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

Travel report
 

PhD student Shara Sosa Cabrera (Pharmaceutical Sciences) attended the Annual Meeting of the Society for Free Radical Research Europe (SFRR-E) with the focus on "From Molecules to Tissues: Redox...

Travel report
 

PhD student Anne Weber (Sport Science) attended the 27th International Congress of the European Committee for Sports History (CESH), which took place in Paris from 4 to 6 June 2024.

Media
 

We are excited to share our teaser!

The first episode on bioplastics will air on 20 June 2024. Don't miss an episode by subscribing at lifesciences-sciencelife.podigee.io and tuning in...

Calls & Opportunities
 

Ready to make a difference? The open ilab empowers students to drive social change through innovative projects. Get access to workshops, community events, mentoring and our creative innovation space...

Calls & Opportunities
 

Do you have an innovative project in mind involving students, researchers or academic staff from at least three Circle U. universities? This call supports projects across Circle U. institutions. ...

Lecture
 

Participating students will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with Prof. Kersten between 15:30 and 16:15.

Afterwards, from 16:45 to 17:45, he will give an exciting presentation on...

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.
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