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Doctoral network investigating targeted cancer treatments

Researchers of European-wide collaborative network discuss their work in a new video. full story

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The individualised chemistry of plants

Conference on the issue: What is the significance of plant chemodiversity in a shifting environment? full story

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From self-driving cars to investment loans

Herbert Dawid is researching economic uncertainties and consequences of the proliferation of smart products and algorithms. full story

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02.12.2022

New collaborative research centre for integral structures

Bielefeld University and Paderborn University receive 10.7 million euros in funding for the centre. It will be funded by the German Research Foundation for four years starting in 2023.
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01.12.2022

How people make decisions in the face of radical uncertainty

The economist and psychologist Professor Dr Tuckett will visit Bielefeld to deliver an ‘Uncertainty Talk.’ He sees narratives as essential tools for making consequential decisions.
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04.10.2022

Sociology congress: five days of discussion on polarization

Some 2500 researchers convening at Bielefeld University to discuss current societal challenges at the 41st Congress of the German Sociological Association.

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War in Ukraine

Current news about the conflict and contact points for refugees

Bielefeld University in the colors of the Ukrainian flag

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Energy Saving

Bielefeld University's approach to the energy crisis

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Research

Transcending Boundaries

At Bielefeld University, research means transcending boundaries - between disciplines, between people and between science and society. Our guiding principle of Transcending Boundaries is the impulse for top-level basic research at an international level.

About the research profile

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Research Worlds

Research at Bielefeld University moves in four worlds. They focus on big questions of the time.
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In focus

Involving users in the explanation process with artificial intelligence: This is what the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio 318 is working on.
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The person

Heisenberg Professor Dr Maximilian Benz is working on correlating medieval society and literature.
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Well networked

Under the umbrella of Bielefeld Research + Innovation Campus (BRIC), researchers and companies work on the challenges of the future.