TUS Student Handbook 2023/24

Bioscience Research Institute (BRI)
The BRI acts as a campus-wide conduit for
providing bioscience and health-focused R&D. It
facilitates oriented basic and applied research,
innovation and enterprise in strategically important
areas of microbiology, toxicology, parasitology,
analytical chemistry, cell and molecular biology,
bioinformatics, immunology and biotechnology.
Our Athlone campus also houses two Enterprise
Ireland-funded national technology gateways:
APT (Applied Polymer Technologies) COMAND
(Connected Media Software Centre).
In the Mid-West, our five research institutes are
in the areas of Lifesciences, Engineering,
Sustainable Development, Creativity
and Design, and Social Sciences.
· LIFE, The Health and Biosciences
Research Institute
· Irish Digital Engineering and Advanced
Manufacturing (IDEAM) Institute
· Social Sciences ConneXions Institute
· Sustainable Development
Research Institute (SDRI)
· ACADEMY (the LSAD Centre for research
into Art, Creative Education, Applied/Digital
Design Enterprise, Media and Innovation)
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