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On December 13, the fourth edition of the workshop series ‘Mathematical Physics in the Heart of Germany’ will take place at its founding location in Paderborn. We look forward to seeing old friends and new faces!

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In the latest edition of the renowned "Global Ranking of Academic Subjects" (GRAS), also known as the "Shanghai Subject Ranking", Paderborn University has once again achieved very good rankings.

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The 60th session of the Seminar Sophus Lie will take place at the Department of mathematics, Paderborn University, from September 16 to 19, 2024.

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Top In­ter­na­tion­al Math­em­aticians Meet in Pader­born

Kick-off Conference of the New Collaborative Research Centre

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The conference ‘Integral Structures in Geometry and Representation Theory’ will take place from 9 to 13 September 2024 in Paderborn. This kick-off conference will encompass the entire research profile of CRC-TRR 358 of Bielefeld and Paderborn University. Over 60 internationally renowned researchers, including 2 Fields Medallists, Abel Prize winners, MPI Directors and Leibniz Prize winners, will present their research results in 11 plenary…

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Der Mathezirkel der Universität Paderborn dient der mathematischen Nachwuchsförderung und trifft sich im Herbst/Winter 2024/25 an den Samstagen 09. November 2024, 30. November 2024 und 25. Januar 2025, jeweils von 10:00 bis 13:00 Uhr, online mit der Videokonferenz-Software Zoom.

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Subjects with excellent results in the international CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Stephan Risse): (from left) Under the guidance of Sven Hüsing, research assistant at Paderborn University, Nikita Eichwald, Yannik Segin, Hieronymus Wendt and Ayna Khaksar from Gymnasium Theodorianum have developed an AI-supported application in class. "Wardrobe Wizard" provides outfit suggestions to match a photographed item of clothing.

De­vel­op­ing AI in the classroom: "ProD­aBi" pro­ject course teaches data sci­ence skills and helps with ca­reer guid­ance

Topics such as artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are also becoming increasingly relevant at school. Thanks to a cooperation with Paderborn University, pupils at Gymnasium Theodorianum can regularly deepen their knowledge in this area.

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Of circles and mem­branes: Wei­er­strass Lec­ture 2024 with Fields Medal win­ner Prof Dr Alessio Figalli

Prof. Dr Alessio Figalli, who has received several awards, gave a lecture on Friday, 26 April on the topic of "Beyond Boundaries: Recent Advances in the Obstacle Problem".

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Wei­er­straß lec­ture 2024

The Weierstraß lecture 2024 will take place on April 26 at 16:00 in lecture hall O1 at Paderborn University. We are looking forward to a lecture titled "Beyond Boundaries: Recent Advances in the Obstacle Problem" by the Fields Medalist  Prof. Dr. Alessio Figalli (ETH Zürich). The Fields Medal is regarded as the "Nobel-Prize of Mathematics". Further information

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CRC Col­loqui­um April 26, 2024

The Colloquium of the CRC-TRR 358 takes places on April 26, 2024 (lecture hall D2, 14:00-15:00). The speaker is Bram Petri (Sorbonne University, Paris).

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"Whatever comes out of it, it's great": Prof Dr Alessio Figalli on math­em­at­ics, clouds and the fu­ture

On Friday, 26 April, Prof. Dr Alessio Figalli will give the keynote lecture at this year's Weierstrass Lecture at Paderborn University.

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Fields Medal­list Alessio Figalli is the key­note speak­er at the Wei­er­strass Lec­ture 2024

The multi-award-winning mathematician Prof. Dr Alessio Figalli will give the keynote lecture at this year's Weierstrass Lecture at Paderborn University on Friday 26 April.

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Learn­ing math­em­at­ic­al mod­el­ling through eye move­ments

Second project phase of the DFG research project "ViMo" starts in April

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Bildquellle: Marcus Schmitz

Mathematical modeling, the solving of open-ended, reality-based text problems, is an important part of mathematical education. However, many pupils find it difficult to solve modeling tasks, which raises the question of how they can be supported in the best possible way. In the first project phase of “ViMo”, drawing a sketch proved to be a promising strategy for promoting modeling skills in the field of geometry. However, it turned out that…

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