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    20.05.2026

    Suspected Nazi-Looted Books Now Openly Researchable

    The Bielefeld University Library reports suspect titles to the Lost Art Database.
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    20.05.2026

    In Search of Shared Patterns

    Dr Annika Burmester has been awarded a Klaus Tschira Boost Grant, which will fund her interdisciplinary research in mathematics. In this interview, the postdoctoral researcher discusses international influences and new opportunities for her work.
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    07.05.2026

    Your first experience abroad, made easy

    On Europe Day on 9 May, Bielefeld students will report on their experiences abroad in the European University Alliance NEOLAiA.
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Studying at Bielefeld University

The study portals offer comprehensive information for prospective students, freshmen and enrolled students to 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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    Support and Orientation Offerings

    Bielefeld University has many support offerings, from orientation day to counselling offerings, to a choice of leisure activities.

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    Service and Advice

    Contact points, sorted by topic, that will be happy to advise you on questions about international mobility and studying in Bielefeld.

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    Info newsletter (in German)

    All information about the courses offered, the application process and counselling services at a glance by e-mail.

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    My Uni App

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

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

    Profile building at the university: New strategic research networks and the "brains behind them" are presented in the new issue of BI.research magazine.

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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.

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

Do., 21.05.2026
14:00 - 18:30
Kritik, Macht & Teilhabe. Intersektionale Perspektiven auf Wissenschaft und Hochschule
Do., 21.05.2026
16:00 - 18:00
Vortrag von Orit Matza - Tel Aviv: Between Anne Frank and Chiune Sugihara: Jewish Holocaust Commemoration in Japan as an 'Act of Remembrance' (1990s-Early 2000s)
Do., 21.05.2026
18:30 - 20:30
FÄLLT AUS --- Kolloquium der Vormoderne: Hannah v. Legat (Bielefeld): Die Wikingerzeit und ihre Rezeption in der Neuen Rechten. Ein Promotionsprojekt.
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