Research
The School of Pharmacy is one of the UK's leading centres for research in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Overview
Our research focuses on making real-world improvements for patients through our expertise in pharmaceutical science and practice.

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.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO SOCIETY
Our research focuses on making real-world improvements for patients through our expertise in pharmaceutical science and practice.

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.

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ATHENA SWAN SILVER AWARD
The School of Pharmacy at Queen’s University Belfast is committed to the Athena SWAN Charter and underpinning beliefs. In 2014, the School received a silver Athena SWAN Award. In 2019 our silver Athena SWAN Award was renewed until 2023 in recognition of our commitment and success in addressing gender equality, representation, progression and success for all our staff.
Latest Publications
Fabrication and characterisation of poly(sulfonated) and poly(sulfonic acid) dissolving microneedles for delivery of antibiotic and antifungal agents
- Akmal Hidayat Bin Sabri
- Qonita Anjani
- Pratik Gurnani
- Juan Dominguez Robles
- Natalia Moreno-Castellanos
- Li Zhao
- Aaron Hutton
- Ryan Donnelly
Physicochemical considerations in the formulation development of silicone elastomer vaginal rings releasing 5-nitroimidazole drugs for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
25 September 2023Co-development of a digital intervention to aid decision-making that supports minimal use of restrictive practice in care homes: final report
- Gary Mitchell
- Patrick Stark
- Gillian Carter
- Carole Parsons
- Joanne Blair
- Stephanie Craig
- Conor Barton
- Rosaline Kelly
- Cherith Rogers
- Christine Brown Wilson
Microneedles for advanced ocular drug delivery
- Katie Glover
- Deepakkumar Mishra
- Shilpkala Gade
- Lalitkumar Vora
- Yu Wu
- Alejandro Paredes
- Ryan Donnelly
- Thakur Raghu Raj Singh
A novel antimicrobial peptide, Dermaseptin-SS1, with anti-proliferative activity, isolated from the skin secretion of Phyllomedusa tarsius
- Xiaonan Ma
- Yuping Chen
- Anmei Shu
- Yangyang Jiang
- Xiaoling Chen
- Chengbang Ma
- Mei Zhou
- Tao Wang
- Tianbao Chen
- Christopher Shaw
- Lei Wang