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North Rhine-West­phalia 2026 State Prize for Sports Sci­ence: Two Pader­born Uni­ver­sity re­search­ers hon­oured

State Parliament President André Kuper and State Secretary for Sport and Volunteering Andrea Milz have awarded the North Rhine-Westphalia State Prize for Sports Science. The award winners also include Prof Dr Miriam Kehne and Prof (em.) Dr Wolf-Dietrich Brettschneider from the "Sport & Health" department at Paderborn University.

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Help­ing to shape teach­ing: Ideas wanted for the first "edY­OU­cate@UPB"

The event stands for an open, participatory exchange about good teaching - with lecturers, students and staff alike.

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In­spired by the oc­topus: Act­ive nano-op­tics en­able photon­ic skin

Scientists from Paderborn University and Stanford University publish results in "Nature"

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Par­ti­cipants wanted: How can ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence sup­port chil­dren in lan­guage ac­quis­i­tion?

Paderborn University group conducts study

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"A glam­our that nev­er fades": Pader­born Uni­ver­sity's New Year's Wel­come 2026

On Sunday, 18 January, Paderborn University celebrated its traditional New Year's reception with around 400 guests from academia, business and politics in the Auditorium maximum.

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NRW Trans­port Min­is­ter vis­its Pader­born-Lippstadt Air­port: Vice Pres­id­ent of Pader­born Uni­ver­sity presents pro­jects

During a visit to Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, NRW Transport Minister Oliver Krischer learned about current decarbonisation measures and planned innovations. Prof. Dr. René Fahr, Vice-President for Transfer and Sustainability, presented the "Innovation Airport PAD" initiative.

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Turn­ing big ideas in­to real­ity - ap­ply for fund­ing for stu­dent pro­jects un­til 31 May

This year, students at Paderborn University once again have the opportunity to have their projects and ideas financially supported and thus realised with the help of quality improvement funds (QVM). Interested project groups can submit their applications to the responsible commission via the faculties by 31 May.

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Black ice warn­ing in North Rhine-West­phalia

This may also affect the journey to and the situation at Paderborn University.

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Pader­born Uni­ver­sity pre­pares SMEs for cy­ber se­cur­ity

Online tool and learning platform provide support for NIS2 Directive

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Die Bewerbungsphase für das Stipendienprogramm „NRWTalente – Region OWL“ ist in vollem Gange. Noch bis zum 30. Januar haben engagierte Schüler*innen ab der achten Klasse die Chance, sich zu bewerben.

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Sci­ent­ist from Pader­born Uni­ver­sity ap­poin­ted as com­mis­sion mem­ber at the Fed­er­al In­sti­tute for Risk As­sess­ment

Prof. Dr. Lars Libuda, nutrition scientist at Paderborn University, has been appointed as a member of the Commission on Evidence-Based Methods in Risk Assessment at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin.

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Studierende auf dem Campus der Universität Paderborn
Foto: Universität Paderborn, Besim Mazhiqi

From the classroom to the uni­ver­sity: Cam­pus day at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Pupils and prospective students can experience Paderborn University live on Thursday, 15 January 2026, from 8 am to 2 pm: With the "Campus Day", the university offers interested parties a varied programme where visitors can get a taste of degree programmes, talk to students and take part in real courses.

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Ap­ply now for the sum­mer semester 2026

Whether Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate, open admission or admission-restricted – useful information for the journey to Paderborn University.

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Intelligent Technical Systems

Sup­port for the Ger­man auto­mot­ive in­dustry: re­search pro­ject pro­duces new plat­form for di­git­al ser­vices

Autonomous driving, connected mobility, increasing electrification: the automotive industry is undergoing change. This makes it all the more important to support companies in integrating digital services into their business models and exploiting the innovation potential of digital business processes. For three years, a consortium of scientists and industry experts has been working on developing solutions for the mobility sector.

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Award winners test and implement innovative concepts

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