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.
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.
Latest news
Australian Physiotherapy Association IGNITE Conference 23
The TRU team joined with previous DPHTY students who undertook their research with the TRU to present 12 research abstracts at the 2023 Australian Physiotherapy Association IGNITE Conference. The conference book of abstracts can be found here:
https://ignite2023.physio/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ignite2023_Abstrac…
Professor Orr gives evidence at the Royal Commission
Professor Rob Orr was honoured to give evidence at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Rob's testimony focussed on injury, injury management and surveillance, training and fitness standards. The link to the recording is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7HEFPwDKDM&t=13371s (Commencing at 3h26min)
Upcoming events
There are currently no scheduled events.
