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    30.06.2025

    Protest group occupies Lecture Hall

    On the evening of 26 June, the protest group "Bielefeld unkürzbar" occupied Lecture Hall 15. The background to this is protests against the reduction in funding allocations from 2026 by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Following discussions with the protest group, the Rectorate assumes that the protest action will end on Saturday, 5 July.
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    26.06.2025

    Unexpected Animal Partnership Discovered in the Amazon

    Researchers from Bielefeld University documented a puzzling relationship between ocelots and opossums in the rainforest for the first time – potentially an unknown cooperation between these two species.
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    26.05.2025

    New EU Project: Trustworthy AI for Better Decision-Making

    Bielefeld Project Linking Operations Research and Machine Learning Receives Over €4.6 Million in EU Funding.
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Research at Bielefeld University

Transcending Boundaries is the Bielefeld approach and stands for crossing boundaries between disciplines and scientific cultures, between research and teaching and between science and society. For our researchers, it is the driving force behind cutting-edge basic research at an international level.

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    Research Worlds

    Research at Bielefeld University takes place in four thematic, interdisciplinary worlds. It focuses on the big questions of our time.

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    Research Projects

    High-profile research projects are sponsored by, for example, the German Research Foundation or the EU at national and international level.

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    Researchers

    Historian Prof Dr Lisa Regazzoni researches materiality and theories of matter in order to open up new perspectives in historical research.

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    GrACe - Graduate and Academic ­Career Development Centre

    Promoting academic talent at all career levels is a central, forward-looking and sustainable task for our university.

Studying at Bielefeld University

The study portals offer comprehensive information for prospective students, freshmen and enrolled studentsto cover individual concerns. From study options and orientation guides to information events and counselling services - our portals are your central point of contact for everything to do with your studies at our university.

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    Info weeks

    Are you interested in studying at Bielefeld University? Discover the university during the Info Weeks from 14 - 28 June 2025.

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    MINT Summer

    From 30 June to 4 July 2025, Bielefeld University will be holding orientation weeks for the Faculties of Science and Technology.

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    Counselling

    All counselling services for students at a glance.
     

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    My Uni App

    In the "My University" app, students can find the most important services for organising their studies.

Get to know Bielefeld University

As a research-intensive university with an international reputation and innovative teaching concepts, Bielefeld University makes an important contribution to a progressive and participatory knowledge society.

Bielefeld University - This is us.

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    Career

    Working well together - Bielefeld University is an attractive, family-friendly place to work.

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    Sustainability

    Our sustainability strategy - we contribute to a future worth living.

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    Equality and Gender

    With excellent structures for the further development of a gender-equitable scientific and university culture.

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    Diversity

    A positive attitude towards diversity: We value diversity and promote different skills, talents and competences.

Events

Di., 01.07.2025
09:00 - 10:30
DFH-Festival: Morgendliches Zusammenkommen in der FÜHLBAR
Di., 01.07.2025
10:00 - 18:00
DFH-Festival: Veranstaltungen am Dienstag an der Universität Bielefeld
Di., 01.07.2025
10:00 - 16:00
Bildungsarbeit im Sinne planetarischer Gerechtigkeit (DFH Festival)
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