The Virtual Labs Team brings together five higher education institutions, MU,TUS, DCU, DkIT, and UCC. The Team, who are all working in bio/chemical sciences, was set up in 2020 to work on a HCI pillar 3 project dedicated to advancing a quality blended teaching and learning experience, which is designed to engage the modern student, and to embed transversal skills within our classes. The team is co-creating a lab-based curriculum for level 7, 8, and 9 programmes, informed by feedback from students, HEA staff, and enterprise partners. They are dedicated to sharing their findings and best practices across the sector to enhance the educational experience in bio/chemical sciences.

The awarded team included: Prof Denise Rooney (lead), Prof Carmel Breslin, Prof Frances Heaney, Dr Steffi Thomas, Dr Fergal Bryne, Carmel O’Flaherty, Dr Elaine Howlin, Maya-Rani Chakraborty, Dr Bernard Drumm, Dr Ronan Bree, Dr Caoimhin Griffin, Dr Sinead Loughran, Dr Bridget Kelly, Daina Carroll, Angelique Cheryl, Dr Aoife Morrin, Dr Ruairi Brannigan, Ryan Madden, Mary Ross, Sadhbh Healy, Dr Eric Moore, Dr Christopher Burke, Dr Ian O’Connor, Dr Anna Hogan, Will Daly, Dr Aoife O’Sullivan, Keith Hurney, Greeshma Alakkandy, Dr Brian Murphy, Dr Edwin McCullagh, Ann O’Malley, Dr Sinead Devery, Dr Mary Booth, Dr Sean Reidy and Sabrin Hussein.