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

Event
 

CENTRAL-Workshops are networking projects for groups of researcher of the CENTRAL universities in order to initiate new joint collaboration or to consolidate existing collaboration. Open to all...

Grants
 

The VDS PhaNuSpo promotes the international mobility of its PhD students. The travel & mobility grants aim to enhance scientific reputation, career development and networking of PhD candidates.

Research
 

Unter der Leitung von Johannes Kirchmair vom Department für Pharmazeutische Wissenschaften der Universität Wien werden innovative maschinelle Lernverfahren für die moderne Wirkstoffforschung...

Research
 

The therapies of the future are being developed in Christoph Rademacher's laboratory at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Vienna. He is currently researching a vaccine...

Calls & Opportunities
 

Within the framework of Circle U., Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is offering early career researchers (PhD students and Post-Docs) funding for a research or teaching stay for up to 3 months in the...

Research
 

Ulrike Grienke ist Expertin auf dem Gebiet der Naturstoffe, Lea Ann Dailey hat sich auf die Inhalation von Wirkstoffen spezialisiert. Nun haben sich die beiden Wissenschafterinnen der Uni Wien...

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