and dissemination. Originality, contribution to knowledge and anticipated impact The originality of the project stems from the consideration given to the ways in which Eastern European children living in diverse geographical spaces are engaged in on-going, dynamic processes of making sense of the world, and their place within it, at local, national and global levels. The study will fill a gap in information on newly settled migrant communities, with a view of informing policy and practice. Information on settled migrant children's social practices, educational achievement and aspirations, sense of cultural and national identity and belonging will provide insights into the extent of European migrant communities' integration in the UK, in the context of various representations of 'nation' that circulate in policy, political and public discourses. The study will address the relative absence of migrant children's voices in public debates and provide policy makers and the public with an improved understanding of the lives of children who were originally migrants, but have settled long-term in the UK. This information will be disseminated widely, to benefit children, service providers, policy makers and the general public.