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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD announced 72 sustainable laboratory certifications to research spaces in 12 higher education institutions across Ireland, under a Research Ireland-led programme.

A three-day Entrepreneurship summer school was hosted for the INSPIRE fellows as part of the H2020 MSCA INSPIRE research and training programme.

APC researchers Professor Yvonne Nolan and Professor Olivia O’Leary awarded European funding to investigate lifestyle interventions for healthy gut and brain ageing in people with depression.

APC researchers at University College Cork Dr Des Field and Dr Lily Keane have received a combined €1.35m million funding under the Research Ireland Pathway Programme awards.

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APC's Dr Jatin Nagpal, Dr María Rodríguez Aburto, Koushika Chandrasekaran, Lorena Morales García (INSPIRE MSCA Fellowship programme) and Alexandre Cergneux who have won the Joint University College Cork Research Image of the Year for ‘Brain Pipelines’!

Adult Continuing Education’s Annual Myrtle Allen Memorial Lecture will take place on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 6.00 to 7.15 p.m. in University College Cork. This annual lecture is a free event open to the public and it celebrates the legacy of Mrs Allen and her contribution to Irish Food Culture.

APC Microbiome Ireland, a world-leading Research Ireland Centre based at University College Cork, has been awarded over €900,000 for a multinational research project entitled ‘MAEVE: Microbiota mediated flavonoid metabolites for cognitive health’. 

A groundbreaking study on the gut health of newborn babies delivered by Caesarean section has been extended by four years, following promising developments.