International & National Links

ANA - Austrian Neuroscience Association

ASAB - The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

DZG - Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft e.V.

Etho-Ges - Ethologische Gesellschaft e.v.

FENS - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies

IMP -Research Institute of Molecular Pathology

IST Austria - Institute of Science and TechnologyKn

Messerli Forschungsinstitut - Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien

OEAW - Austrian Academy of Sciences

SRBR - Society for Research on Biological Rhythms

VBC PhD Programme - Vienna Biocenter PhD Programm

WTZ - Knowledge Transfer Centres

  UniVie Links

The Center for Doctoral Studies is part of the Research and Career Development Unit and the central contact point for matters related to doctoral education at the University of Vienna. The team of the Center for Doctoral Studies offers consultations about the first steps and requirements of the doctoral programs at the University of Vienna. 

The International Office serves as an information hub and service facility in the field of internationalization and international relations at the University of Vienna. The team of the International Office facilitates participation by students, researchers and lecturers in mobility programs and offers various funding opportunities for establishing and intensifying academic exchange through participation in networks.

Courses at the Language Center of the University of Vienna are structured in eleven different course phases (from A1 to C2, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR), which assures international comparability. UniVie employed PhD candidates will get supported  for German language classes up to two semesters. 

The research association Vienna CogSciHub is an interdisciplinary network of researchers in Cognitive Science and Neuroscience. As a measure of the Rectorate of the University of Vienna, the network promotes the establishment and sustainable, long-term development of Cognitive Science and Neuroscience at the University of Vienna and beyond. It enhances cooperation between participating researchers, groups, faculties, and academic institutions.

Since 2020, the doctoral study program 54 in Psychology, Cognition, Behavior and Neuroscience  is part of the Vienna Doctoral School in Cognition, Behavior, and Neuroscience (VDS CoBeNe). The Study Service Center at the faculty of Life Sciences and the Study Service Center at the faculty of Psychology are serving PhD candidates in all legal matters related to the university law.