The winners will be announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Friday, 18 October

Ceremony in the town hall, registration deadline extended until 25 October

The Margarete Schrader Prize for Literature is the only major literary prize in Germany to be awarded by a university.

Prof Dr Norbert Otto Eke, researcher at Paderborn University, has been elected Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the NRW state government for the award of the title ‘Professor’ until the end of March 2026.

The regular application deadline for the 2024/25 winter semester at Paderborn University ends on Saturday, 21 September. This semester, however, there is also the opportunity for last-minute prospective students to apply for admission-free degree programmes until 15 October.

Scientists at Paderborn University support nutrition education for children and young people with ‘SMART-EAT’

Of pedagogical practice and friendship

Applications are still possible until 21 September

Many researchers already make use of the opportunities to publish research results in freely accessible public publication options. However, current survey results from the OASE research project show that many existing offers are not yet well known. The project examines the existing open access culture and identifies further needs.

The World Philosophy Congress recently took place in Rome with the theme "Philosophy across Boundaries". The internationally recognised Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize​​​​​​​ was awarded as part of the event. Prof Dr Marie Pauline Eboh and Prof Dr Concha Roldán Panadero are this year's prizewinners.

New publication examines the poetics of the ‘sense of self’

‘Philosophy across Boundaries’ is the theme of the international philosophy congress in Rome, which will be attended by around 5,000 representatives from all over the world from 1 to 8 August.

Paderborn University is the first university to use the ‘DigitalSchoolStory’ in the teacher training programme in the field of special needs education

From August 12 to 16, students in grades three to seven will experience an adventurous program on campus. Registrations are possible until August 1.