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

Award/ Grant Winners
 

Congratulations to Sabrina Grundtner (PhD student, laboratory of Manuela Schmidt) for being awarded the "Best Oral Poster Communication"-Prize at the 13th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC...

Grants
 

The programme offers PhD students financial support for short stays at European universities, research institutions or companies.

Application deadline on 21 November 2023

Q&A session on 7 November...

Defence
 

"Sport Climbing with Parkinson's Disease and its Impacts on the Quality of Life"

Grants
 

The VDS PhaNuSpo supports its doctoral students financially in the final phase of their doctoral studies. Within the framework of the Completion Grants, two funding schemes are available.

Application...

Defence
 

"Molecular Informatics of Next Generation Macrocycles"

Event
 

We cordially invite our PhaNuSpo members & alumni/ae to the PhaNuSpo Christmas & EndofYear & season party on 19 December 2023, starting at 4pm in the Sky Lounge, 1090 Vienna.

Registration required...

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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