Re­search News

The gender factor in re­search

New BMBF-funded project at Paderborn University's Centre for Gender Studies offers support for all disciplines

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Mul­ti­lin­gual­ism in mu­ni­cip­al day-care centres - City of Co­logne and Pader­born Uni­ver­sity launch eval­u­ation

A comprehensive survey on the topic of multilingualism in the city's daycare centres is being conducted in cooperation between the Office for Children, Youth and Family of the City of Cologne and Paderborn University.

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity Achieves Good Po­s­i­tion in the "Times High­er Edu­ca­tion World Uni­ver­sity Rank­ing 2025"

Since its last participation in the THE ranking, Paderborn University has achieved significant improvements in all indicators.

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New nu­tri­tion study starts at the be­gin­ning of the semester: stu­dents aged 18 to 25 wanted

Fit for university with the right breakfast?

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BMBF's Start­chan­cen pro­gramme: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist is a pro­ject part­ner

The Startchancen programme, which is funded by the federal and state governments to the tune of 20 billion euros over ten years and was launched on 1 August, aims to take a pioneering approach to decouple educational success from social background and ensure greater equality of opportunity.

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Ger­many’s first photon­ic quantum com­puter per­form­ing cal­cu­la­tions in Pader­born

Researchers at Paderborn University highlight their pioneering role in the development of light-based quantum technologies

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Start-up Mon­it­or 2024: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity is one of the TOP 10 start-up uni­ver­sit­ies in Ger­many

Paderborn University produces an above-average number of founders, according to the latest Start-up Monitor, which was recently published by the German Start-up Association.

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"Mar­garete Schrader Prize for Lit­er­at­ure" 2024 of Pader­born Uni­ver­sity for Mar­tin Beck­er

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

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist ad­vises state gov­ern­ment as new chair­man

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.

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Sci­ent­ists de­vel­op new re­cyc­ling pro­cess for biobased plastic

‘The future of the plastics industry essentially depends on the development of sustainable polymer materials that are obtained from renewable raw materials and are suitable for chemical recycling as part of a circular economy.’

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity Awards Busi­ness Spon­sor­ship Prize to Over 300 Pu­pils

Award for Special Achievements in the Natural Sciences

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Top In­ter­na­tion­al Math­em­aticians Meet in Pader­born

Kick-off Conference of the New Collaborative Research Centre

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More move­ment in the classroom: Pader­born stu­dents give re­com­mend­a­tions for ac­tion

Height-adjustable furniture, designated movement zones and more: sports students at Paderborn University have developed recommendations for action for movement-orientated classroom design in primary schools as part of a seminar. They have now presented these to experts from various sectors - from schools, trades and architecture to municipal administration - and discussed them with them. The next step is to incorporate the results into everyday…

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ERC Grant for out­stand­ing re­search awar­ded to Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist

For his research work in the field of computer science, Junior Professor Dr Sebastian Peitz from Paderborn University has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant worth 1.5 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC).

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Sig­nal gen­er­at­or sets com­pletely new stand­ards

Paderborn University research project presents product at the European Microwave Week

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