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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.

 

When rule-break­ing is re­war­ded - and when it is not

New research involving Prof Dr Philip Yang, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, sheds light on the surprising preferences of managers

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Photo (NeMo): Marcus Zwick, Christoph Rüther and Thomas Tr?ster in one of the cabs at the demonstration at Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport.

"New Mo­bil­ity Pader­born" (NeMo) reaches next mile­stone

The New Mobility Paderborn (NeMo) initiative and the NeMo.bil project it initiated, which is sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) with more than 18 million euros, have reached the next milestone.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): In front of the new research building: Wolfgang Feldmann, Dr Dirk Günnewig, Gabriele Willems, Simone Probst, Prof Dr Matthias Bauer, Ina Brandes and Prof Dr Christine Silberhorn. What makes it special: The picture, a gift from the BLB, serves as an electronic key to the building.

BLB NRW hands over re­search build­ing to Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

A new milestone for quantum research

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Photo (Luci Valentine Photography): Junior Professor Dr Nicholas Güsken will head a new group at Paderborn University as a tenure-track junior professor from April.

State of NRW spon­sors new group for quantum photon­ics and op­to­elec­tron­ics at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

With the NRW Return Programme, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia sponsors young academics who have ventured abroad from Germany and now wish to return to NRW.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Sven Rarbach): The joint stand of the Industry 4.0 platform at Hannover Messe 2025.

The fu­ture of data-driv­en in­dustry: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity at the "In­dustry 4.0" joint stand at Han­nov­er Messe

Under the motto "Data-driven Industry - Shaping a New Era", numerous partners from industry and science will be presenting innovative solutions at the Hannover Messe under the umbrella of the Industry 4.0 platform's joint stand. Paderborn University is also represented with the "Decide4ECO" and "NeMo.bil" projects.

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Photo (Paderborn University): The transMINT4.0 project team in preparation for Bifo 2025: student and research assistants Hannah Leonie Fritz, Marie-Sophie Vüllers, M.Ed. Eileen Reckmann, M.Sc. Lena Luise Crummenerl, Kristin Schmidt, Madlin Rodehorst (standing from left), seated in front from left: Prof Dr Katrin Temmen and Prof Dr Eva Blumberg. Due to illness as a screen shot: M.Ed. Ricardo Puppe. Marena Meier is missing.

Po­ten­tial of ex­tra­cur­ricular learn­ing centres for STEM edu­ca­tion

Paderborn cooperation project "transMINT4.0" presents results at BMBF Education Research Conference 2025

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Photo (private): Prof Dr Jacob Martin Rump from Creighton University in Omaha has been awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship and has thus been continuing his work at Paderborn University since the beginning of March.

Hum­boldt Fel­low from the USA con­ducts re­search in Pader­born

Prof Dr Jacob Martin Rump from Creighton University in Omaha, USA, has been awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers and is now continuing his work at Paderborn University.

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Symbiole image (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi)

Study high­lights chal­lenges of dual train­ing and provides new solu­tions

Dual vocational training is a central pillar of the German labour market and makes a significant contribution to securing skilled workers. Improved cooperation between learning venues can not only improve the quality of training, but also increase the attractiveness of dual training - an important factor in view of the increasing shortage of skilled labour. A new study by Paderborn University analyses the cooperation between the three central…

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Photo (it's OWL): (from left) Paderborn scientists Lisa Petzke, Anja Rasor and Dr. Christian Koldewey with Mona Neubaur and Prof. Dr. René Fahr at the presentation of the funding decision for the "GoProZero" project.

Solu­tions for ef­fi­cient and sus­tain­able product de­vel­op­ment

Millions in funding for new research project under Paderborn management

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Ab­use in the Arch­diocese of Pader­born - study res­ults in spring 2026

The interim results of the independent historical study funded by the Archdiocese of Paderborn, which researchers at Paderborn University have been conducting since the beginning of 2020, have already caused outrage: the church and society have systematically looked the other way in cases of abuse and in several cases even condoned the offences.

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