Paderborn University is once again represented in the subject rankings of the World University Rankings of the British higher education magazine "Times Higher Education" (THE) and has once again achieved very good results in several disciplines in the 2026 edition.
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.
State Parliament President André Kuper and State Secretary for Sport and Volunteering Andrea Milz have awarded the North Rhine-Westphalia State Prize for Sports Science. The award winners also include Prof Dr Miriam Kehne and Prof (em.) Dr Wolf-Dietrich Brettschneider from the "Sport & Health" department at Paderborn University.
23.01.2026
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Research,
International,
Transfer,
Press release,
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS),
Faculty of Science,
Department of Physics
20.01.2026
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Research,
Transfer,
Artificial Intelligence,
Press release,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Institut für Germanistik und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft,
Psycholinguistik (Rohlfing)
19.01.2026
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Universität Paderborn,
Award Winner,
Festivity,
Press release,
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Faculty of Science,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
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.
16.01.2026
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Sustainability,
Research,
Transfer,
News,
FastGate - Autonomie auf dem Flughafen-Vorfeld / Intelligentes Monitoring und Management von automatisierten Prozeduren auf dem Flugfeld
During a visit to Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, NRW Transport Minister Oliver Krischer learned about current decarbonisation measures and planned innovations. Prof. Dr. René Fahr, Vice-President for Transfer and Sustainability, presented the "Innovation Airport PAD" initiative.
This year, students at Paderborn University once again have the opportunity to have their projects and ideas financially supported and thus realised with the help of quality improvement funds (QVM). Interested project groups can submit their applications to the responsible commission via the faculties by 31 May.
Die Bewerbungsphase für das Stipendienprogramm „NRWTalente – Region OWL“ ist in vollem Gange. Noch bis zum 30. Januar haben engagierte Schüler*innen ab der achten Klasse die Chance, sich zu bewerben.
Prof. Dr. Lars Libuda, nutrition scientist at Paderborn University, has been appointed as a member of the Commission on Evidence-Based Methods in Risk Assessment at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin.
Pupils and prospective students can experience Paderborn University live on Thursday, 15 January 2026, from 8 am to 2 pm: With the "Campus Day", the university offers interested parties a varied programme where visitors can get a taste of degree programmes, talk to students and take part in real courses.
