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

Travel report
 

PhD students Elias and Willi of the PhaNuSpo Doctoral School participated at the prestigious OpenSim+ Advanced Workshop at Stanford University, California, USA.

Read more about their experiences.

Calls & Opportunities
 

This event series from May to September offers a supportive space for female innovators to advance the dissemination and impact of their research. Join a supportive community dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration to transform your academic work into impactful social innovations.

Apply until 14th April.

Calls & Opportunities
 

The research group of Prof. Ina Bergheim, Molecular Nutritional Sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences is looking for support of interdisciplinary research projects in the thematic field of metabolic liver diseases and aging.

Application deadline: 06 May 2024 (Job ID: 2217)

Calls & Opportunities
 

As a university assistant prae doc you will strengthen the ANTIOX working group of Prof. Karl-Heinz Wagner. Together with PostDocs you will work on human studies, in particular the Shift2Health project and epidemiological studies.

Application deadline: 26 April 2024 (Job ID: 2204)

Defence
 

Thesis title: Long-term development of aerobic fitness and oxygen uptake kinetics, and their relationships to alterations in the balance between microvascular oxygen supply and utilization in highly-trained adolescent cyclists.

On-site at the USZI and ZOOM conference.

Date & time: Wednesday 5 June 2024, 10:00 CET

Lecture
 

Date: 10 April 2024

Participating students will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with Prof. Kersten between 15:30 and 16:15.

Afterwards, from 16:45 to 17:45, he will give a presentation on "The Regulation of Lipid Metabolism during Fasting"

Latest publications


  • more publications: here 

2 Faculties and 3 Degree programmes

45 PIs/Professors