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.


 News & Events

30.03.2023
 

This summer school aims to bring together renowned scientists, postdocs, doctoral researchers and interested master students to discuss a great...

28.03.2023
 

Papers in all disciplines of social sciences, humanities and law are eligible for submission.

26.03.2023
 

The summer school establishes an interdisciplinary approach to understand, examine and address the negotiations that determine current and future...

22.03.2023
 

Online training on transversal issues for Early-Career Researches

Several training sessions are available online on transversal issues for Early-Career Researches.

20.03.2023
 

Seven public lectures from the Vienna CogSciHub environment will take place in the summer semester 2023 as part of the Young Science event series at...

15.03.2023
 

The Philosophy and Mathematics of Situated Agency conference aims to bring together thinkers in the fields of cognitive science, philosophy of mind,...

 PhD Stories

 Defenses

02.11.2021
 

PhD Defense of Martin Zurl: 08.11.2021, 15:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Molecular Biology.

"Clock entrainment by sun- and moonlight in Platynereis dumerilii"

07.10.2021
 

PhD Defense of Zinat Esbatilavasani: 12.10.2021, 8:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology NaWi.

"Intra-group conflict and its effects on emotional exhaustion and work engagement:...

14.09.2021
 

PhD Defense of Birgit Pöhn: 22.09.2021, 10:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Molecular Biology.

"Molecular Aspects of reproductive timing on different timescales in marine...

07.09.2021
 

PhD Defense of Theresa Zekoll: 21.09.2021, 10:45

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Molecular Biology.

"Analysis of non-visual opsins in the Medaka fish brain"

03.08.2021
 

PhD Defense of Maria Velkova: 09.09.2021, 16:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Biology.

"Identification of the Caenorhabditis elegans RMI2 homolog RMIF-2 and its role in the...

31.05.2021
 

PhD Defense of Jessie Adriaense: 10.06.2021, 14:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology, focus Natural Sciences.

"An interdisciplinary investigation of the ultimate and proximate...

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