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
Effects of interventions on the psychosocial health and well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Steph Craig
- Lana Cook
- Carole Parsons
- Olinda Santin
- John Busby
- Gary Mitchell
- Catherine Monaghan
- Hien Thi Ho
- Tran Nguyen
- Gillian Carter
Formulation development of a dapivirine-releasing subdermal implant for HIV prevention
- Siqi Wang
- Rand Murtadha
- Karl Malcolm
Lipid nanoparticle-based mRNA therapeutics for infectious diseases
- Raj Kumar
- Nagavendra Kommineni
- Keshaw Ram Aadil
- Nimeet Desai
- Naveen Bunekar
- Sagar Salave
- Raviteja Bulusu
- Deepak Kumar
- Lalitkumar Vora
Advances in drug-releasing vaginal rings
- Clare McCoy
- Xinyu Zhao
- Xin Shen
- Yahya H. Dallal Bashi
- Diarmaid J. Murphy
- Peter Boyd
- Karl Malcolm
Dacarbazine-loaded bilayer dissolving microneedle array patch for localized delivery in cutaneous melanoma
- B. H. Jaswanth Gowda
- Tahir Emre Yalcin
- Anjali Pandya
- Shilpkala Gade
- Mohammed Gulzar Ahmed
- Thakur Raghu Raj Singh
- Ryan Donnelly
- Lalitkumar Vora
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