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
Monitoring antimicrobial resistance in care homes through wastewater surveillance – a scoping review
20 August 20253D-printed biomaterial-based scaffolds loaded with zoledronic acid functionalised ceramic microparticles for sustained release
- Aikaterini Dedeloudi
- Laura Martinez-Marcos
- Thomas Quinten
- Sune K. Andersen
- Dimitrios Lamprou
Long-acting drug delivery systems: current landscape and future prospects
18 August 2025Impact of reduced idea density on pharmacy students' attainment in pharmaceutical calculations: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
- Andrew M. Lunn
- Alice McCloskey
- Craig Russell
- Louise Siobhan Cogan
- Philip Crilly
- Adam Pattison Rathbone
- Johanne Barry
- Brian Addison
- Aaron Courtenay
- Ruth Edwards
- Andrea Manfrin
Optimising end-of-life geriatric pharmacotherapy: A hospital-based retrospective cohort study of deprescribing early in the care trajectory before hospice transition
- Tahani Alwidyan
- Carole Parsons
- Abdelrahim Alqudah
- Abdel-Ellah Al-Shudifat
- Abdel-Rahman N Al-Lozi
- Muna Riziq Khader
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