Prof. Jens Walter has been awarded €740,879 to support the project ‘Next Generation Functional Foods to Restore Gut Microbiomes for Immune and Metabolic Health’.
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APC Group Leader Secures Agri-Food Research Funding
01 May 2026
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New research reveals mechanisms behind coffee’s positive effects on the gut-brain axis
21 Apr 2026
New research from APC Microbiome Ireland, a world leading research centre at ÍíÉϸ£ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ Cork, has comprehensively explored the mechanisms behind coffee’s positive effects on the gut-brain axis for the first time.
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APC publishes Impact Through Excellence report (2024-2025)
02 Apr 2026
APC Microbiome Ireland has published its new 2024 to 2025 report, Impact Through Excellence, highlighting the scale and reach of activity across the centre over the past two years.
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Two UCC scientists join prestigious academy of world-leading microbiologists
23 Mar 2026
ÍíÉϸ£ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ Cork (UCC) researchers, and Principal Investigators at APC Microbiome Ireland, are amongst the newly elected fellows to the prestigious .
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New study reveals early healthy eating shapes lifelong brain health
24 Feb 2026
Eating unhealthy foods early in life leave lasting brain and feeding changes but gut bacteria can help restore healthy eating, a new ÍíÉϸ£ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ Cork (UCC) research study finds.
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A tribute to Peer Bork
23 Jan 2026
APC Microbiome Ireland was deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Peer Bork, interim Director of EMBL, and acknowledges his outstanding and transformative contributions to microbiome science.
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Gut Microbes Play a Role in Early Brain Development
20 Jan 2026
A new international research study has uncovered a previously unknown role that our gut plays in regulating early brain development.
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APC’s Professor Paul Cotter Awarded Over €1.29 Million to Explore the Power of Fermented Foods.
14 Nov 2025
APC is proud to announce that Professor Paul Cotter has been awarded €1,291,366 in research funding through Research Ireland’s Frontiers for the Future Programme.
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APC’s Dr. Hilary Browne Joins Global Effort to Tackle Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections
11 Nov 2025
APC is proud to announce that Dr. Hilary Browne, a Funded Investigator at APC Microbiome Ireland, a world leading Research Ireland Centre and a Senior Lecturer at the School of Microbiology ÍíÉϸ£ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ Cork, is a key partner in a major new international research collaboration focused on tackling the growing threat of drug-resistant fungal infections
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Scientists make Healthy Eating child’s play with new partnership
06 Nov 2025
Science backed nutritional meals can now be delivered to your door thanks to a new partnership from NiMe™ Diet and GourmetFuel®.
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