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
Structural and dynamic insights into agonist recognition and function of the thromboxane A2 receptor
- Pawel Krawinski
- Donna Matzov
- Aoife Ryder
- Kanhaya Lal
- Dmitry Karlov
- Georges Chaloub
- Eamon Mulvaney
- Therese Kinsella
- Peter McCormick
- Martin Caffrey
- Irina Tikhonova
- Moran Shalev-Benami
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
Steroid recognition in adhesion GPCRs: a structural and pharmacological perspective
- Bethany Fleming
- Abdul-Akim Guseinov
- Irina Tikhonova
- Graeme Milligan
- Nicole A Perry-Hauser
Agomelatine 3D-printed microneedles as a potential drug delivery system for the treatment of depression
- Monika Wojtylko
- Tomasz Osmałek
- Wiesław Kuczko
- Radosław Wichniarek
- Ariadna B. Nowicka
- Mirosław Szybowicz
- Dariusz T. Mlynarczyk
- Anna Froelich
- Barbara Jadach
- Oliwia Kordyl
- Irena Budnik
- Antoni Białek
- Julia Krysztofiak
- Bozena Michniak-Kohn
- Joanna Budna-Tukan
- Andrzej Miklaszewski
- Dimitrios Lamprou
Formulation development of a dapivirine-releasing subdermal implant for HIV prevention
10 February 2026
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