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

Lecture
 

Format & Date: Preparation homework and an in-person workshop on 22 April 2026, 9:00–13:00, UZAII.

Who: New PhD candidates.

Participants will learn strategies on how to discuss and deal with issues...

Lecture
 

Format & Date: E-learning and in-person workshop on 16 October 2025, 9:00-11:00, UZAII.

Who: PhD candidates who have completed Module 1.

This course aims to create awareness of relevant issues in...

Lecture
 

When & where: 28-29 January 2026, 9:00-12:00, at UBB

The workshop provides a comprehensive overview of essential principles and practices of research data management and is oriented on PhD students...

Lecture
 

When & where: 21 October 2025, 9:00-17:00, at UBB

The workshop provides a comprehensive overview of essential principles and practices of research data management and is oriented on PhD students at...

Travel report
 

Our PhD candidate Victoria Sarne (Pharmaceutical Sciences) spent nearly two months in Massachusetts, USA, participating in the Physiology Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Supported by the...

Event
 

The VDS-PhaNuSpo StuReps are pleased to invite our PhD candidates to this year's second event: End-of-Summer Get-Together! We will meet in the UZAII pharmacy garden. Please register online so that we...

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