Photo (Paderborn University, Johannes Schnurr): (from left to right) Simone Probst, Vice-President for Finances and Human Resources, Anna Nickel, new Head of the University Library, and University President Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer.
14.10.2025
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Campus,
People,
News,
People,
University Library
Since 1 September, Anna Nickel has been the new director of the Paderborn University Library, which was founded in 1972. She succeeds Dr. Dietmar Haubfleisch, who retired in July.
Photo (Paderborn University): (from left) Dr Barbara Fl?ing-Hering and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mirko Schaper take over the management of the institute from Prof. Dr Thomas Tr?ster and Dr Silvia Dohmeier-Fischer.
13.10.2025
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People,
News,
Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
The board of the Paderborn Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems (ILH) has unanimously elected Prof Dr.-Ing. Mirko Schaper as its new chairman. This puts him in charge of the interdisciplinary research network, which focuses on innovative lightweight construction solutions for a sustainable future.
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Prof. Dr Beate Flath, Prof. Dr René Fahr, Prof. Dr Matthias Bauer, Bernhard Hoppe-Biermeyer, Raphael Tigges, Tom Brüntrup, Simone Probst and Prof. Dr Thomas Tr?ster.
News on higher education policy was on the agenda during a visit to Paderborn University by representatives of the "Science Working Group" of the CDU state parliamentary group in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): The researchers at TRR 266 are investigating how regulations and corporate transparency affect the economy and society.
09.10.2025
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Research,
Collaborative Research Centres,
International,
Transfer,
Press release,
TRR 266: Rechnungswesen, Steuern und Unternehmenstransparenz,
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
09.10.2025
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Education,
Student life,
Digitalization,
Research,
Campus,
Studies,
Teaching,
Transfer,
Press release,
Central IT and Media Services (ZIM),
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
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).
08.10.2025
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Reading,
Press release,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Zentrum für deutschsprachige Gegenwartsliteratur (ZdG),
Institut für Germanistik und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
In the winter semester 2025/26, the Institute of German and Comparative Literature and the Centre for Contemporary German Literature invite all interested parties to a series of literary readings and discussions.
Prof. Dr. Anette Buyken from the Institute for Nutrition, Consumption and Health at Paderborn University is the new Vice President of the German Nutrition Society (DGE).
Photo (Paderborn University, Thorsten Hennig): Well-prepared for their studies: The first semester students were welcomed to Paderborn University with a new supporting programme.
02.10.2025
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Universit?t Paderborn,
Research,
Studies,
International,
Lecture,
Press release,
Higher Education Development Office,
Heinz Nixdorf Institute,
Musicology Seminar Detmold/Paderborn,
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Paderborn Institute of Islamic Theology,
Zentrum für Geschlechterstudien / Gender Studies,
Zentrum für Komparative Theologie und Kulturwissenschaften (ZeKK),
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Faculty of Science,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
In the winter semester 2025/26, Paderborn University is once again inviting all interested parties to various lecture series on numerous socially relevant topics. Lecturers and researchers from the five faculties as well as external experts will deal with a wide range of scientific aspects every week.
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): (from left to right) Prof. Dr. Christian Plessl, Simone Probst, Verena Mertens and Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer in front of the "Paderborn Centre for Parallel Computing" (PC2).
Photo (Paderborn University, Thorsten Hennig): Great joy at the laying of the foundation stone: (from left to right) Wolfgang Feldmann (Branch Manager Bielefeld, BLB NRW), Gabriele Willems (Managing Director of BLB NRW), Dr. Martina Gerdes-Kühn (Head of Department 5 at Paderborn University), Simone Probst (Vice-President for Finances and Human Resources), Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer (University President) and Sabine Kramm (Deputy Mayor of the City of Paderborn).
The Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (BLB NRW) and Paderborn University have laid the foundation stone for the new buildings Z1 and Z2: This marks the beginning of a new chapter on the campus. The symbolic act marks an important milestone in the construction phase of the two buildings.
Paderborn chemistry didactics expert Prof Dr Sabine Fechner has been elected spokesperson of the board of the "Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik" (GDCP). At the same time, the scientific society is relocating its office to Paderborn University.
Photo (Luci Valentine Photography): Jun.-Prof. Dr. Nicholas Güsken.
25.09.2025
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Research,
Optoelectronics and Photonics,
International,
Transfer,
Career,
Quantum Computation,
Press release,
Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics (CeOPP),
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS),
Faculty of Science,
Department of Physics
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.
