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Study investigates World Cup football fever 2026
Researchers at Bielefeld University are investigating how fans of different national teams physically respond to match events during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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The nexus of drugs and violence
A new international research group at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research is investigating how the boundaries between legality and illegality influence economic life, political power and social relations.
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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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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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Deconstructing ‚Displacement‘, Reconstructing Housing
An international research group at Bielefeld University’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) is exploring what good housing solutions might look like.
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Space logistics on the right track
How does one plan a space mission that involves visiting multiple celestial bodies which are constantly moving? Researchers at Bielefeld University have, for the first time, developed a precise mathematical approach to this problem.
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‘We want to develop AI with people rather than for them’
Artificial intelligence meets inclusion: Interview on new approaches to medical participation in the AI*IM Focus Area.
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Three questions on post-socialism and coloniality
Can post-socialism be colonial? Research group leader Professor Dr Anna Amelina explains how this question is being explored from an interdisciplinary perspective at the ZiF in Bielefeld.
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The Power of the Individual – Talks Now Online
The Individualisation Symposium 2026 brought leading researchers to Bielefeld. Two of the talks are now available online, offering insights into cooperation and social identity in humans and animals.
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Why No Individual Is Like Another
Why do animals behave differently, and what are the consequences of this? A research team from the Collaborative Research Centre NC³ now provides a new explanation: epigenetic processes may play a key role.
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The Power of the Individual
At the Individualisation Symposium 2026, leading international researchers will gather at Bielefeld University to explore how individual differences shape social relationships in humans and animals.
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Measuring and Managing Uncertainty
An international series of workshops in March will bring together researchers from mathematics, economics, computer science, psychology, and sports science to develop new methods for dealing with uncertainty.
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Researching inequality, understanding conflicts
Inequality triggers conflict. The CoIn Focus Area is creating a framework to explore these tensions in an interdisciplinary manner and to decipher their causes.
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From climate risks to football fever
Systematically quantifying and managing uncertainty is the core of the QUAMU Focus Area.
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New BI.research: Growing together
13 Focus Areas are bringing together academics from different disciplines to advance outstanding topics. They demonstrate how the university is growing together. The new BI.research magazine presents them all.
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Live Ideas: New teutolab for Social Sciences launches
Bielefeld University is establishing a new extracurricular learning space with the teutolab for social sciences. Combining politics, economics and sociology, it invites young people to critically explore everyday life, social conflicts and future challenges.
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Humans and Machines as a Team: New “Humation” Alliance
How can humans and machines be brought together in ways that benefit both? This question drives the new competence network Humation – Human-Centred Automation, founded jointly by Bielefeld University and the Fraunhofer IOSB-INA in Lemgo.
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Europe meets in Bielefeld
The NEOLAiA Focus Academy celebrated its premiere at Bielefeld University, bringing together students from across Europe to explore digital transformation and entrepreneurship.
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Robust Decisions in Natural and Artificial Intelligence
People, animals and AI make decisions every day under conditions of uncertainty. A new international research group at ZiF Bielefeld is investigating robust decision-making strategies for this purpose. For the first time in a workshop from 8 to 19 December.
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Focusing on the individual: how diversity advances research
What makes individuals unique—and why is that important? The new focus area InChangE delivers insights.
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New paths in mathematics
The ESyMath focus area aims to bring together different areas of mathematics and related sciences in order to exploit and further develop synergies.
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Research Team Explores Inclusion at Conferences
A research team from Bielefeld University investigates how inclusive academic conferences really are and offers concrete recommendations to promote participation and diversity.
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How humans and AI work as a team
How can cooperation succeed between humans and AI? The FAITH focus area at Bielefeld University is researching the hybrid teamwork of tomorrow.
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Developing explanations together
After four years of intensive research, the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 318 “Constructing Explainability” takes stock. In this interview, the two spokespersons share key insights.
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