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Queen’s has a proud history of conducting innovative, impactful, and world-leading research changing people’s lives for the better.

These case studies showcase a range of our academic research, working across disciplines and sectors and making a real difference to economies, societies and cultures across the globe.

Case Study Research Theme School/Department Sustainable Development Goals Subject
Advancing Geochronology
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations School of Natural and Built Environment SDG 13 - Climate action|SDG 14 - Life below water|SDG 15 - Life on land|SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals|SDG 4 - Quality Education Geography & Area Studies
Advancing Transitional Justice: Queen’s University Belfast’s Role in Global Peacebuilding
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities School of Law SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions|SDG 5 - Gender Equality Law
The Power of Plant-Based Diets in reducing the risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All School of Biological Sciences SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production|SDG 13 - Climate action|SDG 2 - No Hunger|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Biological Sciences
Adding Salt to Food at the Table: A Key Indicator of Gastric Cancer Risk
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All School of Biological Sciences SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Medicine
Tackling Cancer Inequalities: Transformative Research to ensure better health for all
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 13 - Climate action|SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Medicine
Enhancing Educational Experiences for Minority Ethnic Groups in Northern Ireland
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions|SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals|SDG 4 - Quality Education Education
Tackling Terrorism and Political Violence
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions|SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals Politics & International Studies
Driving Safe, Effective Patient Care through Simulation
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Centre for Medical Education|School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Medicine
Precision Oncology and Bioinformatics at Queen’s
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being|SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Medicine
Understanding Youth: Violence, Conflict, and Justice
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions|SDG 5 - Gender Equality Social Work
Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being|SDG 4 - Quality Education|SDG 5 - Gender Equality|SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth Social Policy & Administration|Sociology
Unveiling the hidden costs of biological invasions
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations School of Biological Sciences SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production|SDG 13 - Climate action|SDG 14 - Life below water|SDG 15 - Life on land Biological Sciences|Earth & Marine Sciences|Earth Sciences
Appointing a More Reflective Judiciary for Northern Ireland
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities School of Law SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 5 - Gender Equality Law
Brexit and the Border: Navigating a Peaceful Path across a shared border
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work|The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions Education|Politics & International Studies|Social Work
The Food Fortress- From a crisis to the formation of an innovative food quality assurance scheme
Healthy Living for All, Human-Environment Relations
Healthy Living for All|Human-Environment Relations Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|Institute for Global Food Security|School of Biological Sciences SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production|SDG 15 - Life on land|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Agriculture & Forestry|Biological Sciences
Towards Zero Emission Public Buses
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering SDG 13 - Climate action|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being|SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy|SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
Transforming the lives of people with Cystic Fibrosis
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences|Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Medicine
Wireless Communication Systems that can withstand Natural Disasters and Save Lives
Secure Connected Intelligence – AI and the Data Revolution
Secure Connected Intelligence – AI and the Data Revolution Centre for Wireless Innovation|Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science SDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communities|SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Computer Science|Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
Enabling the meaningful participation of children and young people globally: The Lundy Model
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 4 - Quality Education Education|Social Work
Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of Law|The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions History|Law|Politics & International Studies
Reforming the law relating to ‘Grooming’ in Child Sexual Abuse
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities School of Law SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being|SDG 5 - Gender Equality Law
Developing a product range for the treatment of Bovine Digital Dermatitis
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy, Human-Environment Relations
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy|Human-Environment Relations Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|Institute for Global Food Security|School of Pharmacy SDG 15 - Life on land|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Biological Sciences|Pharmacy
Improved housing standards for commercial poultry
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|Institute for Global Food Security|School of Biological Sciences SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production|SDG 15 - Life on land|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Agriculture & Forestry|Biological Sciences
'Living Legacies 1914-18': Sharing contested heritage through digital and spatial humanities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Natural and Built Environment|The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions Geography|History|Politics & International Studies
Making a Major Contribution to Women’s Electoral Representation on the island of Ireland
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions|SDG 5 - Gender Equality Politics & International Studies
Rediscovering Ireland’s Past in Words
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of Arts, English and Languages History|Modern Languages
Remembering 1916: the centenary of Ireland’s Easter Rising
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions History|Politics & International Studies
The impact of the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT)
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy, Secure Connected Intelligence – AI and the Data Revolution
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy|Secure Connected Intelligence – AI and the Data Revolution Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology|School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Computer Science|Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
The Rule of the Land: Politics, Landscape and Identity on Ireland’s Border
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of Arts, English and Languages|The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice SDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communities|SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions Politics & International Studies
The sun as we've never seen it before - clearest and most detailed images of the Sun revealed
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy, Human-Environment Relations
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy|Human-Environment Relations Astrophysics Research Centre|Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Mathematics and Physics SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Physics
Transforming supportive cancer care for patients and families
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Nursing and Midwifery SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Nursing
Uncovering the causes of a Major Crisis in the World Food Programme
Healthy Living for All, Human-Environment Relations, Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Healthy Living for All|Human-Environment Relations|Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Biological Sciences SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production|SDG 2 - No Hunger|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Biological Sciences
Unlocking the secrets of the past with a new international carbon dating standard
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy, Human-Environment Relations
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy|Human-Environment Relations Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Natural and Built Environment SDG 13 - Climate action Archaeology
World Heritage: Strengthening Management through Collaboration and Research on Four Continents 
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Natural and Built Environment SDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communities Archaeology
The Social and Solidarity Economy and Local Development
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy, Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy|Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Natural and Built Environment SDG 13 - Climate action|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being|SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy|SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Architecture / Built Environment|Geography
Delivering Next generation nano-photonic devices with Seagate Technologies
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Mathematics and Physics SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Mathematics|Physics
Ophthalmology clinical trial hailed as one of the most important of the Decade
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Medicine
Increasing the efficiency and safety of global clean fuel production
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production|SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy|SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Chemistry|Engineering - Chemical
Helping to shape the democratic process in Ireland and Scotland
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions Politics & International Studies
Reassembled, Slightly Askew - A Unique Immersive Theatrical Experience
Healthy Living for All, Inclusive and Cohesive Communities, Secure Connected Intelligence – AI and the Data Revolution
Healthy Living for All|Inclusive and Cohesive Communities|Secure Connected Intelligence – AI and the Data Revolution Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of Arts, English and Languages SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Drama, Dance & Performing Arts|Modern Languages
Diabetic Retinopathy: From Screening To Treatment: A sustainable model for diabetic retinopathy in the Philippines
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Centre for Public Health|Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Medicine
A Vision For Healthy Urban Design: Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) prevention
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Centre for Public Health|Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Medicine
The first long-acting, female-controlled preventative product against HIV
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Pharmacy SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being|SDG 5 - Gender Equality Pharmacy
The Mainstreaming and Internationalising of Shared Education
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work|The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice SDG 4 - Quality Education Education|Social Work
Improving Healthcare management and government policy through data analytics driven modelling
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Mathematics and Physics SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Mathematics|Medicine|Physics
Acceleration of Big Data Applications - Analytics Engines
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy, Secure Connected Intelligence – AI and the Data Revolution
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy|Secure Connected Intelligence – AI and the Data Revolution Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Computer Science|Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
Making banking crisis proof: Helping the Bank of England and financial analysts learn from past crises
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy, Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy|Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|Queen's Business School Accounting & Finance|Business & Management Studies
Performing Restoration Shakespeare
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of Arts, English and Languages Drama, Dance & Performing Arts|English Language & Literature
Needle Free Delivery and mRNA Vaccines
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Pharmacy SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Pharmacy
Adverse Childhood Experiences in South Africa
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Education|Social Work
Development of a Biopsychosocial Translational Research Programme
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Psychology SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Psychology
Transformative Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Nursing and Midwifery SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Nursing
Queen’s Communities and Place – Lasting Solutions for Local Challenges
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communities|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Education|Politics & International Studies|Social Work
Building on the success of mercury capture to drive change in the petroleum industry
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy Chemistry|Engineering - Chemical
Blow moulding research leads to hi-tech spin out company
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production|SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
PROSPER transforms global debate on the value of glasses for workers, improving productivity and well-being
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences SDG 1 - No Poverty|SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being|SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth Medicine
Improving treatment and quality of life for patients with Prostate Cancer
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Medicine
Improving Healthcare for Children with Cerebral Palsy via Surveillance
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Nursing and Midwifery SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Nursing
A New Approach to Weaning Critically Ill Patients from Mechanical Ventilation across the UK
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Medicine
A data driven alerting system for Structural Health Monitoring
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy
A Transformative and Sustainable Economy Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Mathematics and Physics SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Architecture / Built Environment|Mathematics|Physics
Making Ireland Modern
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences|School of Natural and Built Environment SDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communities Architecture / Built Environment
Shaping the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global agenda for sexual and reproductive health
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Nursing and Midwifery SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being|SDG 5 - Gender Equality Nursing
Making Banking Crisis-proof
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|Queen's Business School SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities|SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth|SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Business & Management Studies
Using Seaweed Supplements To Significantly Reduce Livestock Methane Emissions
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|School of Biological Sciences SDG 13 - Climate action Agriculture & Forestry|Biological Sciences
Improving Soil Health to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Agri-food Systems
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences|Institute for Global Food Security|School of Biological Sciences SDG 13 - Climate action|SDG 15 - Life on land Agriculture & Forestry|Biological Sciences
Using Ionic Liquids in the Transition to Renewable Energies
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations Queen's University Ionic Liquid Laboratories (QUILL)|School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production|SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy Chemistry|Engineering - Chemical|Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
Using Ionic Liquids to Recycle Plastic Waste
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations Queen's University Ionic Liquid Laboratories (QUILL) SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production Chemistry|Engineering - Chemical
The ethical approval of mitochondrial replacement therapy
Healthy Living for All
Healthy Living for All Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics SDG 3 - Good Health and well-being Philosophy
Breaking down the binaries: public history in divided societies
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities
Inclusive and Cohesive Communities Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics History|Politics & International Studies
Predicting the Impact of Invasive Alien Species
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations School of Biological Sciences SDG 13 - Climate action|SDG 14 - Life below water|SDG 15 - Life on land Biological Sciences|Earth & Marine Sciences
Peatlands as Nature's Climate Guardians
Human-Environment Relations
Human-Environment Relations School of Natural and Built Environment SDG 14 - Life below water Architecture / Built Environment|Biological Sciences|Earth & Marine Sciences

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