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
Transdermal delivery of enfuvirtide using dissolving microneedles integrated with novel insertion and removal indicator
- Huanhuan Li
- Lalitkumar Vora
- Yaocun Li
- Anjali Pandya
- Jiawen Wang
- Yidan Luo
- Abraham M. Abraham
- Ester Ballana
- Eva Riveira
- Maria Nevot
- Joseph Houghton
- Helen McCarthy
- Ryan Donnelly
Draft genome sequence of Gordonia lacunae iso11, a polypropylene-degrading bacterium isolated from a peat bog
- Scott A. Coughlin
- Stephen Kelly
- Julianne Megaw
Strategic modulation of Isoniazid solubility through cocrystal formation for long-acting microneedle therapy of tuberculosis
- Octavio Fandino
- Lucia K. McPeake
- Huanhuan Li
- Yaocun Li
- Ryan Donnelly
Melt electrowritten medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate cardiac patches for Post-MI cardiac regeneration
- Qasim A. Majid
- Pragati Pandey
- Mohamed Bellahcene
- Christopher Grigsby
- Molly M. Stevens
- Virpi Talman
- Daniel J. Stuckey
- Sian E. Harding
- Ipsita Roy
- Gábor Földes
A prodrug strategy for sustained release of lactic acid from silicone elastomer vaginal rings
- Yahya Dallal Bashi
- Xinyu Zhao
- Clare McCoy
- Narender Kumar
- Natalia Teleshova
- Dolores J. Lamb
- José A. Fernández Romero
- Abigail Meyer
- Patrick Barnable
- Meropi Aravantinou
- Osaretin E. Asowata
- Melissa A. White
- Alexander J. Travis
- Lisa B. Haddad
- Xin Shen
- Vicky-Leigh Young
- Peter Boyd
- Karl Malcolm
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