At the Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems (ILH), the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Natural Sciences pool their expertise and exploit synergies in terms of expertise and infrastructure to develop lightweight yet robust components and structures.

The Lab for Movement, Play, and Sports (besslab) is characterized by a participatory transfer of knowledge for the systematic and well-founded promotion of movement, play and sport in the everyday life of children and adolescents in school and non-school settings.

The inter- and transdisciplinary research at the Institute for Nutrition, Consumption and Health focuses on the importance of nutrition as part of prevention and health promotion, daily lifestyles, and the circumstances of families as well as on education regarding personal lifestyles and social participation.

The Center for Optoelectronics & Photonics Paderborn (CeOPP) focuses on interdisciplinary research in the field of optoelectronic devices and optical technologies ranging from basic principles to practical applications.

At the Heinz Nixdorf Institute, researchers design concepts for intelligent technical systems that are adaptable, robust, user-friendly, and proactive.

Together with its partners from industry, especially from SMEs, the Institute of Industrial Mathematics identifies mathematical problems and develops efficient solution methods.

At the Competence Centre for Sustainable Energy Technology, the centre is geared towards institutional and industrial users and offers wide and comprehensive cooperation opportunities through consulting, development, simulation, and application in the area of modern, sustainable energy technology.

The overarching goal of the KreativInstitut.OWL is to strengthen the sustainability of media, cultural, and creative industries by combining the creative skills and IT competences of the three participating higher education institution types.

The Laboratory for Materials and Joining Technology is a nationally and internationally connected and recognised research institution in the automotive industry. It focuses on fundamental and applied research in the field of intelligent materials and joining technology.

At the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS), founded in 2018, Paderborn University combines interdisciplinary competencies for holistic research in the field of quantum photonics.

The PLAZ – Professional School of Education defines itself as a research and development agency that links relevant institutions in the field of school and teacher education. In doing so, the centre strives for high-quality teacher education as well as a collaborative transfer of knowledge.

The Technology Transfer and Start-Up Center at Paderborn University (TecUP) empirically researches start-up funding and success. Thus, potential founders from academia receive evidence-based support throughout the entire start-up process.

The Centre Music – Edition – Media (ZenMEM) supports internal, national and international (collaborative) projects in the field of digital musicology through consultancy, project management, development of software and services and hosting of research environments and results.

The Center for Gender Studies not only conducts research on socially relevant questions on gender aspects, but also shapes society by promoting their research findings and scientific methods in their Masters programme “Culture and Society” as well as their certificate study programme.

The SICP – Software Innovation Campus Paderborn is an interdisciplinary research and innovation network in which companies and science jointly research and implement digital innovations.