Mission Statement

This doctoral programme intends to provide an internationally competitive scientific training of doctoral students in innovative pharmaceutical, nutritional and sport research.

The school wants to attract motivated students and to guide them towards scientific excellence and independence in a truly unique and dynamic multi-as well as interdisciplinary environment to finally become well-educated, open-minded and responsible graduates. The cohorts trained and supported by the VDS PhaNuSpo are part of the vibrant research environment at the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Centre for Sport Science and University Sports of the University of Vienna.

Your Benefits

  • Co-supervision and mentoring from at least two experts in your field.
  • Low hierarchies and an open door policy.
  • Interdisciplinary exchange in the form of joint courses, seminars, retreats and social events.
  • Additional financial support e.g. in the form of completion or mobility grants.
  • A strong student voice.
  • Dedicated administrative support.

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 News

Calls & Opportunities
 

The aim of the Matchmaking event is to provide opportunities for networking between PhD students, innovative companies and other stakeholders in the life science sector predominantly in region of...

Research
 

Ammar Tahir (Pharmaceutical Sciences) and Karl-Heinz Wagner (Nutritional Sciences) have been granted an interdisciplinary research project entitled "Lipidomics and Metabolomics Profile Alteration of...

Calls & Opportunities
 

The University of Vienna and its partners aim to strengthen their scientific collaboration. This includes joint seminars/workshops/teaching activities, where faculty members of both institutions meet...

Research
 

Studierende des "Molecular Drug Targets" (MolTag) haben eine neue Funktion der viel erforschten Membranproteine, namens GABAA Rezeptoren, entdeckt.

Publikation: Garifulina, A., Friesacher, T.,...

Awards
 

Der mit € 10.000 dotierte Preis zeichnet junge Kommunikator*innen bis 35 Jahre aus, die die Funktionsweisen der Biotechnologie und die daraus resultierenden neuartigen medizinischen...

Award/ Grant Winners
 

The winners of the infographics competition have been chosen by a jury consisting of Walter Longauer (APA Infographics Director), Tanja Traxler (Der Standard) and Sarah Davies (Prof. of...

Latest publications


Chavan, Rohit ; Lefèbre, Jonathan ; Jochová, Kateřina et al. / Fucosyl glycosides for DC-SIGN targeting : Fucosylation strategies, synthesis and binding studies of model compounds. In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2025 ; Vol. 123. pp. 118164.

Sherman, Anya ; Masset, Thibault ; Wimmer, Lukas et al. / The Invisible Footprint of Climbing Shoes: High Exposure to Rubber Additives in Indoor Facilities. In: ACS ES&T air. 2025 ; Vol. 2, No. 5. pp. 930-942.

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