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
Geometry-driven control of bacterial adhesion and corrosion performance on LIPSS-textured 316 L stainless steel
- Yimeng Wang
- Temitope O. Olugbade
- Ying-Yu Zhao
- Hanqing Dai
- Shuai Zhang
- Amin Abdolvand
- Qi Zhao
- Svetlana A. Zolotovskaya
Assessing older adults' adherence to appropriate polypharmacy: selection of outcome measures for intervention trials
- Hanadi A. Al Shaker
- Heather Barry
- Carmel Hughes
Exploring the current status of pharmacist prescribing in Middle Eastern Arab countries: a scoping review
- Rafah Alajmi
- Heather Barry
- Haya Almalag
- Carmel Hughes
Metabolic radiosensitization by targeting lactate metabolism with microfluidic liposomal nanocarriers
- Meabh Doherty
- Jie Feng
- Tongchuan Wang
- Cancan Yin
- Niall Byrne
- Sarah Chambers
- Rayhanul Islam
- Dimitrios Lamprou
- Jonathan Coulter
Building collaborative prescribers: development and analysis of a novel simulation-based role exchange education programme between pharmacy and medical students
- Niall O'Boyle
- Peter Currie
- Roisin O'Hare
- Richard McCrory
- Niall Leonard
- Stephen Kirk
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