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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): (from left) Archbishop Dr. Udo Markus Bentz, Prof. Dr. Nicole Priesching, Reinhold Harnisch, Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer and Dr. Christine Hartig.

Study on the ab­use of minors in the Arch­diocese of Pader­born: res­ults re­veal spir­als of cov­er-up

The results were presented to the public on Thursday, 12 March.

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European Her­it­age La­bel for the Pader: City and Pader­born Uni­ver­sity are de­lighted with the award

The European Commission has honoured the "Urban River Landscape Pader" in Paderborn with the European Heritage Label (EHL).

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Start­ing sig­nal for new com­pet­ence centre for lan­guage pro­mo­tion in Hesse: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity takes over sci­entif­ic man­age­ment

Paderborn University and "Qualität in Kitas Onlineakademie GmbH" are starting to set up the Hessian "Kinder.Sprachen.Zukunft" competence centre for language education and support in early childhood.

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Re­search team at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity de­vel­ops a pro­to­type for meas­ur­ing di­git­al demo­cracy

Development of the Digital Democracy Score (DDS) as part of the EU project “INNOVADE”

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Photo (Paderborn University, Felix Thielemann): Dr Tillmann Heise and Prof Dr Claudia Öhlschläger are researching the connections between stereotyping and resentment.

Are re­sent­ment and ste­reo­types on the rise? In­ter­view with Prof Dr Claudia Öhlschläger and Dr Till­mann Heise

Prof Dr Claudia Öhlschläger and Dr Tillmann Heise conduct research at the Paderborn Institute of German and Comparative Literature on the connections between stereotyping and resentment, among other things. In this interview, they talk about how existing cultural and political stereotypes are not only reinforced and legitimised in literature, but also potentially challenged and possibly even revoked.

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Present­a­tion of res­ults "Sexu­al vi­ol­ence against minors in the Arch­diocese of Pader­born. A his­tor­ic­al in­vest­ig­a­tion (1941-2002)"

The results will be presented on Thursday, 12 March, from 3 to 5 p.m. in room Q0.101 at Paderborn University.

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Photo (private): Prof Dr Sven Lindberg from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

Why we can hardly find peace without a "second screen"

In the Spotify original podcast "Wissen Weekly", Paderborn psychologist Prof. Dr. Sven Lindberg talks about why we rarely watch series without a mobile phone, what this has to do with our reward system - and why our brain urgently needs rest periods.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): How can robots and children learn together? This is what the Psycholinguistics group at Paderborn University is investigating.

Par­ti­cipants wanted: How can ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence sup­port chil­dren in lan­guage ac­quis­i­tion?

Paderborn University group conducts study

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Keynote speaker Prof Dr Michaela Vogt (2nd from left) and the Executive Board of Paderborn University (from left): Prof Dr René Fahr, Vice President for Transfer and Sustainability, Prof Dr Matthias Bauer, Simone Probst, Vice President for Business and Human Resources Management, Prof Dr Thomas Tröster, Prof Dr Beate Flath, Vice President for Teaching, Studies and Quality Management and Prof Dr Heike Trautmann, Vice President for International Relations.

"A glam­our that nev­er fades": Pader­born Uni­ver­sity's New Year's Wel­come 2026

On Sunday, 18 January, Paderborn University celebrated its traditional New Year's reception with around 400 guests from academia, business and politics in the Auditorium maximum.

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Photo (Christopher Kolbe): Graduates of the Bachelor's degree programmes on the Day of Economics 2025.

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity hon­ours gradu­ates

In the winter semester 2025/26, Paderborn University once again held a graduation ceremony for numerous graduates from the Faculties of Business Administration and Economics, Natural Sciences, Cultural Studies and the PLAZ - Professional School of Education. In addition to certificates, several prizes were also awarded for special commitment or outstanding theses.

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Ap­ply now and get star­ted in the new year: Sum­mer semester 2026 at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Thinking about tomorrow now: The application phase for the 2026 summer semester at Paderborn University is now open.

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Di­versity in the classroom: New re­search pro­ject aims to de­vel­op strategies for teach­ers

How can lessons be organised effectively and at the same time take into account the diversity of different learning groups? An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Universities of Cologne, Bielefeld and Paderborn is addressing this question in a new joint project.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Madita Schmalenstroer): (from left) Davina Stiller, Prof Dr Matthias Bauer, Alice Joy Cox and Prof Dr Jörn Steigerwald.

Itali­an Con­sul vis­its Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

On Thursday, 4 December, Alice Joy Cox, Consul at the Italian Consulate in Dortmund, visited Paderborn University. The focus of the visit was on Paderborn University's cooperation with Italy, particularly within the framework of the Erasmus programmes and the European University Alliance COLOURS.

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Screenshot (Paderborn University): Artists from OWL have a new contact point at Paderborn University with "DISCLOSED".

Mu­sic from OWL in the spot­light - High-qual­ity pro­duc­tion, vis­ible world­wide

Paderborn University creates new platform for artists

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Photo (Ralf Brachtendorf): The project participants and representatives from MKW NRW are delighted with the successful completion of the "L:IKE - Intangible Cultural Heritage Learning Workshop" research project.

From fairy tales to mod­ern dance: cul­tur­al her­it­age lives on in the classroom

Paderborn research project realises concrete teaching series and materials

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