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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PhD Corner
 

Nine PhD students from the AIDD project (Anti-Infectives Drug Discovery) recently participated in the HIPS Symposium 2026 in Saarbrücken, Germany, taking part in two days of scientific exchange,...
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Travel report
 

Our PhD candidate Kilian Gandolf (Nutritional Sciences) presented his research poster at the IARC@60 Conference “Cancer Research into Action” in Lyon, France. Read more about his experience!
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Calls & Opportunities
 

Prof. Weinzinger is looking for two motivated students to join her group! The positions are part of a WWTF-funded precision medicine project focusing on an ultra-rare neurological disease (GNB1...
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Defence
 

Thesis title: A structure-based view on molecular initiating events (MIEs) related to developmental neurotoxicity (DNT).

Date & time: Monday, 1 June 2026, start at 09:00 CET.
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Workshop
 

Open Science Seminar focusing on publishing and peer-review in STEM field. The seminar will be online on 24 June 2026, 12:00-13:00 and you can pre-submit your questions via Moodle! Don't forget to...
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Event
 

Demonstration of University staff and students in Vienna on 27 May 2026, 13:00 CET.

Meeting point at the Main Building of the University of Vienna.
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Latest publications

S Abdulrahman, Mohammed ; Ibrahim, Nasir A ; M Elkady, Fathy et al. / Antibacterial and antibiofilm evaluation of biogenic ternary CuO-AgO-MgO nanocomposite against clinical isolates of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. In: Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology. 2026 ; Vol. 54, No. 1. pp. 223-247.
Aichinger, Lisa ; Duswald, Kristina ; Pakusic, Doris et al. / Evaluating cellular effects of PET microplastics in 2D/3D models: viability, oxidative stress, and comprehensive methodological considerations. In: Microplastics and Nanoplastics. 2026 ; Vol. 6, No. 1.
Tienda-Parrilla, Marta ; López-Hidalgo, Cristina ; Sánchez-Parra, Mónica et al. / Integrated nutritional, phytochemical, and metabolomic characterization of Mediterranean Quercus acorns : implications for species traceability and functional food applications. In: Applied Food Research. 2026 ; Vol. 6, No. 2.
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2 Faculties and 3 doctoral programmes
45 PIs/Professors