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Work­place AI in the fin­an­cial sec­tor

Analysis reveals barriers to use in everyday working life

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Fu­ture-proof product de­vel­op­ment: re­search pro­ject on port­fo­lio plan­ning enters its second round

Paderborn University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology continue their collaboration

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Two AI roboters

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity part of European AI net­work of ex­cel­lence

Paderborn University becomes a founding member of the "ELLIS Unit NRW" research unit. ELLIS ("European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems") is a European network of excellence that brings together leading AI researchers and aims to strengthen Europe's international competitiveness in AI research. The network is organised in units, the so-called "ELLIS Units". The ELLIS Unit NRW, whose co-director is professor Dr Axel-Cyrille Ngonga…

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Sci­ent­ist at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity is Deputy Chair­wo­man of the BM­LEH Ad­vis­ory Board for Ag­ri­cul­tur­al Policy, Nu­tri­tion and Con­sumer…

Professor Dr Anette Buyken, nutritionist at Paderborn University, has been appointed Deputy Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Nutrition and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs (BMLEH).

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Wel­come to Pader­born Uni­ver­sity: 30 new em­ploy­ees wel­comed

At a welcome event, 30 new employees were welcomed to Paderborn University by University President Dr Matthias Bauer and Simone Probst, Vice-President for Finances and Human Resources.

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Digital information event on 2 June - applications possible until 1 July

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Cam­pus Cham­pi­ons 2026 starts in­to the new edi­tion, be part of it!

On the big tournament day on the sports campus, we invite you not only to gamble and watch, but also to linger over drinks, good food and small games. In addition to the familiar sports, there will be two new sports this year. You can also look forward to - Hyrox by CrossFitbox Paderborn - Football tennis - fitness festival You can find more information here.

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Re­cog­nising heavy metals in soil and wa­ter: New meth­od for on-site ana­lys­is

As part of an international team, scientists from Paderborn University have developed a new method to quickly and accurately detect toxic arsenic variants in soil and water. The study, which was published in the journal "Nanoscale" of the Royal Society of Chemistry, shows how simple technologies can replace expensive laboratory procedures and enable rapid on-site analyses.

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Mass start DHM Relay OL 2026 (Photo: Heiko Appelbaum)

High praise for event in Paderborn and Bad Lippspringe

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From left: Felix Meyer, Nele Weike & Miriam Stumpe are delighted with the honours (Photo: Dennis Kehne)

Pader­born East­er Run 2026: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity once again im­presses with strong team per­form­ance

Once again in top form: Paderborn University demonstrated its sporting strength at the traditional Paderborn Easter Run with two victories in the company cup ranking and numerous other top placings. The successful runners were honoured at an official award ceremony on Monday, 11 May, in the building of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of East Westphalia in Bielefeld. In the "5 km mixed" category, the Paderborn University team of Felix…

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Between the classroom and the nurs­ery: so­cial dif­fer­ences in di­git­al skills are in­creas­ing

The social differences in the digital skills of eighth-graders have widened significantly over the past ten years. This is shown by a new analysis by the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Educational Research and Information, Goethe University Frankfurt and Paderborn University.

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Re­gis­tra­tion for edY­OU­cate@UPB 2026 launched: Uni­ver­sity as a demo­crat­ic space in fo­cus

Paderborn University invites you to edYOUcate@UPB 2026 on 23 June. Under the motto "University as a democratic space. Learning democracy - teaching democracy", teaching staff, students and employees will discuss current issues in higher education and work together to shape the teaching of tomorrow.

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50 years of LWF: Labor­at­ory for Ma­ter­i­als and Join­ing Tech­no­logy cel­eb­rates its an­niversary

A reason to celebrate: the Laboratory for Materials and Joining Technology (LWF) at Paderborn University can look back on 50 successful years of research, teaching and technology transfer in 2026. On Friday, 8 May, the anniversary was celebrated at a festive event with over 300 representatives from politics, research and industry in the PaderHalle.

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NeMo con­tin­ues the test drive cycle in Pader­born

Further future activities in the future neighbourhood in the city of Paderborn

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STADTRADELN 2026 - Werde Teil des Uni-Teams!

Auch in diesem Jahr geht das Uni-Team wieder an den Start. Und wir brauchen dich für unser Team! Vom 10.05. - 30.05.2026 sammeln wir gemeinsam Kilometer fürs Team und für den Klimaschutz. Alles weiteren Infos zur Anmeldung und zur Aktion gibt´s hier.

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