Lectures & Seminars

Courses highly recommended by the VDS CoBeNe

Lecture Series: Introduction to CoBeNe (1 ECTS)

The goal of this course is to provide PhD candidates an overview of the research disciplines, concepts, and methods offered within the VDS Cognition, Behavior and Neuroscience. Faculty members from the four core disciplines Psychological Science, Behavioral & Cognitive Biology, Neurosciences, and Cognitive Humanities will introduce their fields, summarize the main topics and approaches, and explain state-of-the art research with informative examples, highlighting conceptual and/or methodological cross-connections between disciplines. 

The learning outcome shall be i) knowledge about the CoBeNe disciplines at University Vienna and ii) awareness of the current research foci pursued and methods used. Interdisciplinary thinking will be fostered by raising awareness for similarities and differences in the conceptual and methodological approaches within and between disciplines.

Conference: CoBeNe PhD Academy (4 ECTS for presentation only)

This interdisciplinary CoBeNe PhD Academy connects like-minded, enthusiastic early stage researchers, presenting their PhD projects, methods and outcome in the multifaceted field of Psychology, Biology and the Cognitive Humanities in a conference-like format with parallel sessions, break-out groups for discussions, etc. Learning Outcomes: Learning by doing, presenting on your research, engage in discussion, receive feedback and give feedback, profit from an interdisciplinary peer-group. Both PhD candidates and PIs are expected to participate once a year.

Block event: Into Science (3 ECTS)

Within the first phase of the PhD, CoBeNe students are encouraged to participate in the "Into Science" block event. This seminar aims to prime skills and competencies that are essential for a successful PhD. 
Learning Outcome: to confront with the challenges of being an early stage researcher and reflect and discuss possible coping strategies. Start will be in summer semester 2023.


The goal of this seminar is to provide PhD candidates an overview of the research disciplines, concepts, and methods offered within the VDS Cognition, Behavior and Neuroscience (CoBeNe). Faculty members from the four core disciplines Psychological Science, Behavioral & Cognitive Biology, Neurosciences, and Cognitive Humanities will introduce their fields, summarize the main topics and approaches, and explain state-of-the art research with informative examples, highlighting conceptual and/or methodological cross-connections between disciplines.

The learning outcome shall be i) knowledge about the CoBeNe disciplines at University Vienna and ii) awareness of the current research foci and methods used. Interdisciplinary thinking will be fostered by raising awareness for similarities and differences in the conceptual and methodological approaches within and between disciplines.
Please register via u:space.

Course directory WS22

Interdisciplinary courses
540003 SE Introduction to CoBeNe

Methods / skills courses
540008 SEForschungsseminar - Doing Open Science
540009 SE Forschungsseminar - Scientific Writing

Subject specific courses
300052 SE Seminar for Masters and PhD-students in Biology of Cognition
300093 SE SE f. Master-Studierende und DissertantInnen im Fachbereich Neurobiologie
300194 VO Information-processing in neuronal networks
300300 SE SE f. Master-Studierende und PhDs im Fachbereich Verhaltensbiologie
540001 SE PhD Seminar in Cognition and Communication
540002 SE Advanced Topics in Cognition of Communication
540004 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - Lifelong learning: emotions, motivation, self-regulation, and well-being in educational settings
540005 SE Forschungsseminar - Neuroscience of Language
540007 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - Trends in cognitive and affective neuroscience
540010 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - Mental health and disorders: stress, prevention, and interventions
540012 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - Neuroaesthetics: beauty, attraction, and the arts
540013 SEDissertantInnen-Seminar - Behavior, changes, and decisions in work, organizational, consumer, and societal contexts
540014 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - Social and cognitive lifespan development: individual differences, intraindividual changes, and their assessment
540015 SE PhD Seminar in Biology Learning & Education
540016 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - Mental health and disorders: brain-behavior pathways, trauma, and resilience
540017 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - Research about research: metascience, meta-analysis, research practices, and analysis of scientific discourses
540018 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - Proenvironmental and health behaviors, prosociality, sustainability, and climate action