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Latest press releases

29.01.2026

Paderborn University successful across disciplines in "THE World University Subject Ranking 2025"

27.01.2026

E-motors from the 3D printer

23.01.2026

North Rhine-Westphalia 2026 State Prize for Sports Science: Two Paderborn University researchers honoured

23.01.2026

Inspired by the octopus: Active nano-optics enable photonic skin

20.01.2026

Participants wanted: How can artificial intelligence support children in language acquisition?

19.01.2026

"A glamour that never fades": Paderborn University's New Year's Welcome 2026

05.01.2026

Paderborn University prepares SMEs for cyber security

05.01.2026

Best educational opportunities for pupils: application phase for ‘NRWTalente – Region OWL’ now open

19.12.2025

Scientist from Paderborn University appointed as commission member at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

19.12.2025

From the classroom to the university: Campus day at Paderborn University

18.12.2025

Support for the German automotive industry: research project produces new platform for digital services

18.12.2025

Excellent teaching at Paderborn University: Executive Board awards funding and teaching prizes to six projects

18.12.2025

Paderborn University honours graduates

15.12.2025

Light for future optical technologies: Successful conclusion of the Collaborative Research Centre TRR 142

12.12.2025

Parliamentary State Secretary Matthias Hauer hands over funding decision to Paderborn University

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Quantum research

Research into the smallest particles of light has been one of the profile areas of Paderborn University for many years. Experts conduct top-level basic research in order to make concrete applications a reality. In this way, they decisively advance international quantum research. Press releases on the topic.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence has long been a part of our lives. At Paderborn University, scientists from various disciplines are researching the fundamentals and effects of AI in order to make human-machine interaction usable and transparent for society.

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High Performance Computing

The "Noctua 2" supercomputer is the heart of Paderborn University's high-performance computing centre. Researchers throughout Germany use the computing capacities to conduct science at the highest level. Paderborn scientists use high-performance computing to set international standards in computer systems research.

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Energy research in Paderborn

Rising global energy demand, limited resources and climate change are posing new challenges for politics, science, business and industry, but also for citizens. They give reason to think today about the energy supply of tomorrow.

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Press releases on quantum research and AI

20.01.2026

Participants wanted: How can artificial intelligence support children in language acquisition?

15.12.2025

Light for future optical technologies: Successful conclusion of the Collaborative Research Centre TRR 142

09.12.2025

Paderborn scientist becomes committee member of international association for Electrical Engineering and Electronics

27.11.2025

Nature publication: Progress towards the quantum internet

21.11.2025

Major success for Paderborn and Bielefeld research into social artificial intelligence

10.11.2025

High-performance computing in Paderborn: new ‘Otus’ supercomputer put into operation

25.09.2025

Germany instead of America: Paderborn University physicist receives 1.2 million grant for quantum research

24.09.2025

Understanding as a goal: scientists develop concept for explainable artificial intelligence

09.09.2025

Artificial intelligence: developing explanations together

05.09.2025

Paderborn scientist presents quantum research to Federal Chancellor and NRW state government

14.08.2025

New technology for safe autonomous driving: Predicting pedestrian behaviour using AI and avoiding accidents

29.07.2025

Phoenix: Paderborn scientists develop new open source programme for quantum physics

17.07.2025

AI study shows: Warnings often miss their target

14.07.2025

Paderborn scientist honoured with another ERC grant

21.05.2025

Photon manipulation close to absolute zero: New record in the processing of individual light particles

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Key Facts

Paderborn University

Paderborn University is one of the medium-sized universities in Germany. Our five faculties - Cultural Studies, Economics, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences as well as Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics - offer 70 degree programmes. Our university has established itself in profile areas with internationally recognised cutting-edge research. The development of sustainable solutions for the pressing challenges of our time characterises research at Paderborn University. Through cooperation with other universities, companies and research associations, we are networked nationwide and internationally.

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Latest press releases

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity suc­cess­ful across dis­cip­lines in "THE World Uni­ver­sity Sub­ject Rank­ing 2025"

E-mo­tors from the 3D print­er

North Rhine-West­phalia 2026 State Prize for Sports Sci­ence: Two Pader­born Uni­ver­sity re­search­ers hon­oured

In­spired by the oc­topus: Act­ive nano-op­tics en­able photon­ic skin

Par­ti­cipants wanted: How can ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence sup­port chil­dren in lan­guage ac­quis­i­tion?

"A glam­our that nev­er fades": Pader­born Uni­ver­sity's New Year's Wel­come 2026

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity pre­pares SMEs for cy­ber se­cur­ity

Best edu­ca­tion­al op­por­tun­it­ies for pu­pils: ap­plic­a­tion phase for ‘N­R­WTal­ente – Re­gion OWL’ now open

Sci­ent­ist from Pader­born Uni­ver­sity ap­poin­ted as com­mis­sion mem­ber at the Fed­er­al In­sti­tute for Risk As­sess­ment

From the classroom to the uni­ver­sity: Cam­pus day at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Sup­port for the Ger­man auto­mot­ive in­dustry: re­search pro­ject pro­duces new plat­form for di­git­al ser­vices

Ex­cel­lent teach­ing at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity: Ex­ec­ut­ive Board awards fund­ing and teach­ing prizes to six pro­jects

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity hon­ours gradu­ates

Light for fu­ture op­tic­al tech­no­lo­gies: Suc­cess­ful con­clu­sion of the Col­lab­or­at­ive Re­search Centre TRR 142

Par­lia­ment­ary State Sec­ret­ary Mat­thi­as Hauer hands over fund­ing de­cision to Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Quantum re­search

Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

High Per­form­ance Com­put­ing

En­ergy re­search in Pader­born

Press releases on quantum research and AI

Par­ti­cipants wanted: How can ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence sup­port chil­dren in lan­guage ac­quis­i­tion?

Light for fu­ture op­tic­al tech­no­lo­gies: Suc­cess­ful con­clu­sion of the Col­lab­or­at­ive Re­search Centre TRR 142

Pader­born sci­ent­ist be­comes com­mit­tee mem­ber of in­ter­na­tion­al as­so­ci­ation for Elec­tric­al En­gin­eer­ing and Elec­tron­ics

Nature pub­lic­a­tion: Pro­gress to­wards the quantum in­ter­net

Ma­jor suc­cess for Pader­born and Biele­feld re­search in­to so­cial ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

High-per­form­ance com­put­ing in Pader­born: new ‘Otus’ su­per­com­puter put in­to op­er­a­tion

Ger­many in­stead of Amer­ica: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity phys­i­cist re­ceives 1.2 mil­lion grant for quantum re­search

Un­der­stand­ing as a goal: sci­ent­ists de­vel­op concept for ex­plain­able ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence: de­vel­op­ing ex­plan­a­tions to­geth­er

Pader­born sci­ent­ist presents quantum re­search to Fed­er­al Chan­cel­lor and NRW state gov­ern­ment

New tech­no­logy for safe autonom­ous driv­ing: Pre­dict­ing ped­es­tri­an be­ha­viour us­ing AI and avoid­ing ac­ci­dents

Phoenix: Pader­born sci­ent­ists de­vel­op new open source pro­gramme for quantum phys­ics

AI study shows: Warn­ings of­ten miss their tar­get

Pader­born sci­ent­ist hon­oured with an­oth­er ERC grant

Photon ma­nip­u­la­tion close to ab­so­lute zero: New re­cord in the pro­cessing of in­di­vidu­al light particles

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Paderborn University successful across disciplines in "THE World University Subject Ranking 2025"

E-motors from the 3D printer

North Rhine-Westphalia 2026 State Prize for Sports Science: Two Paderborn University researchers honoured

Inspired by the octopus: Active nano-optics enable photonic skin

Participants wanted: How can artificial intelligence support children in language acquisition?

"A glamour that never fades": Paderborn University's New Year's Welcome 2026

Paderborn University prepares SMEs for cyber security

Best educational opportunities for pupils: application phase for ‘NRWTalente – Region OWL’ now open

Scientist from Paderborn University appointed as commission member at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

From the classroom to the university: Campus day at Paderborn University

Support for the German automotive industry: research project produces new platform for digital services

Excellent teaching at Paderborn University: Executive Board awards funding and teaching prizes to six projects

Paderborn University honours graduates

Light for future optical technologies: Successful conclusion of the Collaborative Research Centre TRR 142

Parliamentary State Secretary Matthias Hauer hands over funding decision to Paderborn University

Quantum research

Artificial intelligence

High Performance Computing

Energy research in Paderborn

Participants wanted: How can artificial intelligence support children in language acquisition?

Light for future optical technologies: Successful conclusion of the Collaborative Research Centre TRR 142

Paderborn scientist becomes committee member of international association for Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Nature publication: Progress towards the quantum internet

Major success for Paderborn and Bielefeld research into social artificial intelligence

High-performance computing in Paderborn: new ‘Otus’ supercomputer put into operation

Germany instead of America: Paderborn University physicist receives 1.2 million grant for quantum research

Understanding as a goal: scientists develop concept for explainable artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence: developing explanations together

Paderborn scientist presents quantum research to Federal Chancellor and NRW state government

New technology for safe autonomous driving: Predicting pedestrian behaviour using AI and avoiding accidents

Phoenix: Paderborn scientists develop new open source programme for quantum physics

AI study shows: Warnings often miss their target

Paderborn scientist honoured with another ERC grant

Photon manipulation close to absolute zero: New record in the processing of individual light particles