Research

Here you will find current, selected news from the area of research at the University of Paderborn. Further releases can be found in the press archive.

 

Research Award 2024: Bold ideas for science - applications until 22 May

The university management organises a research prize for academics to support exceptional research projects outside the mainstream

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"Teaching about the others in Christianity and Islam"

German Research Foundation funds interreligious research network at Paderborn University

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Paderborn University-led university alliance plans international campus: locations in nine European countries

Kick-off am 18. März

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Six Paderborn researchers elected to review boards of the German Research Foundation

Prof. Dr Matthias Bauer, Prof. Dr Claudia Schmidt, Prof. Dr Werner Homberg, Prof. Dr Elmar Moritzer, Prof. Dr Eric Bodden and Prof. Dr Christian Plessl have been elected to the various committees

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Doing a doctorate at Paderborn University: Nacaps survey provides data on the doctoral situation for the first time

Designed as a longitudinal study by the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), doctoral candidates and doctoral graduates in Germany are surveyed on their doctoral conditions, career intentions and career paths as well as general living conditions.

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Paderborn physicists develop new solar cell

Physicists at Paderborn University have used complex computer simulations to develop a new design for significantly more efficient solar cells than previously available.

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Measuring the properties of light: Scientists realise new method for determining quantum states

The ability to characterise optical quantum states makes the method an essential tool for quantum information processing.

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Safe and environmentally friendly recycling of ships: Paderborn University involved in international AI research project

Researchers at Paderborn University are involved in a pioneering Europe-wide project seeking to improve safety, health and environmental standards in ship recycling.

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Ministry of Culture sponsors research project "L:IKE - Intangible Cultural Heritage Learning Workshop" at Paderborn University

On behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW NRW), researchers at Paderborn University are investigating how intangible cultural heritage can be specifically taught in schools.

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New supercomputer for Paderborn University

Paderborn University has concluded a purchase agreement with the company pro-com DATENSYSTEME GmbH for the installation of a further HPC system based on the next generation of AMD processors.

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