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
 

Our PhD candidate David Nader (Sport Science) travelled to Germany to complete a professional internship in Sports Medicine at the Saarland University in Saarbrücken. Read more about his insights and...

PhD Corner
 

A course for Master and PhD students about the cell cycle and cell division in physiological or pathological contexts.

Date: 20 - 24 October 2025, Paris.

Deadline: 1 October 2025.

Travel report
 

Our PhD candidate in Sport Science, Chuqi Chen, presented her research results at the 11th MathSport International Conference in Luxembourg.

Travel report
 

Huanni Zhang, Thi Ngoc Lan Vu and Hosein Fooladi - all doctoral candidates in Pharmaceutical Sciences - presented the results of their dissertation projects at the 13th ICCS Conference in...

Travel report
 

Roxane Jacob, doctoral candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, presented at the International Conference on Chemical Structures (ICCS) in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands.

Calls & Opportunities
 

EUROPIN Summer School on Drug Design (SSDD25), Vienna, 14-19 September 2025.

The summer school focuses on students and professionals who have a clear interest in learning the basics, as well as...

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