A student of bioengineering learns about the various principles of engineering as they relate to biology and biomedicine. Applications of bioengineering include engineered organs, bacteria designed to produce specific chemicals, and compact diagnostic devices.

Ireland is an island to the north-west of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth. To its east is the larger island of Great Britain, from which it is separated by the Irish Sea.