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

Summer School
 

The summer school especially focuses on students and professionals who have a clear interest in learning the basics as well as latest developments in Pharmacoinformatics.

Defence
 

on 26 May 2023 at 11am.

Thesis: "Synthesis and ex-vivo characterization of lipophilicity customized drug molecules and functionalised building blocks for preparation of nanoparticles."

Video
 

The project "Smart Sport Assistance" (https://smart.univie.ac.at/) aims to reduce participation barriers of visually impaired children and adolescents in physical education and sports lessons. Doing...

Research
 

Gastbeitrag von Tilman Kühn zur Semesterfrage "Planet und Mensch".

Der vegane Megatrend macht auch vor Österreich nicht halt. In seinem Gastbeitrag beschäftigt sich der Ernährungswissenschafter...

Video
 

In her guest appearance in the ARTE documentary "Why do we have limits?", which was released on 13.11.22, Assoz. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Barbara Wessner, Privatdoz. explains the role of genetics in...

Event
 

Dienstag, 30.05.2023, Beginn 19:00 Uhr, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

Impulsvortrag von Thilo Hofmann mit anschließender Podiumsdiskussion u.a. mit PhaNuSPo PI Member Karl-Heinz Wagner, Department...

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