Digital Research Magazine: Digital Research Magazine

The research our scholars produce in their respective fields is without compare. In addition to this excellent body of individual research, however, interdisciplinary research conducted as part of impactful, international research groups and consortia is an equally essential part of the culture of research at the University of Passau. The Digital Research Magazine is a cross-media magazine that showcases the research carried out here and tells the stories of the people behind it.

Research news

Big success for PhD student Stefan Klessinger: After securing first place in the Student Research Competition (SRC) at the International Conference on Management of Data (SIGMOD) 2023 in Seattle, the Passau computer scientist has now won the Grand…

In the DeepCode project at the University of Passau, researchers are working with experts from the field to test how large language models can make work easier for programmers.

Dr Annekathrin Meißner from the Institute for Applied Ethics in Business, Education and Training at the University of Passau is researching the donut economics, a concept developed by English economist Kate Raworth.

Focal points

Civil society, businesses and the government need answers from the scientific community to overcome challenges and to achieve sustainable development. This requires thorough analysis from a variety of disciplines. For its research, the University of Passau relies on interdisciplinary, cross-faculty cooperation and places its focus on three areas:

Political boundaries: Owing to its history and location as a tri-country borderland university, critical engagement with social, ecological, economic, cultural and political dynamics in Europe comes naturally to our University.

The limits of growth: Examining the challenges of social transformation with regard to social justice, climate neutrality and sustainable development is considered a particularly vital endeavour at our University.

Digital boundaries and opportunities: Scholars at our University are researching the technologies that drive the digital transformation as well as the impacts of digitalisation on society as a whole.