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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.

 

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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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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"Cli­mate fin­an­cing needs a 'green' so­ci­ety"

Interview with Paderborn sociologist Dr Lisa Knoll

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Enorm­ous po­ten­tial for cli­mate pro­tec­tion in in­dustry: joint pro­ject paves the way for cli­mate-neut­ral pro­cess heat

The decarbonisation of industrial process heat is one of the major challenges of the energy transition. In industry, however, a significant proportion of the energy required is covered by fossil fuels, while only a small proportion of the energy used is recovered. This is where the joint project "HeatTransPlan" comes in.

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New ways of learn­ing to com­bat maths frus­tra­tion dur­ing your stud­ies

Paderborn University, Hanover and Kassel joint project receives millions in funding

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Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence: de­vel­op­ing ex­plan­a­tions to­geth­er

After four years of intensive research, the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio 318 "Constructing Explainability" is taking stock at the end of the first DFG funding phase.

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E-books with a learn­ing ef­fect: in­ter­na­tion­al re­search team de­vel­ops di­git­al chil­dren's books

A team of researchers from Paderborn University and participating universities in Norway, the Netherlands, Turkey and Malta have developed animated e-books for three to five-year-olds in ten different languages as part of a project funded by the EU with around 400,000 euros.

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20 years of the "Walk­ing Bus" and new "Bik­ing Bus" en­sure safe ex­er­cise in every­day school life

Interview with Dr Nicole Satzinger

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