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

Grants
 

The VDS PhaNuSpo supports its doctoral students financially in the final phase of their doctoral studies. Within the framework of the Completion Grants, two funding schemes are available.

Application...

Defence
 

"Molecular Informatics of Next Generation Macrocycles"

Event
 

We cordially invite our PhaNuSpo members & alumni/ae to the PhaNuSpo Christmas & EndofYear & season party on 19 December 2023, starting at 4pm in the Sky Lounge, 1090 Vienna.

Registration required...

Award/ Grant Winners
 

Hannah Spahits, Vanessa Schoissengeier and Tamara Stelzer (Department of Nutritional Sciences) received the award for outstanding master's theses from the Austrian Nutrition Society at the Annual...

Travel report
 

Read about Tanja's experiences at the 6th Symposium “Skin and Formulations” – organised by the Symposium of the International Society for Drug Delivery Sciences and Technology, known as APGI, in ...

Defence
 

"Quantitative imaging of energy-dependent processes: opportunities and limitations of 2-(18F)FDG"

Latest publications


Goldmann, Ulrich ; Wiedmer, Tabea ; Garofoli, Andrea et al. / Data- and knowledge-derived functional landscape of human solute carriers. In: Molecular Systems Biology. 2025 ; Vol. 21, No. 6. pp. 599-631.

El Boukhari, Reda ; Matin, Maima ; Bouissane, Latifa et al. / Enhancing human gut health : Global innovations in dysbiosis management. In: iMeta. 2025 ; Vol. 4, No. 3.

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