Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences - Research

The three main research themes in the school are



Developing better Drugs

Pharmaceutical Materials, Formulation of Medicines, and Drug Delivery'

Clinical practice and Patient Care



The following research topics fall under these themes are aligned with College’s strategic plan in the major thematic areas of pharmaceutical nanoscience and technology, immunology and inflammation, cancer research and neuroscience.



Advanced Drug Delivery: including oral, respiratory drug delivery; new technologies such as nanoparticles and liposomes; interactions between drug delivery systems and cell culture models



Allergy novel anti-allergy compounds



Cancer Research: including exosomes extracellular vesicles, biomarkers and new therapeutic targets



Clinical Pharmacokinetics



Drug Design and Discovery: anti-cancer medicinal chemistry and novel antibiotics; in silico design of new drugs;

in silico high throughput screening for drug discovery



Drug Targeting and Transport: including anti-cancer drug targeting, drug transport across epithelial barriers of the lung, gastrointestinal tract and the eye; high performance computer applications in drug delivery system design in vitro and in vivo



Inflammatory Bowel Diseases



Pharmaceutical Nanoscience



Natural Products



Neuropharmacology : aging diseases and therapies; antidepressants and drugs of abuse



Platelets



Pharmacy Practice : pharmaceutical care and continuous improvement of practice standards; healthcare policy and service delivery; health promotion in primary care, hospital pharmacy and drug use in hospital.



As well as involvement in the above programmes, academic staff have active research projects at M.Sc. and Ph.D. level in the traditional pharmacy disciplines: Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Practice of Pharmacy (See www.pharmacy.tcd.ie). Collaborative research is also ongoing with other academic and industry groups, both at national and international levels. In addition, Staff contribute to integrated postgraduate taught courses which are formulated in the context of European and international curriculum strategies (see M.Sc./P.Grad.Dip. in Pharmaceutical Analysis, M.Sc. in Hospital Pharmacy, M.Sc./P.Grad.Dip./P.Grad.Cert. in Community Pharmacy, M.Sc./P.Grad.Dip. in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology, Cardiology in Clinical Pharmacy Practice Module, and M.Sc. in Neuroscience).

March 2026 Entry

Master in Science in School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Part-Time) - Part-Time31/Mar/2026

Master in Science in School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Full-Time) - Full-Time31/Mar/2026

Doctor in Philosophy, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Part-Time) - Part-Time31/Mar/2026

Doctor in Philosophy, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Full-Time) - Full-Time31/Mar/2026



September 2026 Entry

MSc in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Part-Time) -30/SEP/2026

MSc in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Full-Time) -30/SEP/2026

PhD in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Part-Time) -30/SEP/2026

PhD in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Full-Time) -30/SEP/2026



In exceptional circumstances it may be possible to register retrospectively. Applicants wishing to be considered for retrospective admission should contact the Graduate Studies Office by emailing research.admissions@tcd.ie

Next Intake: March 2026 / September 2026