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

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The information sessions are aimed for the candidates who want to start their journey at the University of Vienna and learn more about the conditions at our University as well as about the doctoral...

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If you are interested in sustainable innovations and want to develop ideas to improve living conditions in sustainable cities and communities, join us in Hackaton and help make Vienna climate-neutral...

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PhD candidates are organizing and inviting you to join the 20th VBC PhD Symposium “A Mixtape of Science” on 09th & 10th November 2023 at the Vienna Biocenter Campus

Travel report
 

Read about Peter's experience at the 28th Congress of the European College of Sport Science in Paris – France.

Award/ Grant Winners
 

We warmly congratulate Palle Steen Helmke on receiving a Poster Award at the 20th International Workshop on (Q)SAR in Environmental and Health Sciences in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Travel report
 

Read about Johanna's experience at the 28th Congress of the European College of Sport Science in Paris – France.

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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2 Faculties and 3 doctoral programmes
45 PIs/Professors