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20.05.2026

Recognising heavy metals in soil and water: New method for on-site analysis

11.05.2026

50 years of LWF: Laboratory for Materials and Joining Technology celebrates its anniversary

07.05.2026

CHE Ranking 2026/2027: Paderborn University receives top ratings from students

05.05.2026

Breakthrough in quantum materials: Customised interfaces open up new avenues for nanoelectronics

04.05.2026

"NRWTalente" scholarship for school pupils: New application phase starts

04.05.2026

Paderborn University scientist accepted into Heisenberg Programme

30.04.2026

Humboldt Research Fellow from Poland conducts research in Paderborn

29.04.2026

Team from Paderborn and 威尼斯人官网gen wins international competition in power electronics

29.04.2026

International STEM talent for OWL: Paderborn University wins call for proposals

28.04.2026

Platform for digital children's books: "SAYL" is now available

24.04.2026

Technology from Paderborn in the operating theatre: AI-based navigation as the basis for the surgery of tomorrow

23.04.2026

New DFG Research Unit at Paderborn University investigates attack security of complete technical systems

22.04.2026

New statement on the scientific evidence on sweet drinks taxes

21.04.2026

Ideas wanted: "Call for Ideas" competition of the garage33 start-up centre enters its twelfth round

20.04.2026

Strengthening participation and inclusion in daycare centres

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News dossiers on our key topics

Quantum research

Research into the smallest particles of light has been one of the profile areas of Paderborn University for many years. Experts conduct top-level basic research in order to make concrete applications a reality. In this way, they decisively advance international quantum research. Press releases on the topic.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence has long been a part of our lives. At Paderborn University, scientists from various disciplines are researching the fundamentals and effects of AI in order to make human-machine interaction usable and transparent for society.

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High Performance Computing

The "Noctua 2" supercomputer is the heart of Paderborn University's high-performance computing centre. Researchers throughout Germany use the computing capacities to conduct science at the highest level. Paderborn scientists use high-performance computing to set international standards in computer systems research.

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Energy research in Paderborn

Rising global energy demand, limited resources and climate change are posing new challenges for politics, science, business and industry, but also for citizens. They give reason to think today about the energy supply of tomorrow.

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Press releases on quantum research and AI

05.05.2026

Breakthrough in quantum materials: Customised interfaces open up new avenues for nanoelectronics

30.04.2026

Humboldt Research Fellow from Poland conducts research in Paderborn

24.04.2026

Technology from Paderborn in the operating theatre: AI-based navigation as the basis for the surgery of tomorrow

17.04.2026

Integrating AI profitably into the world of work

15.04.2026

Real-time prediction of epileptic seizures using artificial intelligence and wearables

08.04.2026

Intelligent product passport for circular products in the manufacturing industry

24.03.2026

How artificial intelligence does not become a climate driver: International lighthouse project shows solutions

26.02.2026

Lighthouse of quantum research: Paderborn University opens state-of-the-art "PhoQS Lab" for the future of photonics

20.01.2026

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

15.12.2025

Light for future optical technologies: Successful conclusion of the Collaborative Research Centre TRR 142

09.12.2025

Paderborn scientist becomes committee member of international association for Electrical Engineering and Electronics

27.11.2025

Nature publication: Progress towards the quantum internet

21.11.2025

Major success for Paderborn and Bielefeld research into social artificial intelligence

10.11.2025

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

25.09.2025

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

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Facts, figures and data

In the foreground, a part of building Q with the lettering "Universit?t Paderborn", in front of which more than 20 students are passing by; in the background, building I.

Paderborn University is one of the medium-sized universities in Germany that is strong in research and transfer. Our five Faculties - Cultural Studies, Business Administration and Economics, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences and Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics - offer around 70 study programmes. In addition, there are around 166 subject combinations in the field of teacher education.

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Re­cog­nising heavy metals in soil and wa­ter: New meth­od for on-site ana­lys­is

50 years of LWF: Labor­at­ory for Ma­ter­i­als and Join­ing Tech­no­logy cel­eb­rates its an­niversary

CHE Rank­ing 2026/2027: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity re­ceives top rat­ings from stu­dents

Break­through in quantum ma­ter­i­als: Cus­tom­ised in­ter­faces open up new av­en­ues for nano­elec­tron­ics

"NR­WTal­ente" schol­ar­ship for school pu­pils: New ap­plic­a­tion phase starts

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist ac­cep­ted in­to Heis­en­berg Pro­gramme

Hum­boldt Re­search Fel­low from Po­land con­ducts re­search in Pader­born

Team from Pader­born and 威尼斯人官网­gen wins in­ter­na­tion­al com­pet­i­tion in power elec­tron­ics

In­ter­na­tion­al STEM tal­ent for OWL: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity wins call for pro­pos­als

Plat­form for di­git­al chil­dren's books: "SAYL" is now avail­able

Tech­no­logy from Pader­born in the op­er­at­ing theatre: AI-based nav­ig­a­tion as the basis for the sur­gery of to­mor­row

New DFG Re­search Unit at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity in­vest­ig­ates at­tack se­cur­ity of com­plete tech­nic­al sys­tems

New state­ment on the sci­entif­ic evid­ence on sweet drinks taxes

Ideas wanted: "Call for Ideas" com­pet­i­tion of the gar­age33 start-up centre enters its twelfth round

Strength­en­ing par­ti­cip­a­tion and in­clu­sion in day­care centres

Quantum re­search

Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

High Per­form­ance Com­put­ing

En­ergy re­search in Pader­born

Press releases on quantum research and AI

Break­through in quantum ma­ter­i­als: Cus­tom­ised in­ter­faces open up new av­en­ues for nano­elec­tron­ics

Hum­boldt Re­search Fel­low from Po­land con­ducts re­search in Pader­born

Tech­no­logy from Pader­born in the op­er­at­ing theatre: AI-based nav­ig­a­tion as the basis for the sur­gery of to­mor­row

In­teg­rat­ing AI prof­it­ably in­to the world of work

Real-time pre­dic­tion of epi­leptic seizures us­ing ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence and wear­ables

In­tel­li­gent product pass­port for cir­cu­lar products in the man­u­fac­tur­ing in­dustry

How ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence does not be­come a cli­mate driver: In­ter­na­tion­al light­house pro­ject shows solu­tions

Light­house of quantum re­search: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity opens state-of-the-art "PhoQS Lab" for the fu­ture of photon­ics

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

Light for fu­ture op­tic­al tech­no­lo­gies: Suc­cess­ful con­clu­sion of the Col­lab­or­at­ive Re­search Centre TRR 142

Pader­born sci­ent­ist be­comes com­mit­tee mem­ber of in­ter­na­tion­al as­so­ci­ation for Elec­tric­al En­gin­eer­ing and Elec­tron­ics

Nature pub­lic­a­tion: Pro­gress to­wards the quantum in­ter­net

Ma­jor suc­cess for Pader­born and Biele­feld re­search in­to so­cial ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence

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

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

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Filming authorisations

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Recognising heavy metals in soil and water: New method for on-site analysis

50 years of LWF: Laboratory for Materials and Joining Technology celebrates its anniversary

CHE Ranking 2026/2027: Paderborn University receives top ratings from students

Breakthrough in quantum materials: Customised interfaces open up new avenues for nanoelectronics

"NRWTalente" scholarship for school pupils: New application phase starts

Paderborn University scientist accepted into Heisenberg Programme

Humboldt Research Fellow from Poland conducts research in Paderborn

Team from Paderborn and 威尼斯人官网gen wins international competition in power electronics

International STEM talent for OWL: Paderborn University wins call for proposals

Platform for digital children's books: "SAYL" is now available

Technology from Paderborn in the operating theatre: AI-based navigation as the basis for the surgery of tomorrow

New DFG Research Unit at Paderborn University investigates attack security of complete technical systems

New statement on the scientific evidence on sweet drinks taxes

Ideas wanted: "Call for Ideas" competition of the garage33 start-up centre enters its twelfth round

Strengthening participation and inclusion in daycare centres

Quantum research

Artificial intelligence

High Performance Computing

Energy research in Paderborn

Breakthrough in quantum materials: Customised interfaces open up new avenues for nanoelectronics

Humboldt Research Fellow from Poland conducts research in Paderborn

Technology from Paderborn in the operating theatre: AI-based navigation as the basis for the surgery of tomorrow

Integrating AI profitably into the world of work

Real-time prediction of epileptic seizures using artificial intelligence and wearables

Intelligent product passport for circular products in the manufacturing industry

How artificial intelligence does not become a climate driver: International lighthouse project shows solutions

Lighthouse of quantum research: Paderborn University opens state-of-the-art "PhoQS Lab" for the future of photonics

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

Light for future optical technologies: Successful conclusion of the Collaborative Research Centre TRR 142

Paderborn scientist becomes committee member of international association for Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Nature publication: Progress towards the quantum internet

Major success for Paderborn and Bielefeld research into social artificial intelligence

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

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