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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity once again achieves very good res­ults in the Shang­hai sub­ject rank­ing

In this year's edition of the renowned "Global Ranking of Academic Subjects" (GRAS), also known as the "Shanghai Subject Ranking", Paderborn University once again achieves very good rankings.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Selina Härtel): Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer (left) and Prof. Dr. Ilkhomjon Tukhtasinov at the signing of the "Memorandum of Understanding".

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity and Uzbek­istan State World Lan­guages Uni­ver­sity sign memor­andum of un­der­stand­ing

On Thursday, 20 November, Prof. Dr. Ilkhomjon Tukhtasinov, Rector of the Uzbekistan State World Languages University in Tashkent, visited Paderborn University and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University President Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer.

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Image photo (TRR 318, Mike-Denis Müller): The joint research area of Paderborn University and Bielefeld University focuses on research into social artificial intelligence.

Ma­jor suc­cess for Pader­born and Biele­feld re­search in­to so­cial ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

German Research Foundation extends Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 318 ‘Constructing Explainability’

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Photo (Paderborn University, Johanna Pietsch): (from left) Dr Annika Hegemann, Central Equal Opportunities Officer, Laura Maring, Diversity Officer, and Prof Dr Matthias Bauer, President of Paderborn University, present the poster with which the University is now visibly part of the "RESPECT!" campaign.

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity joins "RE­SPECT! cam­paign" and or­gan­ises "Com­ing out Days"

A strong signal for respectful cooperation

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Ex­cel­lent ha­bil­it­a­tion hon­oured: Dr Hendrik Schlieper re­ceives Elise Richter Prize

The "Deutsche Romanistikverband" (DRV / German Romance Studies Association) awards the Elise Richter Prize for outstanding doctorates and habilitations. This year, Dr. Hendrik Schlieper from the Institute for German Language and Comparative Literature received the prestigious award for his habilitation thesis.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Lisa Rempe/Larissa Eikermann): The museum case on the topic "The influence of Edgar Allan Poe on the works of Léon Spilliaert - 'Light and shadow, beautiful and grotesque'" by Tilman Storch.

"Land­scapes of the Soul": Pader­born Uni­ver­sity stu­dents ex­hib­it five mu­seum cases at the Arp Mu­seum

On Sunday, 23 November, the Arp Museum will open the exhibition "Landscapes of the Soul James Ensor – Claude Monet – Léon Spilliaert". Also showcased: five museum cases from Paderborn University, which were created as part of a joint teaching project between the subject areas of art and French in collaboration with the Belgium Centre.

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Fund­ing for mu­si­co­lo­gic­al pro­jects: Call for pro­pos­als for the "NF­DI4­Cul­ture Mu­sic Awards 2025"

We are looking for projects and academic works that deal with musicological topics or the cultural subject of music.

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From idea to game: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity opens in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary games and VR lab for re­search and teach­ing

Gambling in the name of science? Paderborn University's answer to this is a resounding "yes". On Wednesday, 8 October, it celebrated the reopening of the GamesLab and the institution of the VR Lab - an experimental playground for virtual reality (VR).

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New in the winter semester 2025/26: Pub­lic lec­ture pro­gramme at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

In the winter semester 2025/26, Paderborn University is once again inviting all interested parties to various lecture series on numerous socially relevant topics. Lecturers and researchers from the five faculties as well as external experts will deal with a wide range of scientific aspects every week.

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EU pro­ject "IN­NOVADE": Op­por­tun­it­ies and risks of di­git­al tech­no­lo­gies for demo­cracy

Paderborn scientists lead interdisciplinary study

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Symbolic image (Paderborn University, Pollmeier): Explaining and understanding are always a question of perspective.

Un­der­stand­ing as a goal: sci­ent­ists de­vel­op concept for ex­plain­able ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

We now encounter artificial intelligence (AI) almost everywhere. However, it is often difficult to understand the decisions made by AI. In the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio (TRR) 318 at Paderborn University and Bielefeld University, researchers are therefore working on making explanatory processes more understandable for users.

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North Rhine-West­phalia strengthens every­day in­teg­rated lan­guage edu­ca­tion in day­care centres - Pader­born re­search­er sup­ports sci­entif­ic…

When it comes to early childhood education, the state government prioritises the promotion of language skills among the youngest children in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is therefore driving forward the further development of language education integrated into everyday life.

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Dead­line ex­ten­ded: study entry for last-minute stu­dents at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

The regular application deadline for the winter semester 2025/26 at Paderborn University ends on Sunday, 21 September. However, for those interested in studying at short notice, there is still the opportunity to apply for admission-free degree programmes until 15 October.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Adelheid Rutenburges): Prof Dr Iris Kruse from Paderborn University.

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity re­search­er chairs the jury of crit­ics for the Ger­man Youth Lit­er­at­ure Prize

Announcement of the award winners at the Frankfurt Book Fair

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Photo (private): PD. Dr Lisa Knoll from the Paderborn University.

"Cli­mate fin­an­cing needs a 'green' so­ci­ety"

Interview with Paderborn sociologist Dr Lisa Knoll

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