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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.

 

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity re­search­ers im­press in Leiden rank­ing

Once again this year, the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University in the Netherlands has recognised the publication achievements of researchers at Paderborn University. The subject areas of mathematics and computer science at Paderborn University once again performed particularly well.

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

A computer that can calculate hundreds of scientific tasks simultaneously and thus helps provide a solution to key social challenges: this is the new IT heart of Paderborn University.

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

Paderborn scientists lead interdisciplinary study

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Ger­many in­stead of Amer­ica: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity phys­i­cist re­ceives 1.2 mil­lion grant for quantum re­search

Jun. Prof. Dr Nicholas A. Güsken, physicist and nanotechnologist at Paderborn University, is being sponsored by the Wübben Science Foundation for a period of five years with a total of around 1.2 million euros.

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Un­der­stand­ing as a goal: sci­ent­ists de­vel­op concept for ex­plain­able ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

We now encounter artificial intelligence (AI) almost everywhere. However, it is often difficult to understand the decisions made by AI. In the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio (TRR) 318 at Paderborn University and Bielefeld University, researchers are therefore working on making explanatory processes more understandable for users.

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