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
Mechanochemical synthesis of hydrochlorothiazide-nicotinamide cocrystal: from batch-based ball-milling to scale-up ready hot melt extrusion
- Shu Li
- Colette Lagan
- David Jones
- Gavin Andrews
Numerical modelling for coupled flow, transport, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic of tablet-loaded hollow microneedle patch for transdermal drug delivery
- Ravi Prakash
- Rahul Nadda
- Diganta Bhusan Das
- Ryan Donnelly
Behavioural determinants of appropriate antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections in nursing homes: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ perspectives
- Indira Coenen
- S Lenie
- K Coteur
- Carmel Hughes
- Veerle Foulon
Voriconazole nanosuspension-loaded ocular bilayer dissolving microneedle patch for the management of fungal keratitis
- B.H. Jaswanth Gowda
- Anjali Pandya
- Shilpkala Gade
- Ross Duncan
- Alejandro Paredes
- Mohammed Gulzar Ahmed
- Justin Tian
- Ryan Donnelly
- Thakur Raghu Raj Singh
- Lalitkumar Vora
A serum-stable antimicrobial peptide-based delivery platform for selective treatment of nontargetable and chemoresistant tumors
- Tianxing Liu
- Lingyu Ke
- Ruize Sun
- Xiaoling Chen
- Mei Zhou
- Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emond
- Chengbang Ma
- Yangyang Jiang
- Tao Wang
- Christopher Shaw
- Lei Wang
- Tianbao Chen
- Alideertu Dong
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