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

Video
 

Peter Raidl, a PhD student in Sport Science, explains in this short video one of his first experiments conducted to investigate the interaction of stress with the hormonal responses to resistance...

Event
 

Could your research data management use some support? Do you like snacks?

The data stewards from CeMESS and the Faculty of Life Sciences are hosting a Research Data Management Course just for...

Research
 

(Article in German)

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.

Latest publications


Luo, Xianjin ; Germer, Janin ; Burghardt, Tobias et al. / Dual pH-responsive CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein xenopeptide complexes for genome editing. In: European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2025 ; Vol. 205. pp. 106983.

Li, Encan ; Boujeddaine, Najla ; Houtman, Marien J.C. et al. / Development of new Kir2.1 channel openers from propafenone analogues. In: British Journal of Pharmacology. 2025 ; Vol. 182, No. 3. pp. 633-650.

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