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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.

 

Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi).

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity again suc­cess­ful in Shang­hai sub­ject rank­ings

In the latest edition of the renowned "Global Ranking of Academic Subjects" (GRAS), also known as the "Shanghai Subject Ranking", Paderborn University has once again achieved very good rankings.

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A group of people stand together next to a stand labelled ICILS 2023.
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.

ICILS 2023: In­ter­na­tion­al com­par­at­ive study on pu­pils' di­git­al skills

The international comparative study "International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2023" (ICILS 2023) shows the current state of pupils' digital skills.

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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.

"Mean­ing­ful Hu­man Con­trol" - Re­search on the con­sequences of AI-sup­por­ted war­fare

What impact will the development and use of weapons systems based on artificial intelligence (AI) have?

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Photo (Bü?ra Yalaman): Prof. Dr. Muna Tatari is serving another four years on the German Ethics Council.

Pader­born Is­lam Re­search­er Muna Tatari Re­appoin­ted to the Ger­man Eth­ics Coun­cil

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.

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In­ter­na­tion­al re­search pro­ject led by Pader­born Uni­ver­sity strengthens sus­tain­able pro­duc­tion in the EU

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.

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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.

Quantum ex­per­i­ments and high-per­form­ance com­put­ing: New meth­od en­ables com­plex cal­cu­la­tions in the shortest pos­sible time

Publication in ‘Quantum Science and Technology’

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The gender factor in re­search

New BMBF-funded project at Paderborn University's Centre for Gender Studies offers support for all disciplines

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Mul­ti­lin­gual­ism in mu­ni­cip­al day-care centres - City of Co­logne and Pader­born Uni­ver­sity launch eval­u­ation

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.

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New nu­tri­tion study starts at the be­gin­ning of the semester: stu­dents aged 18 to 25 wanted

Fit for university with the right breakfast?

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BMBF's Start­chan­cen pro­gramme: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity sci­ent­ist is a pro­ject part­ner

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.

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