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Mul­ti­lin­gual par­ti­cipants wanted: How cre­at­ive are chil­dren in lan­guage ac­quis­i­tion?

Study is being conducted in the "SprachSpielLabor" at Paderborn University

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Start of the sum­mer semester: More than 900 stu­dents be­gin their stud­ies at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Wednesday, 8 April, marked the beginning of an important phase in the lives of many new faces at Paderborn University. A total of 928 students (provisional status) were welcomed in lecture theatre G.

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In­tel­li­gent product pass­port for cir­cu­lar products in the man­u­fac­tur­ing in­dustry

Science and industry work on new AI solution for product development

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New in the sum­mer semester 2026: Pub­lic lec­ture pro­gramme at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

In the summer semester, Paderborn University is once again inviting all interested parties to various public lecture series on numerous socially relevant topics. Teaching staff and researchers from the university's five faculties, as well as external experts, will address a wide range of scientific aspects each week.

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"gr33nUP": New pro­ject at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sup­ports sus­tain­able busi­ness mod­els

Paderborn University is launching a new project called "gr33nUP" to support sustainable entrepreneurship. The aim is to support companies in systematically integrating sustainability into their business models.

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"Core" renov­a­tion: Stair­wells and lifts in build­ing sec­tions B, C and H closed from mid-April to Oc­to­ber

Three of the so-called "cores" of Paderborn University, i.e. the areas of the lifts and connections with staircases between the buildings, will be closed from 13 April until probably October.

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Sus­tain­able cycle for hy­dro­gen pro­duc­tion: pro­ject launch at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Making the hydrogen value chain more sustainable and reducing dependence on critical raw materials - these are the aims of a new research project involving the Advanced Systems Engineering group at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute (HNI) at Paderborn University.

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity in­nov­a­tion pro­ject turns stu­dent work in­to re­search pa­pers

Teaching materials from #myfirstresearchpaper now freely available on ORCA.nrw and twillo

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Study on the im­pact of smart­phones on at­ten­tion

Paderborn in the New York Times

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Call for ap­plic­a­tions: Prizes for in­nov­a­tion and qual­ity im­prove­ment in teach­ing

This year, the university management is once again organising awards for innovation and quality in teaching. All teaching staff are encouraged to take part in the competition for the "Teaching Award for Early-Career Researchers" or the "Award for Innovation and Quality Improvement in Teaching".

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How ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence does not be­come a cli­mate driver: In­ter­na­tion­al light­house pro­ject shows solu­tions

Paderborn University leads the development of smart chips for greater energy efficiency

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Kur­sleitende ge­sucht

Schwimmen, FLINTA*-Fitness, HYROX, Padel, Tennis und Recharge

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity car park tem­por­ar­ily closed from 23 to 25 March

Paderborn University's multi-storey car park will be completely closed all day from Monday, 23 March to Wednesday, 25 March. The reason for this is routine maintenance work.

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Ex­cel­lence Start-up Centre.OWL takes stock after six years

230 start-ups and entrepreneurship, more than 1000 new jobs: The end of 2025 also marked the end of the funding period for the "Excellence Start-up Centre.OWL" (ESC.OWL) project, which has significantly shaped the start-up scene in Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) since 2019.

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New ap­plic­a­tion phase for the OWL Study Fund's Deutsch­land­sti­pen­di­um schol­ar­ship be­gins

Students already enrolled at Paderborn University and future students can now apply for a Deutschlandstipendium scholarship from the OWL Study Fund Foundation until 5 May. The scholarships amount to 3600 euros per year and are awarded irrespective of income.

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