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

Research
 

To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the University of Vienna is organising the photocampaign to highlight the visibility of women and FLINTA* in science. Do you want to...

Media
 

In this episode, Shara and Agnes talked about ageing, molecular mechanisms behind it and how to stay healthy while you grow older. Interested? Tune in to find out more!

Media
 

In this episode, Agnes and Shara chatted with Vincenzo Palmacci, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD fellow, about his research journey through academia and industry during his doctoral studies.

Award/ Grant Winners
 

PhaNuSpo PI, Assoc.-Prof. Hans Kainz, receives this prestigious award, worth around 2 million euros, for the INSIDE-BONE project. The European Research Council (ERC) programme enables basic pioneering...

Award/ Grant Winners
 

Congratulations! With their innovative project concept, Judith Rollinger (coordinator) and Lea Ann Dailey (co-coordinator) from the Dep. of Pharmaceutical Sciences have been awarded the prestigious...

Awards
 

Congratulations to our PhD Student Hari Baskar Balasubramanian (Pharmaceutical Sciences), who was awarded a prestigious scholarship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)!

Latest publications


Bragagna, Laura ; Polak, Christina ; Schütz, Lisa et al. / DNA damage and oxidative stress biomarkers in healthy male volunteers after a repeated bolus and continuous glucose infusion. Abstracts of the 52nd EEMGS & 15th ICAW Meeting: 52nd European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EEMGS) & 15th International Comet Assay Workshops (ICAW) meeting. editor / Marko Geric ; Goran Gajski. Vol. 75 2025. pp. 117-117

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2 Faculties and 3 doctoral programmes
45 PIs/Professors