VDS PhaNuSpo Newsletter December 2023

PhaNuSpo Christmas Party

The Christmas & Year End Party took place yesterday, 19th December at the Sky Lounge of the University of Vienna. A wonderful place on top of the rooftops with a spectacular view over Vienna at night.

Many thanks to all of you who were part of this beautiful and enjoyable event. Seeing you all at this get-together made it all the more special.

And a big thank you to our PhaNuSpo artists for their first designs for our PhaNuSpo mascot (see graphics on the left).

Some photographic impressions of the celebration will soon be available on this site and many in our Intranet.

PhaNSpo Podcast "Life Sciences and Science Life"

The PhaNuSpo podcast team started working on the concept, graphics, music, etc. in mid-2023 and is now about to go on air with the "Life Sciences and Science Life" science posdcast.

The team of PhD students, along with various experts in the field, will talk about the latest advances in science and explore the challenges and triumphs of PhD life. Tune in for thought-provoking discussions and insights from experts in the fields of pharmacy, nutrition and sport. You can listen to "LIfe Sciences and Science Life" every third Thursday of the month during the semester.

The first episode on healthy ageing, by Shara Sosa Cabrera and Agnes Draxler, will air in early 2024.

Detailed informaion will soon be available on this site.

PhaNuSpo Completion Grants

Congratulations to our Completion Grant holders for the last call in September 2023. They are Fabian Malfent, Nowras Rahhal, Thuong Phan Xuan (Pharmaceutical Sciences) and Rebeka Fejes (Nutritional Sciences).

Your hard work and dedication has really paid off and you are one step closer to your graduating. We look forward to your defences in 2024.

PhaNuSpo Travel and Mobility Grants

We are delighted to have had the opportunity to support 19 of our doctoral students in their international and career development and also to help them gain new experience and knowledge in 2023.

We are particularly proud that many of these grantees went on to win awards and prizes. Many congratulations!

Grant holders are: Agnes Draxler, Anna Vignolle, Anna Moitzi, Fabian Malfent, Irem Duman, Johanna Sick, Katja Csarmann, Laura Bragagna, Namarig Abdelrahman, Patricia Haiss, Patrik Schwarz, Peter Raidl, Raphaela Staltner, Rebecca Wagner-Kerschbaumer, Rebeka Fejes, Reynalda Córdova, Runqing Ma, Tanja Pfleger and Victor Manuel Sanchez Juarez.

Enjoy reading their travelogues by clicking here.

Congratulations on achieving your PhD or Doctorate degree

Your years of hard work have culminated in this wonderful achievement of obtaining a doctorate or PhD, which deserves to be celebrated. We are confident that you will undoubtedly achieve many more! We wish you all a bag full of dreams, new wonderful challenges and exciting research questions to answer.

Graduations of the year 2023

• Pharmaceutical Sciences: Doha Naga Kamal Naga, Simon Decker, Shima Kouhnavardi, Michael Jirout, Monika Malik, Maria Anzengruber, Katharina Skoll, Arthur Philippe Garon, Andreas Wasilewicz, Eva-Maria Patronas, Christian Permann, Carina Müller
• Nutritional Sciences: Ulrike Krammer, Agnes Draxler, Reynalda Córdova
• Sport Science: Benedikt Mitter, Che-Wei Hu, Arben Boshnjaku, Martin Dobiasch, Christopher Mihajlovic, Andreas Raab, Bence Supola

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Annual Retreat 2023

18-19 September 2023, at the Meiers Oststeirischer Hof in Söchau, Styria

About 100 PhaNuSpo members, consisting of PhD students, PIs, SABs and children, actively participated in the two days of talks, poster sessions and workshops, which gave the participants the opportunity to interact, work on planned activities, network and socialise in a relaxed and beautiful environment. The organisers are delighted with the very positive evaluation and especially with the valuable feedback for changes, adjustments or suggestions for new items for the next PhaNuSpo Retreat(s).

So a big thank you to everyone for making this retreat a successful, pleasant, and enjoyable event. We look forward to our next retreat in a year's time.

Visit the Retreat 2023 website to find out more and download photos from the Intranet.

Group Coaching: Wellbeing for Early Career Researchers to start in 2024

Feeling tired, isolated and stressed? Problems with your supervisor? Working 24/7 but not getting much done? Feeling stuck? Feeling guilty about taking a day off? Then group coaching is an opportunity to achieve the goal of a successful career with a focus on your personal wellbeing.

For our doctoral students at any stage of their studies who wish to monitor their own progress within a group of fellow students, we will soon be offering group coaching sessions with a trained psychotherapist and coach, Dr Markus Boeckle.

Dates will be announced soon, please check this website for more information.

Forthcoming Public Presentation (FÖP)

On 16 January 2024, 8:30 - 16:30 CET

Online: Moodle BBB (PW: ZU0oYmJe )

Fifteen early-stage doctoral students from the three main Pha-Nu-Spo disciplines will share their exciting dissertation projects. This event provides a platform for networking, feedback and exchange for all. Do not miss this opportunity.

Download Agenda here