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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.

 

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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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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): The researchers at TRR 266 are investigating how regulations and corporate transparency affect the economy and society.

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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Symbolic image (Paderborn University, Pollmeier): Explaining and understanding are always a question of perspective.

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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North Rhine-West­phalia strengthens every­day in­teg­rated lan­guage edu­ca­tion in day­care centres - Pader­born re­search­er sup­ports sci­entif­ic…

When it comes to early childhood education, the state government prioritises the promotion of language skills among the youngest children in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is therefore driving forward the further development of language education integrated into everyday life.

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In­tel­li­gent op­tim­isa­tion mod­els for sus­tain­able neigh­bour­hoods

Joint project "FlexLabQuartier" researches climate-neutral supply in OWL

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Photo (private): PD. Dr Lisa Knoll from the Paderborn University.

"Cli­mate fin­an­cing needs a 'green' so­ci­ety"

Interview with Paderborn sociologist Dr Lisa Knoll

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