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.

View our promotion video

 News

Research
 

Judith Rollinger und Ulrike Grienke vom Department für Pharmakognosie der Universität Wien spüren mit innovativen Methoden natürliche Arzneistoff-Kandidaten auf, die gegen das Coronavirus zum Einsatz...

Research
 

Barbara Wohlsein (uni:view) | 11. Januar 2021 (in German)

Lea Ann Dailey beschäftigt sich im Department für Pharmazeutische Technologie und Biopharmazie mit der effizienten "Verpackung" von...

Research
 

Anna Weinzinger: Cantú-Syndrom: Repurposing als Chance für seltene Krankheiten

Forschungsnewsletter Dezember 2020 | 16. Dezember 2020

Research
 

In her blogpost Reynalda Córdova, doctoral student at the department of Nutritional Sciences, addresses the connection between the way we eat and cancer risk in terms of aging.

Public presentation
 

Thursday 11 March 2021, 9:00-13:45

Join the online presentations at moodle.univie.ac.at/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/guestlink.php

Within the first year after admission, the PhD...

Grants
 

Call for Completion Grant is now open!

Deadline: 20. December 2020

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.

  • More publications here.
2 Faculties and 3 doctoral programmes
45 PIs/Professors