Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The School of Biological Sciences comprises two main research groups: Ecology, Evolution, Behaviour and Environmental Economics (which includes Quercus) and Molecular Biosciences. In addition, the School houses the Institute for Global Food Security, the Gibson Institute and the Queen's University Marine Laboratory in Portaferry. Hence, the education and research programmes supported by the School are among the most diverse in the University, with emphasis on biosciences at molecular to ecosystem levels.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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R3783BSC: Safeguarding drinking water from problem aquatic species: development and application of emerging technologies
Cuthbert, R. (PI), Dick, J. T. A. (CoI) & Marr, A. (CoI)
20/03/2025 → …
Project: Research
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R1859ECS: NILAB: NI Landscape partnership in AI for Bioscience
Wang, H. (PI), Bengoechea, J. (CoI), Collins, B. (CoI), Kyriazakis, I. (CoI), McKnight, A. J. (CoI) & Styles, I. (CoI)
27/02/2025 → …
Project: Research
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R3687ECS: Automated Piglet and Sow Monitoring for Early Detection of At-Risk Piglets
McLaughlin, N. (PI) & Kyriazakis, I. (CoI)
06/02/2025 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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A combined elementomics, metabolomics, and chemometrics approach as tools to identify the geographic origins of black pepper
Chilaka, C. A., del Mar Aparicio-Muriana, M., Petchkongkaew, A., Quinn, B., Birse, N. & Elliott, C. T., 02 Jul 2025, (Early online date) In: Food chemistry. 145420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comparative study of the physiochemical and compositional properties of Edilbay sheep milk
Alibekov, R. S., Taspoltayeva, A. R., Urazbayeva, K. A., Shambulova, G. D. & Hardy, M., 30 Apr 2025, (Early online date) In: European Food Research and Technology. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A critical review of conventional and emerging technologies for the detection of contaminants, allergens and adulterants in plant-based milk alternatives
Karimi, Z., Campbell, K., Kevei, Z., Patriarca, A., Koidis, A. & Anastasiadi, M., 14 May 2025, In: Current Research in Food Science . 10, 14 p., 101067.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Pork consumers and their preferences for purchasing "raised without antibiotics" pork
Bradford, H. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, May 2022
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Supplementary Data: Inadvertent paralog inclusion drives artefactual topologies and timetree estimates in phylogenomics
Siu Ting, K. (Creator), osf.io, 12 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/HV5BK, https://osf.io/hv5bk/
Dataset
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Research data collected in the following article: Iyer, Bozzola*, Hirsch, Meraner and Finger (2020). Measuring Farmer Risk Preferences in Europe: A Systematic Review. Journal of Agricultural Economics 71(1): 3-26 *co-first author and contact author
Bozzola, M. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 2019
DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12325, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1477-9552.12325
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Prizes
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2018 Best Referee Award of the European Review of Agricultural Economics
Bozzola, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2023 ESI Top Article Award
Cao, C. (Recipient), Lou Franco, J. (Recipient), Das, B. (Recipient) & Elliott, C. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: National/international honour
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2nd place winner in research competition
Su, Q. (Recipient), 01 Oct 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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British Ecological Society (External organisation)
Minhas, L. A. (Member)
2026Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
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Liver Fluke - A Problem of Growth?
Maule, A. (Advisor)
08 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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External Examiner (PhD): University College, Cork
Adenuga, A. (Examiner)
23 Jul 2025Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
Press/Media
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Alien invaders: from voracious snails to Zika-virus mosquitoes, why biologists are worried
24/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Impacts
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Conservation of Maerl (Calcareous red seaweed) in Europe
Birkett, D. (Participant), Maggs, C. (Participant), Dring, M. (Participant), Blake, C. (Participant), Wilson, S. (Participant), Reimer, P. (Participant) & Johnson, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact, Environmental Impact
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Evidence for the Harmful Effect of Stock Enhancement and Commercial Farming on Native Gene Pools of Atlantic Salmon and Brown Trout
Ferguson, A. (Participant) & Prodohl, P. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental Impact, Public Policy Impact
Student theses
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A blueprint for food fraud mitigation and prevention for the beef industry
Robson, K. (Author), Dean, M. (Supervisor) & Elliott, C. (Supervisor), Jul 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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A comparative study into dietary strategies for optimising the efficiency of dairy cow performance
Fitzpatrick, E. (Author), Gilliland, T. (Supervisor), Meharg, A. (Supervisor) & Hennessy, D. (Supervisor), Jul 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Adaptive management of stochastic parasite challenge in animals under climate change
Ingle, O. (Author), Robinson, M. (Supervisor) & Morgan, E. (Supervisor), Dec 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy