Interested in PhD research in Psychology, Cognition, Behavior or Neuroscience?

The VDS CoBeNe Doctoral Program emerged from an integrative and interdisciplinary alliance of four independent research areas in Psychological Science, Behavioral and Cognitive Biology, Neuroscience and the Cognitive Humanities. The research questions deal with the influence of social and ecological factors on human and non-human cognition and behavior, understanding its underlying cognitive, emotional, physiological, and neurological bases, and probing their evolutionary origins and development.

The mission of the Vienna Doctoral School in Cognition, Behavior and Neuroscience is to enhance academic and professional development of early career researcher, advance intellectual communication and scholarship across disciplines, and promote cultural diversity, scientific integrity, and international collaboration. VDS CoBeNe fosters structured doctoral education at the University of Vienna and creates an environment supporting interdisciplinary research and research training.


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 News & Events

11.05.2023
 

Pint of Science Festival, 22.05-24.05.2023

Are you excited to go with friends in the evening to a pub a listen to lectures about current research? It will be certainly possible from 22nd of May...

27.04.2023
 

Forschungsorientiertes Studium – forschungsorientierte Lehre, 11.05.23, 9:00-17:00

Unter dem Begriff des „Forschenden Lernens“ hat sich eine Zugangsweise etabliert, welche versucht, Studium und Lehre in enger Verbindung mit Forschung...

26.04.2023
 

ASCINA-Mentoring Programme for PhDs/Postdocs in North America, application deadline: 15.05.23

The University of Vienna sponsors the mentoring of one alumni/affiliate of the University of Vienna who will be doing a PhD or PostDoc/researh stay in...

26.04.2023
 

We are excited to invite you to the Welcome Day of WoBo Initiative where, Michaela Gindl, one of Austria's top experts on gender studies will give a...

25.04.2023
 

The competition for ''Life Sciences Awards Austria 2023'' is started by The Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT)

24.04.2023
 

We look forward to the talk from Dr. Markus Boeckle, "Self-Management and Well-Being for Early Career Researchers" on the 24th of April 2023,...

 PhD Stories

 Defenses

04.04.2022
 

PhD Defense of Blance Spee: 05.04.2022, 18:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology.

“Neuromodulatory and Neuropsychopharmacological Perspectives on Art Interaction in the...

10.03.2022
 

PhD Defense of Anja Feneberg: 30.03.2022, 9:30

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology.

“Music as medicine? Music listening for the management of stress and somatic complaints in...

07.03.2022
 

PhD Defense of Julia Schöllbauer: 10.03.2022, 14:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology.

"Grenzenlos und unvorhersehbar: Psychologische Implikationen zeitgenössischer...

25.02.2022
 

PhD Defense of Markus Wrbouschek: 03.03.2022, 13:30

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology.

“Moods in Transition”

26.01.2022
 

PhD Defense of Camilo Rodríguez Lopez: 23.02.2022, 17:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Biology.

“Examining the mechanisms underlying territorial tradeoffs in a Neotropical poison frog:...

25.11.2021
 

PhD Defense of Alexander Haselgruber: 14.12.2021, 11:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Field of Research: Psychology

“Cumulative Childhood Trauma and Foster Children’s Complex Psychopathology: A Special...

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