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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.

 

Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Prof Dr Tim Bartley has been awarded an "ERC Proof of Concept Grant".

Pader­born sci­ent­ist hon­oured with an­oth­er ERC grant

Prof Dr Tim Bartley, physicist at Paderborn University, has once again been awarded a prestigious European grant. The "Proof of Concept Grant" from the European Research Council (ERC) supports the scientist in bringing his previous research results in the field of quantum optics into application.

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De­vel­op­ment of a re­search data in­fra­struc­ture: GWK ap­proves second fund­ing phase of the "NF­DI4­Cul­ture" con­sor­ti­um

At its meeting on Friday, 4 July, the Joint Science Conference of the Federal and State Governments (GWK) decided on nine continuation applications from consortia of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). The "NFDI4Culture" consortium, co-sponsored by Paderborn University, received a positive funding decision for a second project phase.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Stephan Risse): (from left) Prof Dr Matthias Bauer, President of Paderborn University, scholarship holder Jonas Kloppenburg and Prof Dr Thomas Tröster, Vice President for Research and Academic Career Paths at Paderborn University.

Hon­our­ing young sci­ent­ists: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity awards Gradu­ate Schol­ar­ships 2025

The scholarships comprise a monthly grant of 2,000 euros and are awarded for twelve or 36 months, depending on the funding line

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Photo: Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Dr. h.c. Caren Sureth-Sloane from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University is the new Vice President of the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity pro­fess­or elec­ted to the DFG Ex­ec­ut­ive Com­mit­tee

Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Dr. h.c. Caren Sureth-Sloane from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University is the new Vice President of the German Research Foundation (DFG) - the largest research funding organisation and central self-governing institution of science in Germany.

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New in­ter­na­tion­al mul­ti­centre study: "Healthy" bread alone does not im­prove blood gluc­ose levels

The hope of improving blood sugar levels by simply switching from the usual bread to specially enriched oat bread has been dashed.

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Suc­cess­ful pro­ject com­ple­tion: "ZirkuPro" of­fers prac­tic­al solu­tion for more sus­tain­ab­il­ity in product de­vel­op­ment

As part of the "ZirkuPro" ("Circular Product Creation" – German: Zirkuläre Produktentstehung) research project, scientists from Paderborn University and the Fraunhofer Institutes IEM (Paderborn) and IZM (Berlin) have developed a practical solution that enables greater sustainability in product creation.

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist ac­cep­ted in­to Young Academy

Jun. Prof. Dr Nicholas A. Güsken, physicist at Paderborn University, has been accepted as one of ten new members of the "Junge Akademie".

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Photo (Cassandra Iannucci): At the certificate presentation: Risto Marttinen from AIESEP and Prof Dr Elke Grimminger-Seidensticker from Paderborn University.

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist hon­oured with in­ter­na­tion­al award

Prof Dr Elke Grimminger-Seidensticker has been awarded the "Fellowship Award" by the "Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d'Éducation Physique" (AIESEP) for her academic achievements.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Stefan Rohde): The new supercomputer at Paderborn University.

OTUS: New su­per­com­puter at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity breaks re­cords

5th place in the international "Green 500" rankings

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Photo (Paderborn University): Paderborn scientists show in a study how internet censorship can be circumvented.

By­passing in­ter­net cen­sor­ship in coun­tries like China or Ir­an

Paderborn University scientists develop freely accessible tool and receive award for study

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