In recent years Le Mans University has structured its research so that it is fully focussed on the academic landscape. This development principle has been implemented in two ways: firstly, by merging several of the institution’s laboratories whose activities were similar in nature; and secondly, by creating or consolidating multi-site units with Loire or Breton institutions.
A consequence of this restructuring has been to facilitate the operation of the RFI Institutes, which are central to this five-year contract. They are intended to develop the university’s flagship themes by articulating the three points of the Research-Training-Innovation “knowledge triangle”. To achieve this, each Institute has its own specific governance which guides its actions in conjunction with the presidency.
