Research

Research within the Discipline contributes to the School’s theme of Therapeutics, Medicines & Medical Technologies, focusing on improving how medicines and health technologies are developed, delivered and used in clinical practice.

A major flagship area of research in the Discipline is Ocular Therapeutics & Vision Science, where work spans ocular cell biology, mechanisms of cataract and retinal disease, and the development of targeted drug delivery systems and ophthalmic medical devices to improve vision and treatment outcomes.

Other research areas include:
• Clinical pharmacy practice and patient safety
• Pharmaceutical formulation and biomaterials
• Drug discovery and molecular therapeutics
• Population health and medicines optimisation
• Collaborative research across physiology, pharmacology and biomedical science

Students engage in research through taught modules and final-year supervised projects.