APC Microbiome Ireland is committed to sustaining an engaged and agile community. We have established an “APC Wellbeing Committee” to raise awareness of issues around wellbeing at work and seek input from our APC Community, so that students, researchers and staff can reach their full potential in the workplace and live healthy and balanced lives. The Wellbeing Committee is made up of PhD students, postdocs, investigators and operations staff from across APC.

Initiatives

Some of the initiatives we've introduced include

• Yummy recipes!
• World Microbiome Day 2020 APC Wellbeing Recipes Week 1
• World Microbiome Day 2020 APC Wellbeing Recipes Week 2
• World Microbiome Day 2020 APC Wellbeing Recipes Week 3
• Random acts of kindness

Lunch-time Activities

Lunch-time activities – an opportunity to meet peers in an informal setting, and get to know new people

• Running group – Mondays at 1pm, leave from in front of the Biosciences Building, UCC. Options for 4km or 6km runs

• Walking group – Mondays at 1pm, leave from in front of the Biosciences Building, UCC. 45min walk

• Boardgames group – Thursdays at 1.15pm in the 4thfloor common area, Biosciences Building

Organisational Supports

Staff, researchers and students can get access to up-to-date information on institutional health and well-being matters from:

• UCC Staff Wellbeing  https://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/wellbeingdevelopment/wellbeing/

• UCC Student Wellbeing Supports https://www.ucc.ie/en/studenthealth/

• Teagasc Wellbeing Supports http://tnet.teagasc.net/employee_wellbeing/emp_assist_programme.asp