This year, theCentre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University in the Netherlands has once again recognised the publication achievements of researchers at Paderborn University. The international university ranking, which has been carried out annually since 2007, compares universities and certain subject classifications on the basis of publications. The subject areas of mathematics and computer science at Paderborn University…
Paderborn University's Digital Talents Programme (DTP) is an exclusive support programme for committed students who want to actively shape their future in the digital age. The programme is aimed at Bachelor's and Master's students from East Westphalia-Lippe from degree programmes with a focus on digitalisation, such as computer science, business informatics or related subjects. Students have until Sunday, 30 November to apply for the current…
DFG sponsors joint research project between Paderborn University and Augsburg University
In an increasingly digitalised and information-flooded world, structured representations of knowledge are becoming increasingly important in almost all fields of society and science. Especially in the field of business informatics, it is essential to make complex contexts understandable and applicable. Clear, hierarchical classification systems are crucial…
Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): The researchers at TRR 266 are investigating how regulations and corporate transparency affect the economy and society.
Paderborn "Tax Complexity Results" discussed in US magazine "Forbes"
Tax complexity has become increasingly important as a potential threat to the economy and society in recent years and has developed into a global phenomenon. But how can it be measured? The team of researchers from the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio TRR 266 "Accounting for Transparency" at Paderborn University and LMU Munich has developed an innovative, survey-based…
Freshers Welcome Ceremony with new colourful supporting programme
Start of the winter semester: On Tuesday, 7 October, Paderborn University welcomed the new first semester students in Lecture Hall G. A total of 3,081 students (provisional status) are starting a new academic chapter and setting the course for their professional and personal future. Of these students, 2,050 are embarking on a university degree programme for the first time, while…
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.
"Knowing, working, becoming - radical questions about science, art and technology"
The lecture series is dedicated to ways of producing…
