Research News

The university management organises a research prize for academics to support exceptional research projects outside the mainstream

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Honourable Commitment: Paderborn Professor Receives Women's Prize

Prof. Dr. Elisa Klapheck, Professor of Jewish Studies at Paderborn University, has been awarded the Marie Juchacz Women's Prize 2024 by the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The award honors her commitment to women's rights and equality between men and women.

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"Teaching about the others in Christianity and Islam"

German Research Foundation funds interreligious research network at Paderborn University

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Paderborn University-led university alliance plans international campus: locations in nine European countries

Kick-off am 18. März

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Prof. Dr Matthias Bauer, Prof. Dr Claudia Schmidt, Prof. Dr Werner Homberg, Prof. Dr Elmar Moritzer, Prof. Dr Eric Bodden and Prof. Dr Christian Plessl have been elected to the various committees

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Doing a doctorate at Paderborn University: Nacaps survey provides data on the doctoral situation for the first time

Designed as a longitudinal study by the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), doctoral candidates and doctoral graduates in Germany are surveyed on their doctoral conditions, career intentions and career paths as well as general living conditions.

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Paderborn physicists develop new solar cell

Physicists at Paderborn University have used complex computer simulations to develop a new design for significantly more efficient solar cells than previously available.

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Measuring the properties of light: Scientists realise new method for determining quantum states

The ability to characterise optical quantum states makes the method an essential tool for quantum information processing.

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Safe and environmentally friendly recycling of ships: Paderborn University involved in international AI research project

Researchers at Paderborn University are involved in a pioneering Europe-wide project seeking to improve safety, health and environmental standards in ship recycling.

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Green fuel to overcome energy shortages: Dr Ying Pan receives postdoctoral fellowship from Paderborn University

Natural scientist Dr Ying Pan has been awarded the Paderborn University's Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 and can therefore look forward to monthly funding of 2,400 euros for a period of 18 months.

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Ministry of Culture sponsors research project "L:IKE - Intangible Cultural Heritage Learning Workshop" at Paderborn University

On behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW NRW), researchers at Paderborn University are investigating how intangible cultural heritage can be specifically taught in schools.

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New supercomputer for Paderborn University

Paderborn University has concluded a purchase agreement with the company pro-com DATENSYSTEME GmbH for the installation of a further HPC system based on the next generation of AMD processors.

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Futuristic shape-shifters: algorithmic foundations for novel programmable matter

The CIRPROM research project ("Algorithmic foundations for circuit-based programmable matter"), led by Prof Dr Scheideler, is being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with around 350,000 euros until 2027.

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"Find the best route as quickly as possible every day"

With the steadily increasing integration of artificial intelligence into everyday life, it becomes increasingly important to ask how trustworthy these technologies are. The Research Training Group for Trustworthy AI Technology ‘DataNinja’ aims to contribute to this with various projects. One project is the Real-time Configuration of Algorithms with Multi-armed Bandits (EKAmBa).

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Honouring outstanding achievements

Exceptional research topics, outstanding dissertations and particular social commitment – every year, Paderborn University recognises the particular achievements of its students and young research talent. Eleven academics received awards at this year’s New Year’s reception.

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