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

21.07.2023
 

Annika is a postdoc in Alex Schier’s lab, Biozentrum, the University of Basel and studies the evolution of behaviour in African cichlids.

04.07.2023
 

The Vienna Doctoral School in Cognition, Behavior and Neuroscience (VDS CoBeNe) from Biology to Psychology and the Humanities warmly welcomes you at...

29.06.2023
 

Funding agencies such as FFG Expedition Zukunft are highlighting the importance of the research impact in their application guidlines. The United...

27.06.2023
 

We are excited to invite you to get together for a round of drinks and chats with your fellow PhD students again. Everyone is welcome to join and...

14.06.2023
 

We would like to invite all of the Life Sciences PhD candidates and Master students to a digital roundtable event with the new data steward, Dr. Emily...

13.06.2023
 

Prof. Leslea Hlusko, from UC Berkeley and the Spanish National Research Centre for Human Evolution (CENIEH), will give a role model seminar for early...

 PhD Stories

 Defenses

10.10.2022
 

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology

“Entscheidungsfindung im onkologischen Kontext. Ein multiperspektivischer Ansatz”

30.09.2022
 

PhD Defense of Mario Gallego-Abenza, 30.09.2022, 17:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Biology.

"Social cognition and fission-fusion dynamics in non-breeder Common ravens (Corvus corax)”

30.09.2022
 

PhD Defense of Magdalena Boch: 30.09.2022, 15:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology.

"How dogs and humans perceive and understand each other: a comparative neuroimaging...

29.09.2022
 

PhD Defense of Claudia Massaccesi: 29.09.2022, 16:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology

"Neurobiology and state-dependency of human social affiliation: behavioural,...

27.09.2022
 

PhD Defense of Ada Sil Patterer 27.09.2022, 17:30

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology

“The social environment of work: An investigation of relatedness needs,

social support,...

31.08.2022
 

PhD Defense of Sophie Oczlon: 31.08.2022, 11:00

Public Defense in the Doctoral Research Field: Psychology.

“Cultural Diversity in the Classroom - the Role of the Classroom Context in the...

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