In January 2014 Prof. Ursel Bangert moved to the University of Limerick and initiated the TEMUL research group focused on all things TEM related. Prof Bangert's group has grown significantly since then and has expanded to an active group of students and postdocs covering a large range of topics.
Prof Bangert has also overseen a significant upgrade program in the Bernal Institute instrumentation, and has made UL and the Bernal Institute a competitive lab in terms of TEM and related facilities.