"Why should I do a doctorate?", "Do I fulfil the requirements?", "How can I finance a doctorate?" – These and many other questions will be answered at the "PhD option" theme day on Tuesday, 29 April, starting at 10 a.m.

Anlässlich der Aktionswochen gegen Rassismus im Kreis Paderborn findet auch an der Universität Paderborn eine Veranstaltungsreihe statt. Teil davon ist ein Aktionstag, der am Dienstag, 29. April, ab 11 Uhr im Foyer der Universität stattfindet.

On Tuesday, 29th April, the Graduate Round Table will take place from 6 pm at Paderborn University in room C5.218. A joint sushi order is planned.

The lecture series "Elementary ontologies and media between politicisation and depoliticisation" at the Institute of Media Studies will take place in the 2025 summer semester. The series starts on Tuesday, 29 April, with the lecture "Und wenn die Welt weich und unscharf wäre: On the old authority of the new nature" by Dr Veit Braun from Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.

On Tuesday, 29 April, Danladi Abah from the University of Ghana will give a lecture from 6.15 to 7.45 pm on the topic ‘Queries Suspension an Banishment. The Politics and Cotrol of Chiefs and Chieftaincy Institutions in Modern Central Nigeria’

International students who have started their studies at Paderborn University will be welcomed by Mayor Michael Dreier and Prof. Dr. Heike Trautmann, Vice President for International Relations at Paderborn University, at City Hall on 29 April from 7 pm.

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, the screening of "National Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest" will take place on Tuesday, 29 April at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

The new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit will take place in the 2025 summer semester. Dr. Dagmar Pichová from Masaryk University (Czech Republic) will kick off the event on Wednesday, 30 April, with the lecture "Czech Women Philosophers: Anna Pammrová and Albína Dratvová".

In her lecture on Wednesday, 30 April, Karine Durin will talk about "Fluids as dynamic and organic forces". She will focus in particular on the medical knowledge of Oliva Sabuco de Nantes and her work "Nueva filosofía de la naturaleza del hombre" from 1587.

On Wednesday, 30 April, Prof. Dr Felix Ó Murchadha from the University of Galway in Ireland will give a lecture on ‘Force, Power and Agency: Toward a Phenomenology of Nature’

What do a football shirt, a silk bow tie and a coat hanger have in common? Students at Paderborn University asked themselves this question in the seminar "Small textile things - a walk through the city" and are presenting their answers to the public in an exhibition with the same title.

On Sunday, 4 May, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the "ZukunftsGarten" will open its doors in Schloß Neuhaus. Paderborn University will also be represented with a joint stand.

In the summer semester 2025, the new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) will take place in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit. Dr Michael Walshots from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz will give the lecture "Johanna Charlotte Unzer (1725-82): The first female German Philosopher".

The English-language lecture series "New Approaches to English Foreign Language Education" will take place again in the summer semester. The first lecture will be given by Dr. Nicola Galloway from the University of Glasgow on "Global Englishes in an international context."

Once a month, international doctoral candidates can come together to discuss current challenges they face in their academic or professional life as international researchers at Paderborn University.

Every first Tuesday of the month, German and international doctoral candidates at all stages of their doctorate and from all faculties are welcome to join us for a lunch break in the "Mensula".

On Tuesday, 6 May, the 6th SICP Students' Day will take place at Zukunftsmeile 2 from 2.30 pm. Students will have the opportunity to make contacts with companies in the OWL region and at Paderborn University and to exchange information about final theses, internships and job opportunities.

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, the screening of "All About Eve" will take place on Tuesday, 6 May at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

Exchange between science, schools, local authorities and business

On Wednesday, 7 May, Dr Lisa Knoll from the Institute of Human Sciences will speak on the topic of ‘Plural Forms of Welfare and Power in Social Policy’

In the ‘ZeKK live’ event format organised by the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) at Paderborn University, professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on issues relating to religion and society

The events take place in cooperation with the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) as well as teachers and students from John Carroll University and the Tuohy Center for Interreligious Understanding in the USA

The speakers are dedicated to the soundscapes of "evil" figures, such as tyrants, villains and demons

In the summer semester, a workshop will take place on 8 and 9 May in the context of current research on theatre cultures of the early modern period.

The Primary School Pedagogy group invites all interested parties to the guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Marcela Gerardina Pozas Guajardo (Université Du Luxembourg) on 8 May.

As part of the "UPB for Future" sustainability lecture series, Daniel Hantelmann will give a lecture on Thursday, 8 May at 4.15 pm in lecture theatre L1. The lecture will shed light on the forms of local resistance that wind energy projects in particular face, often involving demonstrations, lawsuits and the ultimate failure of projects.

In the summer semester 2025, the new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) will take place in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit. On Friday, 9 May, Prof. Dr. Fatima-Zohra Iflahen from Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco) will give the lecture "Women's Rights Theories and Movements in Morocco and North Africa: Coming of Age or Tutorship?".

The UPBracing Team from Paderborn University will be presenting its new electric racing car "PX425E" in the Audimax on Friday, 9 May. Registration is required by 30 April.

Online meetings via Zoom are planned for three Saturdays, each from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to sponsor young maths talents and those interested in STEM subjects

In order to train students and lecturers in the reflective use of AI applications in the context of language learning and teaching, staff at the Centre for Language Studies have created two courses. These will be presented at the "lernpause" on Tuesday, 13 May.

Dr. Anda-Lisa Harmening and Prof. Dr. Ingrid Scharlau answer questions about doctoral supervision and the role of doctoral candidates in this process.

Under the motto "Discovering transformation potential, finding allies, breaking new ground", the free event "Wundertüte Nachhaltigkeit" will take place on Tuesday, 13 May, at the Paderborn Research Center for Sustainable Economy (PARSEC). Interested parties can register until 5 May.

At the "Career Spotlight" on Tuesday, 13 May, the HAW professorship career path will be presented.

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, the screening of "Todo Sobre Mi Madre" will take place on Tuesday, 13 May at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

In her lecture on Wednesday, 14 May, Viktorya Vasilyan will talk about the history of breastfeeding, its iconography and medical significance.

On Wednesday, 14 May, Prof. Dr Dominik Höink from the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar will give a lecture on ‘Verdi and the Inquisition - Between Clerical and Secular Power and the Power of Music’

The Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) team informs high school graduates, pupils, subject changers, other prospective students, and parents about Paderborn University, the range of courses on offer and other topics related to studying.

Under the motto "KW writes (better) together", the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) is organising an interdisciplinary writing group in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Writing.

In the summer semester 2025, the new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) will take place in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit. On Thursday, 15 May, Dr Gabriele Schimmenti from the University of Rome III will give the lecture "(History of) Philosophy, Politics, and Art in Louise Dittmar (1807-1884): A Feminist Perspective".

As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Dr Larissa Eikermann, Dr Annika Hegemann and Dr Susanne Richter will take place on Thursday, 15 May at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. The lecture will shed light on how sustainability encompasses social as well as ecological and economic aspects.

As part of the event series "Paderborn Talks on the Culture of Remembrance", Prof. Dr. Frederek Musall will give a lecture in the AStA Gewölbekeller and shed light on the tension between divergent narratives in Jewish tradition and their influence on the culture of remembrance.

Interested students, trainees and school pupils can gain a special insight into the development of intelligent rail systems for sustainable and networked mobility of the future at RailWeek OWL from 19 to 23 May.

The new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit will take place in the summer semester 2025. On Monday, 19 May, Dr Andrea Reichenberger from the University of Siegen will give the lecture "Grete Hermann - From Quantum Physics to Politics and Ethics".

On Monday, 19 May, the graduate get-together will take place from 6 pm at the "Indian Palace" restaurant in Paderborn.

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Yannick" will be screened on Tuesday, 20 May at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

On Wednesday, 21 May, Prof. Dr. Merle Tönnies from the Institute of English and American Studies will speak on the topic ‘Power in/of the “Imagined Community”: The Instrumentalisation of National Identity in Current British Political Rhetoric’

The speakers are dedicated to the soundscapes of "evil" figures, such as tyrants, villains and demons

Lecture by Prof Dr Karin Hoff from the Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel

As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Fuchs will take place on Thursday, 22 May at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. The lecture will present theoretical models of society, the (non-)sustainable society and the (non-)sustainable information society.

Online meetings via Zoom are planned for three Saturdays, each from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to sponsor young maths talents and those interested in STEM subjects

On Tuesday, 27 May, the Paderborn University Human Resources Development team cordially invites all new employees to a welcome event. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room Q0.101.

For 13 years now, the Diversity Charter has been calling on companies, organisations and educational institutions to take part in the annual "German Diversity Day". Paderborn University is following the call and invites you to the foyer on Tuesday, 27 May under the motto "Your voice for diversity - diversity matters!".

Lecture by Prof. Dr Susanne A. Friede from Ruhr University Bochum

To mark German Diversity Day 2025, the "Uni Div Day OWL" event will take place on Tuesday, 27 May at the Kreativ Campus Detmold with workshops and contributions from students.

On Tuesday, 27 May, Leandra Oles from the University of Paderborn will speak on the topic of ‘Transformation and informal education - the women's initiative in Duisburg-Rheinhausen from 1987’

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Komödianten" will be shown on Tuesday, 27 May at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

In her lecture on Thursday, 29 May, Martina Guzzetti will talk about the well-being of pregnant women in Jane Sharp's "The Midwives' Book".

During the event, essential forms and principles of Arabic calligraphy will be described

The new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit will take place in the 2025 summer semester. On Monday, 2 June, Felix Grewe from Paderborn University will give the lecture "Innovating Knowledge for the Future: Haraway's Storytelling from Cyborg to Companion Species".

Teaching for Future – Sustainable teaching and teaching about sustainability

Once a month, international doctoral candidates can come together to discuss current challenges they face in their academic or professional life as international researchers at Paderborn University.

Every first Tuesday of the month, German and international doctoral candidates at all stages of their doctorate and from all faculties are welcome to join us for a lunch break in the "Mensula".

On Tuesday, 3 June, Dr Bodo Mrozek from the Leipzig Institute for Contemporary History Berlin, in cooperation with the ‘C:POP. Transdisciplinary Research Centre for Popular Music Cultures and Creative Economies’ at the University of Paderborn, will give a lecture on the topic ’Zwischen Volksbildung und völkischer Formierung. Transnational nationalism in the youth music movement (1923-1967)’

In the summer semester 2025, the lecture series "Elementary Ontologies and Media between Politicisation and Depoliticisation" will take place at the Institute of Media Studies. On Tuesday, 3 June, Prof. Dr. Jiré Emine Gözen from UE Berlin will give a lecture.

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Brazil" will be screened on Tuesday, 3 June at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

A new class of the mentoring programme for female doctoral candidates starts in September. The application deadline is 1 July. At an information event on Wednesday, 4 June, interested women will learn all about the programme.

On Wednesday, 4 June, Dr Anne Foerster from the Institute of History will give a lecture on the topic ‘Who's Afraid of Powerful Women? The Medieval Chronicler's Role in the Gendering fo Authority’

In the ‘ZeKK live’ event format organised by the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) at Paderborn University, professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on issues relating to religion and society

The speakers are dedicated to the soundscapes of "evil" figures, such as tyrants, villains and demons

Well-known headliners will be performing on the various stages alongside students and regional bands: Zartmann, Blond, Ikkimel, Apsilon Drunken Masters

The Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW), in cooperation with the Graduate Forum of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GFKW), is organising the fifth (hybrid) Graduate Week from Tuesday, 10 June to Thursday, 12 June.

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Las chicas están bien" will be screened at Pollux Kino on Tuesday, 10 June at 8.30 pm.

The Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) team informs high school graduates, pupils, subject changers, other prospective students, and parents about Paderborn University, the range of courses on offer and other topics related to studying.

On Wednesday, 11 June, the Graduate Round Table will take place from 6.30 pm in the Pizzeria & Paninoteca "Bei Salva" as part of the Graduate Week.

The didactic-empirical writing research summer school (dieS) will take place again in 2025. This year, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sara Rezat, it is dedicated to the topic of "Writing and Feedback" and will take place from 12 to 14 June in the O-Building. The focus will be on the relevance of feedback for writing and, in particular, the revision of texts.

Online meetings via Zoom are planned for three Saturdays, each from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to sponsor young maths talents and those interested in STEM subjects

The English-language lecture series "New Approaches to English Foreign Language Education" will take place again in the summer semester. Nihal Khote from Kennesaw State University will give the lecture on Monday, 16 June, on the topic of "Teaching content and language with multilingual English learners."

The new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit will take place in the summer semester 2025. On Monday, 16 June, Dr. Dr. Luka Boršić from the Institute of Philosophy Zagreb will give the lecture "The Proto-Radical Feminism in 16th Century Dubrovnik: The Strange Case of Maruša Gundulić and Cvijeta Zuzorić".

The 3rd TRR 318 conference "Contextualising Explanations" (ContEx25) will take place at Bielefeld University on 17/18 June. The international and interdisciplinary event will focus on the question of how explanations of AI processes can be contextualised for users in order to give them more understanding and control over the processes and create transparency.

On Tuesday, 17 June, Prof. Dr Christian Bunnenberg from Ruhr University Bochum will speak on the topic of ‘By luxury steamer to the Mediterranean, Spitsbergen and the West Indies - the emergence of German cruise tourism between 1891 and 1914’

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" will be screened at Pollux Kino on Tuesday, 17 June at 8.30 pm.

On Wednesday, 18 June, Junior Professor Dr Julia Eckel from the Institute of Media Studies will give a lecture on ‘Powers of AI Animation. Thoughts on Anymation & Tech-demo(cracy)s’

The speakers are dedicated to the soundscapes of "evil" figures, such as tyrants, villains and demons

Under the motto "KW writes (better) together", the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) is organising an interdisciplinary writing group in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Writing.

Lecture by Prof. Dr Thomas Baier from Justus-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

The Graduate Assembly of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities will take place in the summer semester on Monday, 24 June, at 1 pm.

At the "Career Spotlight" on Tuesday, 24 June, Dr. Selahattin Danisman, a consultant at the Volkswagen Foundation, will present his personal career path.

On Tuesday, 24 June, Pieter van den Heede from Erasmus University Rotterdam will give a lecture on ‘Contemporary Digital Game Narratives on the Holocaust’

In the summer semester 2025, the lecture series "Elementary Ontologies and Media between Politicisation and Depoliticisation" will take place at the Institute of Media Studies. On Tuesday, 24 June, J.-Prof. Dr. Maria Muhle from the Academy of Fine Arts Munich will give the lecture "Mechaniker-Theorie der Kunst" - Technoästhetische Milieus im Ausgang von Canguilhem und Simondon".

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "The Hamlet Syndrome" will be screened on Tuesday, 24 June at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

On Wednesday, 25 June, PD Dr Friedrich Markewitz from the Institute of German and Comparative Literature will speak on the topic of ‘Power During Nazi Era - Communication in the Litzmannstadt Ghetto’

On Thursday, 26 June, the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) is offering the workshop "Getting things done! Successfully defending your doctoral dissertation."

As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Prof. Dr. Lars Libuda will take place on Thursday, 26 June at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. The lecture will focus on the opportunities, potential and challenges of sustainable nutrition.

In the summer semester 2025, the new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) will take place in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit. On Monday, 30 June, Dr Jil Muller from Paderborn University will give the lecture "Holistic Philosophical Anthropology".

Once a month, international doctoral candidates can come together to discuss current challenges they face in their academic or professional life as international researchers at Paderborn University.

Every first Tuesday of the month, German and international doctoral candidates at all stages of their doctorate and from all faculties are welcome to join us for a lunch break in the "Mensula".

On Tuesday, 1 July, PD Dr Stephanie Zloch from the Technical University of Dresden will speak on the topic of ‘The knowledge of the immigration society. Migration and education in Germany 1945-2000’

In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" will be screened on Tuesday, 1 July at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

The Institute of Mathematics at Paderborn University is inviting sixth form students in years 10 to 13 to the "PB^Math 2025" summer school. The registration deadline is 2 May.

On Wednesday, 2 July, Prof. Dr Katharina von Kellenbach from the Institute of Protestant Theology will give a lecture on ‘Omnipotence: Theology and the Plotics of Power’.