Research
OUR COMMITMENT TO RESEARCH
The School of Pharmacy is one of the UK's leading centres for research in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Overview
Our research, led by Director of Research Professor Ryan Donnelly, focuses on making real-world improvements for patients through our expertise in pharmaceutical science and practice.
Research Themes
AREAS OF ACTIVITY
The School of Pharmacy is one of the UK's leading centres for research in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. We have five main research themes.
Research Impact
MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO SOCIETY
Our research focuses on making real-world improvements for patients through our expertise in pharmaceutical science and practice.
GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS
KEY PROJECTS
Our researchers contribute to global and interdisciplinary projects including iABC (Inhaled antibiotics in bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis) and BREATH, a cross-border project.
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
ATHENA SWAN GOLD AWARD
The School of Pharmacy at Queen’s University Belfast is committed to the Athena SWAN Charter and underpinning beliefs. In 2025, the School received a gold Athena SWAN Award. Currently, we are the only School of Pharmacy in the UK and Ireland to hold the award.
Latest Publications
A prodrug strategy for sustained release of lactic acid from silicone elastomer vaginal rings
- Yahya Dallal Bashi
- Xinyu Zhao
- Clare McCoy
- Narender Kumar
- Natalia Teleshova
- Dolores J. Lamb
- José A. Fernández Romero
- Abigail Meyer
- Patrick Barnable
- Meropi Aravantinou
- Osaretin E. Asowata
- Melissa A. White
- Alexander J. Travis
- Lisa B. Haddad
- Xin Shen
- Vicky-Leigh Young
- Peter Boyd
- Karl Malcolm
Sub-150 nm drug nanocrystals produced using a milligram-scale media mill
- Martina Sangalli
- Lucia Lopez Vidal
- Ryan Donnelly
- Alejandro Paredes
Formulation and evaluation of hydrogel-forming microarray patches for transdermal primaquine and chloroquine delivery in malaria therapy
- Qonita Anjani
- Fabiana Volpe-Zanutto
- Andang Miatmoko
- Masoud Adhami
- Janaina Tenorio Novais
- Xiomara A. Gaitán
- Berlian Sarasitha Hariawan
- Devy Maulidya Cahyani
- Rifda Tarimi Octavia
- Ahmad Shahrul Mubarok
- Wiwit Ananda Wahyu Setyaningsih
- Daniel Y. Bargieri
- Ryan Donnelly
Microneedle-integrated screen-printed electrode modified with gold nanoparticle-boron-doped diamond nanoparticle nanocomposites for electrochemical theophylline detection
- Azka Muhammad Nurrahman
- Prastika Krisma Jiwanti
- Mai Tomisaki
- Ilma Amalina
- Qonita Anjani
- Takeshi Kondo
- Yeni Wahyuni Hartati
- Yulia Mariana Tesa Ayudia Putri
- Jarnuzi Gunlazuardi
- Ryan Donnelly
Development of media simulating the properties of human peritoneal fluid and verification of its bio-relevance
1 November 2025
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