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The Vienna Doctoral School in Cognition, Behavior and Neuroscience (VDS CoBeNe) was granted in 2016 as one of the first Doctoral Schools at the University of Vienna, and was based in the Faculty of Life Sciences. After integrating the Faculty of Psychology, as well as researchers in the humanities, in 2020, the VDS is now a major interdisciplinary Doctoral School at the University of Vienna. CoBeNe combines the strength of four main research areas: Psychological Science, Behavioral & Cognitive Biology, Neuroscience, and the Cognitive Humanities.
The aim of the VDS CoBeNe is to foster structured doctoral education at the University of Vienna and to create an environment supporting interdisciplinary research and research training. The school integrates excellent existing research centers in Cognition, Behavior, and Neuroscience in Vienna. These centers were previously mostly independent, and range from molecular/cellular/developmental biology to psychological sciences and the humanities.
The mission of the Vienna Doctoral School in Cognition, Behavior and Neuroscience is to enhance academic and professional development of graduate students, advance intellectual communication and scholarship across disciplines, and promote cultural diversity, scientific integrity, and international collaboration.
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News & Events
Again this year our doctoral school together with VDSEE and VDS-MES will join to celebrate the Christmas spirit together at the joint Christmas party!
In cooperation with Austrian Transition to Open Access Two / Subproject "Predatory Publishing, University of Vienna invites you to an exchange about...
Is your research data organization the stuff of nightmares? Do your files...go bump in the night? Do you like treats, not tricks?
Engaging in academic work, particularly through reading and writing, requires a balance between maintaining a steady writing routine and producing...
Organisational team of five of our doctoral candidates have invited a speaker, Professor Alex Thornton of Cognitive Evolution at the Human Biological...
The theme of Symposium this year is 'Into the unknown: Exploring Uncharted Territories in Research', with the aim to highlight the exploratory science...
PhD Stories
The doors were wied open from four different locations, from the main University building, to Biology and Chemistry building as well as University...
Congratulations to Rojan Amini-Nejad for winning the ÖAW Dissertation Prize for Migration Research!
Congratulations to Julia Reiter for winning the Impact Award 2023!
Defenses
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology
“The (Will)Power to Change the World: The Influence of Lay Beliefs in the Context of Global...
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology
“Optimizing Exposure for Therapy personalization using neuro-physiological decoding and...
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology
“Investigating the Effects of D2 Dopamine Receptor Antagonism on Computational Mechanisms...
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology
“Meta-Analytical Investigations of Boredom: Associations With Arousal and Performance”
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology
“Too stressed for sex? Associations between sexual experiences, sexual behavior, stress,...
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Biology
''Investigating the behavior and larval development of the invasive parasitic fly, Philornis...
Books
Thomas Bugnyar, 2022, Brandstätter Verlag. Sie sind bekannt für ihre verblüffende Intelligenz, für das clevere Benutzen von Werkzeugen und für ihr...
Jakob Pietschnig, 2021, Ecowin. Was Intelligenz ist, wie man sie messen kann und warum das so spannend ist, erklärt der österreichische...
Angela Stöger, Brandtstätter Verlag, 2021. Wie Tiere kommunizieren und was wir lernen, wenn wir ihnen wirklich zuhören
