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‘Our epidemiological research still reveals gaps’

Four years ago, Germany went into lockdown. Health scientist Professor Alexander Krämer on learnings from the pandemic. full story

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Billions of galaxies beyond the average mediocrity

Cosmologist Professor Dr Cora Uhlemann receives ERC Starting Grant to research how galaxies are distributed in space. full story

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Understanding individualisation through modelling

Mathematician Dr Olena Orlova studies individualisation in complex interdisciplinary problems such as forest protection. full story

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News

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28.03.2024

Gauss lecture on coin tosses, atoms and forest fires

Lecture by Fields Medal winner Professor Dr Martin Hairer now online. He was the main speaker at the event organised by the German Mathematical Society (DMV), which was recently held at Bielefeld University.
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27.03.2024

From splicing to survival: how plants respond to stress

Biologists at the university investigated altered gene expression. They cooperated with researchers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The study has now been published in ‘The Plant Cell’.
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25.03.2024

‘Out of the spheres of the private and the moral’

Social anthropologist Minh Nguyen analyses how care is organized under market socialism. Care, she states, must be analysed as public and political.

Research

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

Cosmologist Prof Dr Cora Uhlemann investigates how galaxies are distributed in space and what their arrangement tells us about the origin of the universe.
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Early Career Reseachers

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

Study

Studying at Bielefeld University

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

My way to university

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#jetztstudieren

The portal for prospective students offers information on the courses offered, how to make an application and much more information about studying.
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My Uni App

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

In the films, teaching staff, instructors, explain background information on the individual subjects that can be studied at Bielefeld University.
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Info Weeks

Twice a year, events and a varied programme are held for prospective students to inform them about the courses offered and procedures.

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.

A bird's eye view of the main university building at Bielefeld University

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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.