About TRU

The TRU is a network of multidisciplinary international experts who investigate ways to optimise the physical and cognitive capabilities, and safety of tactical personnel – whether military, law enforcement, firefighters, or first responder organisations.

 

Comprised of academic researchers and personnel who have served in tactical professions, the TRU provides the critical transfer of scientific evidence to pragmatic application across tactical, operational, and strategic management levels. Using a bespoke 'Trident Approach' the TRU engage with academics, industry and end-users to ensure research has real world outcomes.

 

The TRU is nested within Bond University’s Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, which received the highest possible ranking of ‘well above world standard’, and ‘at world standard’ for human movement and sports science, from the Australian Research Council (ARC) in its Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).

 

 

The overarching aim of the group is to improve the fitness, health, wellbeing and occupational performance of those who serve and ensure new research findings are shared across the different tactical populations.

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The Tactical Research Unit (TRU) at Bond University works towards the protection and performance of individuals on the front line who protect our community and country.

Services

The TRU provides services to government, industry, academic and private institutions. These include research projects, consultancy reports and educational and training packages.

Since 2015, the TRU team has conducted research across multiple tactical agencies covering initial training through to specialist selection and rehabilitation.

Consultancy projects have included the development of evidence-based, tactically viable, reports to inform multiple agencies and the generation of injury management, assessments, and conditioning optimization frameworks.

Education and training services use the latest research evidence and practical experience to provide workshops, courses or longer programs to tactical personnel as well as their support staff, such as physiotherapists, physical training instructors, and strength and conditioning coaches.

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Latest news

Back in the Field: Army Pack Trials
Dec 01, 2024
Back in the Field: Army Pack Trials
Dec 01, 2024

The Tactical Research Unit were back in the field with the NZ Army assisting with their combat pack trials.

The Tactical Research Unit were back in…

Back in the Field: Army Pack Trials

Posted: Dec 01, 2024

The Tactical Research Unit were back in the field with the NZ Army assisting with their combat pack trials. Nothing like collecting data on a favourite topic - load carriage.

Article: Injuries in Custody Officers
Nov 25, 2024
Article: Injuries in Custody Officers
Nov 25, 2024

Article down range: Another article for the Tactical Research Team.

Article down range: Another article for the Tactical Research Team. In this systematic review, led by Doctor of Physiotherapy…

Article: Injuries in Custody Officers

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Article down range: Another article for the Tactical Research Team. In this systematic review, led by Doctor of Physiotherapy students from Bond University, the injuries of custody officers were profiled. The upper extremity was the most commonly injured body part (26–30%), with musculoskeletal sprains and strains (30–60.2%) the most common types of injury. This profile is similar to those reported in general-duty police officers. As such, musculoskeletal conditioning, reconditioning, and fall prevention practices employed in law enforcement may serve as an initial approach to risk mitigation in this population.

Read the published review here: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/23/2334

Upcoming events

TACOPS Course (2 Day Mod): Australian Army
26–27 Jun 2021   

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The Perfect Trinity

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With experience in tactical service, members of the team have experienced first hand disconnects between research, industry and tactical organisations.

On this basis, wherever viable, the TRU engages with both industry and tactical organisations (end users) in order to ensure downstream recommendations have the greatest chance of effective implementations and that the outcomes are relevant to both industry and the organisations involved.

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