Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): The school pedagogy group (from left to right): Regina Sonnenkemper, Inessa Fliegner, Johannes Niggemeier, PD Dr Kerstin Drossel, Prof Dr Birgit Eickelmann, Michael Funk, Gianna Casamassima, Finja Amelie Laskowski, Dr Jan Niemann and Melanie Bruno. Not present: Marius Domke, Anna Oldak, Nadine Fr?hlich.
The international comparative study "International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2023" (ICILS 2023) shows the current state of pupils' digital skills.
Photo (private): Prof. Dr. Jutta Weber, head of "MeHuCo" and Professor of Media Sociology at the Paderborn Institute of Media Studies, is organising the "Investigating the Kill Cloud" conference in cooperation with the "Disruption Network Lab" in Berlin.
Prof. Dr. Muna Tatari from the Institute of Islamic Theology at Paderborn University has been reappointed to the German Ethics Council for a further term of office by the President of the German Bundestag, B?rbel Bas.
29.10.2024
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Digitalization,
Sustainability,
Research,
Transfer,
Press release,
Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems,
Heinz Nixdorf Institute,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Digital platform to promote the circular economy: The project shows how the increased use of recycled aluminium made possible by a platform can reduce CO2 emissions.
Photo (Paderborn University, Hennig/Mazhiqi): Scientists at Paderborn University have for the first time used high-performance computing (on the right in the picture the Paderborn supercomputer Noctua) to analyse a quantum photonics experiment on a large scale.
22.10.2024
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Research,
Optoelectronics and Photonics,
Quantum Computation,
High Performance Computing,
Press release,
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS),
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2)
A comprehensive survey on the topic of multilingualism in the city's daycare centres is being conducted in cooperation between the Office for Children, Youth and Family of the City of Cologne and Paderborn University.
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Since its last participation in the THE ranking, Paderborn University has achieved significant improvements in all indicators.
10.10.2024
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International,
Rankings,
Press release,
Executive Board,
Allgemeine Studien- und Strukturplanung, QM und int. Rankings (SG 6.1)
The Startchancen programme, which is funded by the federal and state governments to the tune of 20 billion euros over ten years and was launched on 1 August, aims to take a pioneering approach to decouple educational success from social background and ensure greater equality of opportunity.
Photo (Paderborn University, Martin Ratz): A glimpse of the experimental setup focussing on the area where the squeezed light generation takes place. The photo shows a small number of the optical elements required to construct the full system.
07.10.2024
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Research,
Optoelectronics and Photonics,
International,
Transfer,
Quantum Computation,
Press release,
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS)
Paderborn University produces an above-average number of founders, according to the latest Start-up Monitor, which was recently published by the German Start-up Association.
Prof Dr Norbert Otto Eke, researcher at Paderborn University, has been elected Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the NRW state government for the award of the title ‘Professor’ until the end of March 2026.
Photo (Leibniz-IPF, Emanuel Richter): Bio-based technical polymers such as polyethylene furanoate (PEF) (left) and polybutylene furanoate (PBF) (right) are synthesised at the IPF as a sustainable alternative to the well-known PET. These polymers will be made available to the project partners for versatile decomposition studies."
25.09.2024
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Sustainability,
Research,
Transfer,
Press release,
Faculty of Science,
Department of Chemistry
‘The future of the plastics industry essentially depends on the development of sustainable polymer materials that are obtained from renewable raw materials and are suitable for chemical recycling as part of a circular economy.’
