Photo (Bowinkelmann): Received the State Prize for his life's work: Prof. (em.) Dr. Wolf-Dietrich Brettschneider (2nd from left) with (from left) State Secretary for Sport and Volunteering Andrea Milz, President of the State Parliament André Kuper and laudator Prof. Dr. Ansgar Schwirtz.
23.01.2026
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Research,
Transfer,
Award Winner,
Awards,
Press release,
Exercise and Health
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.
23.01.2026
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Research,
International,
Transfer,
Press release,
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS),
Faculty of Science,
Department of Physics
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): How can robots and children learn together? This is what the Psycholinguistics group at Paderborn University is investigating.
20.01.2026
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Research,
Transfer,
Artificial Intelligence,
Press release,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Institut für Germanistik und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft,
Psycholinguistik (Rohlfing)
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Keynote speaker Prof Dr Michaela Vogt (2nd from left) and the Executive Board of Paderborn University (from left): Prof Dr René Fahr, Vice President for Transfer and Sustainability, Prof Dr Matthias Bauer, Simone Probst, Vice President for Business and Human Resources Management, Prof Dr Thomas Tröster, Prof Dr Beate Flath, Vice President for Teaching, Studies and Quality Management and Prof Dr Heike Trautmann, Vice President for International Relations.
19.01.2026
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Universität Paderborn,
Award Winner,
Festivity,
Press release,
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Faculty of Science,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
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.
Photo (Innovation Airport PAD): During the visit to Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport (from left): District Administrator Christoph Rüther, NRW Transport Minister Oliver Krischer, Airport Managing Director Roland Hüser and Prof. Dr. René Fahr, Vice-President for Transfer and Sustainability at Paderborn University.
16.01.2026
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Sustainability,
Research,
Transfer,
News,
FastGate - Autonomie auf dem Flughafen-Vorfeld / Intelligentes Monitoring und Management von automatisierten Prozeduren auf dem Flugfeld
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.
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.
Photo (Paderborn University, Thorsten Hennig): The newly accepted scholarship recipients were presented with their certificates by Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer (center), President of Paderborn University.
05.01.2026
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Education,
Press release,
Student Advice Centre
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.
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.
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.
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.
