Newsletter of the Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences (VDS PhaNuSpo)

ERC Consolidator Grant for Julien Orts

Julien Orts, Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences) will receive an ERC Consolidator Grant. Our warmest congratulations!

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Karl-Heinz Wagner coordinates the EU project Shift2Health

Microplastics and Human Health

PhaNuSpo: Are you interested in starting a PhD Club or organising a Symposium?

The VDS PhaNuSpo aims at increasing the interaction between doctoral students within and across departments. Thus, it supports the establishment of PhD Clubs or PhD organised symposia.

If you interested in co-organising and in participating in the planned PhaNuSpo Podcast, please let us know.

Send email to isolde.prommer@univie.ac.at

Center for Doctoral Studies: PhD Café

The PhD Café is an initiative for PhD students in all fields at the University of Vienna. Doctoral candidates can exchange views on the challenges a new country/town/university can present, meet colleagues, extend their network or just have a nice evening with other PhD students.  

Next PhD Café: 14 March 2023, 16:00

Guided Tour “Behind the scenes of the library” and get together at Fladerei, Berggasse 12, 1090 Vienna

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PhaNuSpo: Travel grant & Mobility grant

The PhaNuSpo travel grant & mobility grant aim to enhance scientific reputation, career development and networking of PhD candidates.

• Travel grant: on a regular basis, at least 2 months in advance
• Mobility grant: deadlines on 15 January, 15 April, 15 July and 15 October
• No applications in retrospect
• More information and application form
  

University of Vienna: Summer School on Drug Design (SSDD23)

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. Organised by the Pharmacoinformatics Research Group

• Venue: Dep. of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Vienna
  
• Date: 10-15 September 2023
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Circle U. Summer School “Rethinking Global Health", Université Paris Cité

Got two weeks to spare this summer to travel to Paris, study interesting topics in an interdisciplinary setting and meet likeminded people from across Europe? The Summer School is open to students from all disciplinary fields and participation is free of charge.

• Application Deadline: 28 February 2023
• More information and registration
  
• Circle U. Partner Universities
  

Inter Circle.U Prize for Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research (ICUP)

The ICUP is designed to highlight the best examples of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research from all academic disciplines at Circle U. universities and is awarded annually to three scholars and/or research teams.

• Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2023 to icup@uclouvain.be
  
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Open Call: CENTRAL Joint Workshops

Through this program, scientists from all five participating universities will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues, discuss joint research projects and prepare external funding applications. The joint workshops can take place at any participating institution.

Eligible for application: Senior PostDocs, but each project team has to include at least one PhD-student

• Application deadline on March 17, 2023
• More information and registration
  
• Contact: Magdalena Lindorfer from the International Office (central-network@univie.ac.at)

University-wide training programme: Digital Entrepreneurship Innovation Lab 2023

The digital ilab programme provides technical and entrepreneurial training to create digital tech ventures. There is no need to already have a team or idea, people from all discipline are welcome to apply. The best teams will have a chance to receive 4-month financial support to bring their ideas to reality.

• Registration deadline: 10 March 2023
• More information and registration
  

University-wide training programme: Biomedical entrepreneurship innovation lab (Biomed ilab)

The Biomed ilab is a programme to support the development of scientists-entrepreneurs who work on technologies that might have an impact in the biomedical industry. It consists of two phases: a training programme and a development phase where one team will get 40k€ pre-seed funding. For details, please see the presentation.

• Registration deadline: 10 March 2023
• Registration form
  

If interested, please attend to the online info event on 6^th of March at 10:30am. Registration
Contact: Dr. Marco Masia

The biomed ilab will be presented at the “Entrepreneurship night” on 6th of March, 18:00 pm, main university building.  There will be a table where you can ask info, and it will be presented in the short presentation session in the main hall.

Circle U. Alliance: Online trainings on transversal issues

Circle U. Partner Universities have opened several online trainings on transversal issues for early career researchers. All trainings are free of charge. Upcoming events include sessions on:

• Open Science
• Well-being & Academia
• Diversity, Inclusive Communication and Cooperation
• Public Engagement
• Data Management Plan
• International Academic Career

More information and registration

Circle U. Partner Universities