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Latest press releases

10.11.2025

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

10.11.2025

"Landscapes of the Soul": Paderborn University students exhibit five museum cases at the Arp Museum

17.10.2025

Funding for musicological projects: Call for proposals for the "NFDI4Culture Music Awards 2025"

15.10.2025

New ways for clear knowledge structures in business informatics

09.10.2025

Increasing tax complexity: growing burden for companies worldwide

09.10.2025

From idea to game: Paderborn University opens interdisciplinary games and VR lab for research and teaching

08.10.2025

Paderborn University scientist elected Vice President of the German Nutrition Society

07.10.2025

More than 3,000 students start at Paderborn University

06.10.2025

Chemists at Paderborn University discover new way to break down nitrous oxide, a climate pollutant

02.10.2025

New in the winter semester 2025/26: Public lecture programme at Paderborn University

30.09.2025

BLB NRW celebrates laying of foundation stone: Paderborn University gets ultra-modern new buildings

29.09.2025

EU project "INNOVADE": Opportunities and risks of digital technologies for democracy

26.09.2025

Paderborn University scientist is the new spokesperson for the Society for Chemistry and Physics Education

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

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News dossiers on our key topics

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

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

19.05.2025

Looking at explanations of AI in context

15.05.2025

High-tech in computer science lessons

08.04.2025

BLB NRW hands over research building to Paderborn University

01.04.2025

The future of data-driven industry: Paderborn University at the "Industry 4.0" joint stand at Hannover Messe

24.03.2025

SICP presents technological innovations for the energy transition at the Hannover Messe

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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

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

"Land­scapes of the Soul": Pader­born Uni­ver­sity stu­dents ex­hib­it five mu­seum cases at the Arp Mu­seum

Fund­ing for mu­si­co­lo­gic­al pro­jects: Call for pro­pos­als for the "NF­DI4­Cul­ture Mu­sic Awards 2025"

New ways for clear know­ledge struc­tures in busi­ness in­form­at­ics

In­creas­ing tax com­plex­ity: grow­ing bur­den for com­pan­ies world­wide

From idea to game: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity opens in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary games and VR lab for re­search and teach­ing

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist elec­ted Vice Pres­id­ent of the Ger­man Nu­tri­tion So­ci­ety

More than 3,000 stu­dents start at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Chem­ists at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity dis­cov­er new way to break down ni­trous ox­ide, a cli­mate pol­lut­ant

New in the winter semester 2025/26: Pub­lic lec­ture pro­gramme at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

BLB NRW cel­eb­rates lay­ing of found­a­tion stone: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity gets ul­tra-mod­ern new build­ings

EU pro­ject "IN­NOVADE": Op­por­tun­it­ies and risks of di­git­al tech­no­lo­gies for demo­cracy

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist is the new spokes­per­son for the So­ci­ety for Chem­istry and Phys­ics Edu­ca­tion

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

Quantum re­search

Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

High Per­form­ance Com­put­ing

En­ergy re­search in Pader­born

Press releases on quantum research and AI

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

Look­ing at ex­plan­a­tions of AI in con­text

High-tech in com­puter sci­ence les­sons

BLB NRW hands over re­search build­ing to Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

The fu­ture of data-driv­en in­dustry: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity at the "In­dustry 4.0" joint stand at Han­nov­er Messe

SICP presents tech­no­lo­gic­al in­nov­a­tions for the en­ergy trans­ition at the Han­nov­er Messe

Paderborn University

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2,635 employees

5 collaborative research areas

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

"Landscapes of the Soul": Paderborn University students exhibit five museum cases at the Arp Museum

Funding for musicological projects: Call for proposals for the "NFDI4Culture Music Awards 2025"

New ways for clear knowledge structures in business informatics

Increasing tax complexity: growing burden for companies worldwide

From idea to game: Paderborn University opens interdisciplinary games and VR lab for research and teaching

Paderborn University scientist elected Vice President of the German Nutrition Society

More than 3,000 students start at Paderborn University

Chemists at Paderborn University discover new way to break down nitrous oxide, a climate pollutant

New in the winter semester 2025/26: Public lecture programme at Paderborn University

BLB NRW celebrates laying of foundation stone: Paderborn University gets ultra-modern new buildings

EU project "INNOVADE": Opportunities and risks of digital technologies for democracy

Paderborn University scientist is the new spokesperson for the Society for Chemistry and Physics Education

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

Quantum research

Artificial intelligence

High Performance Computing

Energy research in Paderborn

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

Looking at explanations of AI in context

High-tech in computer science lessons

BLB NRW hands over research building to Paderborn University

The future of data-driven industry: Paderborn University at the "Industry 4.0" joint stand at Hannover Messe

SICP presents technological innovations for the energy transition at the Hannover Messe