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
Advances in drug-releasing vaginal rings
- Clare McCoy
- Xinyu Zhao
- Xin Shen
- Yahya H. Dallal Bashi
- Diarmaid J. Murphy
- Peter Boyd
- Karl Malcolm
Exploiting supercooled medium-chain lipids and surfactant combinations for solid-phase dominant nanostructured lipid carrier production
- Daniel Sedough-Abbasian
- Jiaming Mu
- Jerin George Joseph
- Gavin Andrews
- Sheiliza Carmali
Advancing 3D scaffold models for metastatic prostate cancer in bone: materials, manufacture, and future perspectives
- Annachiara Dozzo
- Aikaterini Dedeloudi
- Dimitrios Lamprou
- Caitriona M. O’Driscoll
- Katie B. Ryan
Nano-photcrystals (photosensitive nanocrystals) of aloe emodin combined with dissolving microneedles for dual smart targeting of acute bacterial skin and soft tissue infections
- Abraham Abraham
- Qonita Anjani
- Eduard Preis
- Yara A. Naser
- Lena Bender
- Franziska Bär
- Udo Bakowsky
- Elise Catlin
- Alejandro Paredes
- Lalitkumar Vora
- Eneko Larrañeta
- Ryan Donnelly
Nrf2–Keap1 pathway and NLRP3 inflammasome in Parkinson’s disease: mechanistic crosstalk and therapeutic implications
- Ridhi Jain
- Lalitkumar Vora
- Deepak Nathiya
- Dharmendra Kumar Khatri
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