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

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!

Media
 

In this podcast episode, Lan, Andrea and Shara, PhD candidates in Pharmaceutical Sciences, talk about the challenges of doing a PhD abroad. They talk about cultural differences, language barriers,...

Media
 

Meet our amazing PhDs, PIs and other incredible scientists, who took part in the Women in Science campain at the Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna!

Event
 

The Annual Meeting of the EUFEPS in collaboration with the Austrian Pharmaceutical Society will be held in Vienna this year! The objective of the Annual Meeting is to bring people from all over the...

Calls & Opportunities
 

Within the framework of Erasmus+, regular PhD students of the University of Vienna can apply for Erasmus+ funding for self-organised 5-14-day stays abroad at a university, research institution or...

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