Social Activities

We try to coordinate several different monthly meet-ups, seminar retreats every semester and are hoping to start some welcome events for new students soon. Most of these events are coordinated more directly via Signal groups: send us an email to get the details.

Weekly Meet-ups

Running Group

The running group meets on weekends at the Donauinsel for runs, either in the morning or evening depending on the temperature. Coordinated via Signal group.
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Monthly Meet-ups

Monthly Stammtisch (Pub Night)

We meet for a monthly pub night the second Wednesday of every month from 18:30 on, usually near Schottentor. This is a casual chance to meet your fellow PhD Students & Reps, as well as bring up any topics you think we should know about.

Hiking Group

A group of PhD students is hiking all the city of Vienna’s hiking trails (Stadtwanderwege) together on Sundays. Coordinated via Signal group.
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Bouldering Group

A chance to meet up with other PhD students who enjoy bouldering and are looking for buddies. Coordinated via Signal group.
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Scientists for Inclusion Journal Club

This club was started by VDS-Physics students to read papers about inclusion and diversity-related topics, but is open to any interested PhD or MSc students. Coordinated via mailing list.


Seminar Retreats

Roughly twice per year, we organise a weekend away in Lower Austria to discuss important topics, have website hackathons and get to know each other. Some fun – sauna, hiking, bowling is also involved 🙂 We announce these retreats in advance via our newsletter.