News

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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"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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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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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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"Cli­mate fin­an­cing needs a 'green' so­ci­ety"

Interview with Paderborn sociologist Dr Lisa Knoll

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Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence: de­vel­op­ing ex­plan­a­tions to­geth­er

After four years of intensive research, the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio 318 "Constructing Explainability" is taking stock at the end of the first DFG funding phase.

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity artists ex­hib­it works at the Fed­er­al Of­fice for Build­ing and Re­gion­al Plan­ning

International competition "Art in architecture"

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E-books with a learn­ing ef­fect: in­ter­na­tion­al re­search team de­vel­ops di­git­al chil­dren's books

A team of researchers from Paderborn University and participating universities in Norway, the Netherlands, Turkey and Malta have developed animated e-books for three to five-year-olds in ten different languages as part of a project funded by the EU with around 400,000 euros.

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