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

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...

Research
 

Originally, Andreas has been looking for natural substances to treat acute respiratory infectious diseases as part of an FWF project. "However, due to the urgency, we focused on finding natural...

Research
 

The Department of Sport Science of the Centre for Sport Science and University Sports has been represented by Barbara Wessner, Astrid Mathy, Christoph Triska (Sports Medicine, Exercise Physiology and...

Calls & Opportunities
 

The aim of the Matchmaking event is to provide opportunities for networking between PhD students, innovative companies and other stakeholders in the life science sector predominantly in region of...

Latest publications


Goldmann, Ulrich ; Wiedmer, Tabea ; Garofoli, Andrea et al. / Data- and knowledge-derived functional landscape of human solute carriers. In: Molecular Systems Biology. 2025 ; Vol. 21, No. 6. pp. 599-631.

El Boukhari, Reda ; Matin, Maima ; Bouissane, Latifa et al. / Enhancing human gut health : Global innovations in dysbiosis management. In: iMeta. 2025 ; Vol. 4, No. 3.

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