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
 

During the course of the "PhaNuSpo Scientific Lecture Series - Meet the Expert", students will have the opportunity to meet the lecturers and discuss with them in detail. Afterwards, the invited...

Award/ Grant Winners
 

Congratulations to our winners at the Phytotherapy Congress in Bamberg on 16 June 2023: Thomas Göls (Young Scientist Award) and Martina Redl (Poster Award).

Event
 

FWF-Coaching Workshops bieten einen praxisorientierten Einblick in die Arbeitsweisen und Verfahren des FWF und machen kritische Punkte der Antragstellung transparent. Das Angebot richtet sich...

Event
 

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...

Event
 

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...

Event
 

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

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