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
Decolonising pharmacy education: Broadening epistemic perspectives and advancing curricular inclusion
- Kingston Rajiah
- Clare Murray
Emerging trends in polysaccharide-based smart PEGylated hydrogels for biomedical applications
- Fouad Damiri
- Julia Simińska-Stanny
- Forough Rasoulian
- Chaudhari Pinal
- Beata Kaczmarek-Szczepanska
- Chirag D. Patel
- Hitendra M. Patel
- Sofia A. Papadimitirou
- Eman Jaradat
- Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos
- Oseweuba V. Okoro
- Armin Shavandi
- Mohammed Berrada
- Lalitkumar Vora
- Ahmed Fatimi
Rose Bengal as a multifunctional agent: from biomedical uses to catalysis and materials science
- Bunty Sharma
- Arshdeep Sahi
- Shikha Aery
- Kippeum Lee
- Moondeep Chauhan
- Yubin Lee
- Seokjin Hong
- Rajeev Kumar
- Lalitkumar Vora
- Amit Sharma
- Tayyaba Hasan
- Ganga Ram Chaudhary
- Ryan Donnelly
- Jong Seung Kim
Formulation and evaluation of hydrogel-forming microarray patches for transdermal primaquine and chloroquine delivery in malaria therapy
- Qonita Anjani
- Fabiana Volpe-Zanutto
- Andang Miatmoko
- Masoud Adhami
- Janaina Tenorio Novais
- Xiomara A. Gaitán
- Berlian Sarasitha Hariawan
- Devy Maulidya Cahyani
- Rifda Tarimi Octavia
- Ahmad Shahrul Mubarok
- Wiwit Ananda Wahyu Setyaningsih
- Daniel Y. Bargieri
- Ryan Donnelly
Geometry-driven control of bacterial adhesion and corrosion performance on LIPSS-textured 316L stainless steel
- Yimeng Wang
- Temitope O. Olugbade
- Ying-Yu Zhao
- Hanqing Dai
- Shuai Zhang
- Amin Abdolvand
- Qi Zhao
- Svetlana A. Zolotovskaya
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