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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 in 2020 the Faculty of Psychology, as well as researchers in the humanities, 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
The theme of Symposium this year is 'Into the unknown: Exploring Uncharted Territories in Research', with the aim to highlight the exploratory science...
This Symposium is organized by Vienna BioCenter, and has the aim to guide individuals interested in pursuing a PhD in Life Sciences!
The career development program doc:muv is intendent for female* prae-doc scientists of all disciplines and faculties of the University of Vienna,...
We are excited to invite you to the 1st Summer School of the International Max Planck Research School on Cognitive NeuroImaging (IMPRS CoNI), as a...
The Student Host Society Committee (SHSC) team is inviting you to participte in the video competition, where you can display your moments in your...
We are happy to announce that data stewards from CeMESS and the Faculty of Life Sciences are hosting a Research Data Management Course, for PhD...
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
“Contingent Suppression of Visual Attention: Novel Evidence for Proactive Top-Down Control...
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology
“The Health-Related Effects of Art: Investigating the Pain and Stress Influencing Potential...
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology
“The intrinsic value of effort: inter-individual variation in effort enjoyment beliefs and...
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Biology
'Functions and Mechanisms of Colour Change in Anurans'
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology
''More than top-down vs. bottom-up: Using variations of the contingent capture paradigm to...
Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Biology
„Me or I? Investigating self-awareness through mirror self-recognition, body self-awareness...
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