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 famous rhizoma dioscoreae herbal formula (Wubi Shanyao pill) delays renal aging in natural aging mice
- Xiamei Cheng
- Yuying Zhong
- Xiaohu Jin
- Chengbang Ma
- Jie Su
Biofilm communities above and below the cuff of endotracheal tubes are spatially homogenous
- Gisli Einarsson
- Sujata Das
- Jon Silversides
- Nerielle Fundano
- Elliott Lonsdale
- Ronan McMullan
- Danny McAuley
- Nicola J. Irwin
- Colin McCoy
- Matthew Wylie
- Laura Sherrard
Antidepressant and anxiolytic medications and risk of mortality in people with dementia: a nested case-control study in Northern Ireland
21 January 2026Bifunctional peptides generated by optimising the antimicrobial activity of a novel trypsin-inhibitory peptide from Odorrana schmackeri
- Ying Wang
- Xinchuan Chai
- Ying Zhang
- Xueying Xing
- Yangyang Jiang
- Tao Wang
- Xiaoling Chen
- Lei Wang
- Mei Zhou
- James Burrows
- Na Li
- Xiaofei Zhang
- Tianbao Chen
Multicharged zwitterions form superior antifouling interfaces
- Declan Meehan
- Jessica McMaster
- Ayantika Kundu
- Matthew Wylie
- Joseph Samuel Vyle
- Karl J. Hale
- Marijana Blesic
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