Call for applications Application period: From now until April 12, 2024 The Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia is once again awarding the Rita Süssmuth Research Prize for excellent research with a gender focus. The research prize recognizes the scientific and social relevance of gender-related research. It is awarded every two years by the Ministry of Culture and Science in two categories. In the "Research…

On 17.01.24 from 12:00 - 13:30, another FiMINT meeting will be organised to offer students, doctoral candidates and professors from the STEM field a networking opportunity. Contact: Roxana Carls, Project Manager: Women Shaping the Information Society

For many people, coming out is still a big and courageous step. The day of action on Tuesday, the 21st of November, in the library foyer aims to educate people about this and make the topics of sexual and gender diversity visible.

By joining the alliance "Gemeinsam gegen Sexismus" ("Together against sexism"), Paderborn University is sending out a clear signal: sexual discrimination, harassment and bullying will not be tolerated in any form. In a joint declaration, a large number of supporters from all over Germany speak out in favour of working together to recognise sexism and sexual harassment, to take a closer look and to show how this can be effectively countered. The…

Der Senat der Universität Paderborn hat Dr. Annika Hegemann zur neuen Zentralen Gleichstellungsbeauftragten gewählt. Die Betriebswirtin ist zum 1. Oktober auf Irmgard Pilgrim gefolgt, die das Amt seit 1992 inne hatte.

In addition to the guideline, the Central Equal Opportunity Officer of Paderborn University has created a website on which central contents of the guideline, helpful documents, FAQs, and contact options can be found. Those affected should find contact persons and advice as low-threshold as possible and also superiors and possible contact persons must also be clearly shown the essential steps and be provided with a counselling guide.

The Central Equal Opportunities Officer of Paderborn University is offering two workshops for female doctoral students and postdocs in spring 2024. Registrations for the published workshops are now possible by mail.

The Central Equal Opportunities Officer offers holiday camps in the second week of the autumn holidays. They serve to reduce the workload of university members with caring responsibilities.

The University Executive Board announces postdoctoral fellowships to support women in science. The aim of the program is to enable talented young female scientists to pursue a successful career in research and teaching after completing their doctorate.

In its latest recommendations (July 2023), the German Council of Science and Humanities specifically calls for the development and expansion of gender research at German universities. Especially in technical disciplines and medicine, there is a clear need to improve in order to be able to keep up with international comparisons, according to the chairman of the Science and Humanities Council, Wolfgang Wick. Institutional structures are needed to…

"Strong in diversity. Strong organisation" - this is the motto of the new "audit vielfaltsgerechte hochschule" of berufundfamilie Service GmbH, with which Paderborn University has now been awarded as one of two universities in a pilot phase.

The Charter for the Compatibility of Work and Care honours companies, authorities and organisations in North Rhine-Westphalia that respond in a special way to the needs of their employees with relatives in need of care. The University of Paderborn recently became one of the award-winning institutions. "We are pleased to participate in the state's Work and Care programme and, in this context, to consciously reflect and also recognise the situation…