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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Das bisschen Schnupfen. Schwächt eine Pause nicht die mühsam aufgebauten Muskeln? Wann krank Sport machen wenig bringt – und wie man nach Pausen wieder einsteigt, erklärt...

Research
 

(Article in German) Medikamentenentwicklung, Risikoeinschätzung und Schmerztherapien orientierten sich lange am "kaukasischen Mann". Wir fragen Schmerzforscherin Manuela Schmidt und...

Research
 

The campaign for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which took place on 11 February 2024, celebrates all female scientists in STEM fields. Our aim is to showcase the diversity within...

Calls & Opportunities
 

3-4 April 2024: The 6th Annual PRIDE Conference is held at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Target group: professionals in doctoral education.

Calls & Opportunities
 

The course is open to PhD students, master students and postdocs. Students can receive 8 ECTS. The best teams will have to opportunity to bring their idea to reality by accessing the UniVie pre-seed...

Summer School
 

The Summer School will be held 01-06 July 2024 in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium. It will offer a series of modules focusing on the different themes of Global Health. Open to PhD students from all...

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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