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Latest press releases

28.11.2025

Paderborn University once again achieves very good results in the Shanghai subject ranking

27.11.2025

Nature publication: Progress towards the quantum internet

21.11.2025

Paderborn University and Uzbekistan State World Languages University sign memorandum of understanding

21.11.2025

Major success for Paderborn and Bielefeld research into social artificial intelligence

20.11.2025

Paderborn University joins "RESPECT! campaign" and organises "Coming out Days"

18.11.2025

Excellent habilitation honoured: Dr Hendrik Schlieper receives Elise Richter Prize

17.11.2025

Paderborn University researchers impress in Leiden ranking

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

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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

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

17.03.2025

"Innovative strength and commitment": U.S. Consul General Preeti V. Shah visits Paderborn University

03.02.2025

Developing and producing recyclable products with data science and artificial intelligence

23.01.2025

Man vs. machine in the digitalised world of work

15.01.2025

Quantum repeaters for secure quantum networks of the future

06.11.2024

"Meaningful Human Control" - Research on the consequences of AI-supported warfare

22.10.2024

Quantum experiments and high-performance computing: New method enables complex calculations in the shortest possible time

07.10.2024

Germany’s first photonic quantum computer performing calculations in Paderborn

10.09.2024

ERC Grant for outstanding research awarded to Paderborn University scientist

31.05.2024

AI in education: Interview on International Children's Day

16.05.2024

From research project to start-up: AI marketplace optimises production processes

10.05.2024

Developing AI in the classroom: "ProDaBi" project course teaches data science skills and helps with career guidance

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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 once again achieves very good res­ults in the Shang­hai sub­ject rank­ing

Nature pub­lic­a­tion: Pro­gress to­wards the quantum in­ter­net

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity and Uzbek­istan State World Lan­guages Uni­ver­sity sign memor­andum of un­der­stand­ing

Ma­jor suc­cess for Pader­born and Biele­feld re­search in­to so­cial ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity joins "RE­SPECT! cam­paign" and or­gan­ises "Com­ing out Days"

Ex­cel­lent ha­bil­it­a­tion hon­oured: Dr Hendrik Schlieper re­ceives Elise Richter Prize

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity re­search­ers im­press in Leiden rank­ing

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

Quantum re­search

Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

High Per­form­ance Com­put­ing

En­ergy re­search in Pader­born

Press releases on quantum research and AI

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

"In­nov­at­ive strength and com­mit­ment": U.S. Con­sul Gen­er­al Preeti V. Shah vis­its Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

De­vel­op­ing and pro­du­cing re­cyc­lable products with data sci­ence and ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

Man vs. ma­chine in the di­git­al­ised world of work

Quantum re­peat­ers for se­cure quantum net­works of the fu­ture

"Mean­ing­ful Hu­man Con­trol" - Re­search on the con­sequences of AI-sup­por­ted war­fare

Quantum ex­per­i­ments and high-per­form­ance com­put­ing: New meth­od en­ables com­plex cal­cu­la­tions in the shortest pos­sible time

Ger­many’s first photon­ic quantum com­puter per­form­ing cal­cu­la­tions in Pader­born

ERC Grant for out­stand­ing re­search awar­ded to Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist

AI in edu­ca­tion: In­ter­view on In­ter­na­tion­al Chil­dren's Day

From re­search pro­ject to start-up: AI mar­ket­place op­tim­ises pro­duc­tion pro­cesses

De­vel­op­ing AI in the classroom: "ProD­aBi" pro­ject course teaches data sci­ence skills and helps with ca­reer guid­ance

Paderborn University

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5 collaborative research areas

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Paderborn University once again achieves very good results in the Shanghai subject ranking

Nature publication: Progress towards the quantum internet

Paderborn University and Uzbekistan State World Languages University sign memorandum of understanding

Major success for Paderborn and Bielefeld research into social artificial intelligence

Paderborn University joins "RESPECT! campaign" and organises "Coming out Days"

Excellent habilitation honoured: Dr Hendrik Schlieper receives Elise Richter Prize

Paderborn University researchers impress in Leiden ranking

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

Quantum research

Artificial intelligence

High Performance Computing

Energy research in Paderborn

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

"Innovative strength and commitment": U.S. Consul General Preeti V. Shah visits Paderborn University

Developing and producing recyclable products with data science and artificial intelligence

Man vs. machine in the digitalised world of work

Quantum repeaters for secure quantum networks of the future

"Meaningful Human Control" - Research on the consequences of AI-supported warfare

Quantum experiments and high-performance computing: New method enables complex calculations in the shortest possible time

Germany’s first photonic quantum computer performing calculations in Paderborn

ERC Grant for outstanding research awarded to Paderborn University scientist

AI in education: Interview on International Children's Day

From research project to start-up: AI marketplace optimises production processes

Developing AI in the classroom: "ProDaBi" project course teaches data science skills and helps with career guidance