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Pader­born-based eco­nom­ics ex­pert ap­poin­ted to in­ter­na­tion­al sci­entif­ic ad­vis­ory board

Prof. Dr Caren Sureth-Sloane, an economist at Paderborn University, has been appointed as one of a total of 22 researchers to the international scientific advisory board of ‘Open Research Europe’, or ORE for short.

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Great­er di­git­al sov­er­eignty: con­crete meas­ures for polit­ics, busi­ness and so­ci­ety

cum ratione and the Software Innovation Lab at Paderborn University present recommendations for action

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A sports sci­ent­ist from Pader­born is the deputy chair of the Sci­entif­ic Ad­vis­ory Board of the Fed­er­al In­sti­tute for Sports Sci­ence

Prof. Dr Sabine Radtke, professor of inclusion in sport at Paderborn University, has been elected Deputy Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Institute for Sports Science (BISp).

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To mark World Men­tal Health Day

Every year, 10 October is dedicated to mental wellbeing: On World Mental Health Day, proclaimed by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), attention is drawn to people’s mental wellbeing across the globe.

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Ma­gic­al Math­em­at­ics: Re­search­ers at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity lead a pro­ject on pu­pils’ mo­tiv­a­tion to learn

As part of the new research project ‘Mathematics in a Game-based Immersive Context for Schools’ (MaGICS), led by Paderborn University, researchers are exploring a new approach: intelligent technologies that support pupils in practising maths. They are developing an interactive educational game, thereby further expanding the possibilities for motivation and support in learning situations.

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NeMo aims to make autonom­ous mo­bil­ity a real­ity

Hochstift is set to become a region that leads the way

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Break­ing words down to learn bet­ter: How know­ledge of word struc­ture and lan­guage skills are linked in chil­dren

Joint meta-analysis by researchers from Paderborn and Munich published

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THE Rank­ing 2027: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity among the top 650 uni­ver­sit­ies

Paderborn University is ranked amongst the top 650 universities worldwide in the ‘Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027’. In an international comparison of 2,297 universities from 118 countries and territories, it is ranked in the 601–650 band.

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Quantum com­mu­nic­a­tion: New meth­od gen­er­ates photons that are vir­tu­ally in­dis­tin­guish­able

Working in close collaboration, researchers from Paderborn University, the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have made a significant breakthrough in the field of quantum communication.

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Re­search prize for an ap­proach to tack­ling un­wanted biofoul­ing on med­ic­al and tech­nic­al products

In chemical plants, pipework or on artificial heart valves, thin layers of proteins, polymers or other substances are continuously deposited. To date, there have been no suitable models for predicting the interaction between surfaces, liquids and flows in real time. Scientists at the University of Paderborn are therefore developing a machine learning model that predicts these unwanted deposits on medical and industrial products.

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Pro­tec­tion against cy­ber-at­tacks: New DFG Re­search Unit in­vest­ig­ates the re­si­li­ence of in­teg­rated tech­nic­al sys­tems to at­tacks

Attacks on substations, cyberattacks on public authorities, drones flying over airports: critical infrastructure is increasingly becoming a target for criminals. So-called cyber-physical systems – that is, technical devices in which software and machines communicate with one another in real time via the internet – are particularly at risk.

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity rep­res­en­ted in the 2026 Shang­hai Sub­ject Rank­ings with three sub­jects

Paderborn University has once again achieved excellent rankings in the 2026 ‘Global Ranking of Academic Subjects’ (GRAS), also known as the Shanghai Subject Ranking.

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Bridges in­stead of bor­ders: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity launches new ‘Be­ne­lux Stud­ies’ centre

Through this new centre, Paderborn University will in future bring together research, teaching and knowledge transfer relating to the Benelux region (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg).

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Photo (Paderborn University, Thorsten Hennig): Offering their congratulations on behalf of the district of Höxter were: (from left to right) Marc Schüle (Paderborn University), Carsten Koch (HEGLA), Annette Mühlenhoff (Paderborn District), Bernd Schäfers-Maiwald (dSPACE), Eva Thöne (Vauth Sagel), Thorsten Heggen (VerbundVolksbank OWL), Robert Siemensmeyer (City of Paderborn), Sylvia Looks (CLAAS Foundation) and Prof. Dr Fahr (Paderborn University).

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity awards the Busi­ness Spon­sor­ship Award to more than 270 pu­pils

Award for outstanding achievement in STEM subjects

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Mil­lions in fund­ing for bet­ter com­puter sci­ence teach­ing: First na­tion­wide doc­tor­al pro­gramme in com­puter sci­ence edu­ca­tion

Thanks to funding from the Carl Zeiss Foundation, a doctoral programme in computer science education – the only one of its kind in Germany – is being established across six university campuses in five federal states. The aim is to strengthen research, professional development and cross-regional networking in computer science education in the long term.

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