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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Research
 

Meet Bernhard Dumphart, our PhD candidate in Sport Science, who is doing research on gait analysis! By using artificial intelligence, he is working to make diagnosing gait disabilities faster and more...

Lecture
 

When and where: 3 March 2025 at 14:30, HS8, UZA2

Topic: Solnatide, ENaC Activation, and the Crucial Role of Proteases in Health and Disease

Lecture
 

After our Onboarding workshop for new PhD students (9:00-13:00), we will have a reception for all PhD students, to mingle and meet new friends. Don't forget to register for reception until 7 March...

Retreat
 

This year's annual retreat will take place on 25-26 September 2025 in Frankenfels, Lower Austria. Register now so you won't miss it! Registration will be open until 21 March 2025.

Summer School
 

The Pharmacoinformatics Research Group led by our PI Gerhard Ecker is organising a summer school in Vienna on 14-19 September 2025. Find out more!

Latest publications


Chavan, Rohit ; Lefèbre, Jonathan ; Jochová, Kateřina et al. / Fucosyl glycosides for DC-SIGN targeting : Fucosylation strategies, synthesis and binding studies of model compounds. In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2025 ; Vol. 123. pp. 118164.

Yazdi, Mina ; Burghardt, Tobias ; Seidl, Johanna et al. / Evolution of Lipo-Xenopeptide Carriers for siRNA Delivery : Interplay of Stabilizing Subunits. In: Bioconjugate Chemistry. 2025 ; Vol. 36, No. 4. pp. 846-858.

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2 Faculties and 3 doctoral programmes
45 PIs/Professors