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Photo (Paderborn University, Johanna Pietsch): The UPB app is available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Di­git­al ID cards for em­ploy­ees in the UPB app

In addition to student ID cards, Paderborn University is now also making ID cards for staff available in digital form via the UPB app.

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

We are looking for projects and academic works that deal with musicological topics or the cultural subject of music.

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New ways for clear know­ledge struc­tures in busi­ness in­form­at­ics

DFG sponsors joint research project between Paderborn University and Augsburg University

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Photo (Paderborn University, Johannes Schnurr): (from left to right) Simone Probst, Vice-President for Finances and Human Resources, Anna Nickel, new Head of the University Library, and University President Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer.

Change after 23 years: Anna Nick­el is the new dir­ect­or of Pader­born Uni­ver­sity Lib­rary

Since 1 September, Anna Nickel has been the new director of the Paderborn University Library, which was founded in 1972. She succeeds Dr. Dietmar Haubfleisch, who retired in July.

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Photo (Paderborn University): (from left) Dr Barbara Fl?ing-Hering and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mirko Schaper take over the management of the institute from Prof. Dr Thomas Tr?ster and Dr Silvia Dohmeier-Fischer.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mirko Schaper is the new Chair­man of the Board of the In­sti­tute of Light­weight Struc­tures with Hy­brid Sys­tems

The board of the Paderborn Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems (ILH) has unanimously elected Prof Dr.-Ing. Mirko Schaper as its new chairman. This puts him in charge of the interdisciplinary research network, which focuses on innovative lightweight construction solutions for a sustainable future.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Prof. Dr Beate Flath, Prof. Dr René Fahr, Prof. Dr Matthias Bauer, Bernhard Hoppe-Biermeyer, Raphael Tigges, Tom Brüntrup, Simone Probst and Prof. Dr Thomas Tr?ster.

News on higher education policy was on the agenda during a visit to Paderborn University by representatives of the "Science Working Group" of the CDU state parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): The researchers at TRR 266 are investigating how regulations and corporate transparency affect the economy and society.

In­creas­ing tax com­plex­ity: grow­ing bur­den for com­pan­ies world­wide

Paderborn "tax complexity results" discussed in US magazine "Forbes"

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

Gambling in the name of science? Paderborn University's answer to this is a resounding "yes". On Wednesday, 8 October, it celebrated the reopening of the GamesLab and the institution of the VR Lab - an experimental playground for virtual reality (VR).

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"Con­tem­por­ary Ger­man Lit­er­at­ure": Well-known au­thors as guests at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

In the winter semester 2025/26, the Institute of German and Comparative Literature and the Centre for Contemporary German Literature invite all interested parties to a series of literary readings and discussions.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Nutritionist Prof. Dr. Anette Buyken from Paderborn University.

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist elec­ted Vice Pres­id­ent of the Ger­man Nu­tri­tion So­ci­ety

Prof. Dr. Anette Buyken from the Institute for Nutrition, Consumption and Health at Paderborn University is the new Vice President of the German Nutrition Society (DGE).

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Photo (Paderborn University, Thorsten Hennig): Well-prepared for their studies: The first semester students were welcomed to Paderborn University with a new supporting programme.

More than 3,000 stu­dents start at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Freshers Welcome Ceremony with new colourful supporting programme

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

Nothing to laugh about, but reason for hope

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

In the winter semester 2025/26, Paderborn University is once again inviting all interested parties to various lecture series on numerous socially relevant topics. Lecturers and researchers from the five faculties as well as external experts will deal with a wide range of scientific aspects every week.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): (from left to right) Prof. Dr. Christian Plessl, Simone Probst, Verena Mertens and Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer in front of the "Paderborn Centre for Parallel Computing" (PC2).

On Monday, 29 September, Verena Mertens (CDU), Member of the European Parliament, visited Paderborn University.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Thorsten Hennig): Great joy at the laying of the foundation stone: (from left to right) Wolfgang Feldmann (Branch Manager Bielefeld, BLB NRW), Gabriele Willems (Managing Director of BLB NRW), Dr. Martina Gerdes-Kühn (Head of Department 5 at Paderborn University), Simone Probst (Vice-President for Finances and Human Resources), Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer (University President) and Sabine Kramm (Deputy Mayor of the City of Paderborn).

The Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (BLB NRW) and Paderborn University have laid the foundation stone for the new buildings Z1 and Z2: This marks the beginning of a new chapter on the campus. The symbolic act marks an important milestone in the construction phase of the two buildings.

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