The 63rd Scientific Congress of the German Nutrition Society (DGE) took place at the Kongress Palais in Kassel from 4 to 6 March 2026. The main theme was "Nutrition and the microbiome - a key to health". In the article you will find a summary of all the lectures presented by Paderborn University.
Home Economics is about more than just cooking. As a home economics teacher, you will teach everyday skills relating to nutrition, health, consumption, sustainability and household management. The subject also offers the opportunity to give young people important skills for their lives - in an everyday, exciting and practical way.
The audio report "What a sugar tax would achieve" from the programme Neugier genügt - Freifläche on Westdeutscher Rundfunk deals with the question of what effects a tax on sugary foods and drinks could have.
Paderborn University bid farewell to Professor Dr Kirsten Schlegel-Matthies on 1 March 2026 with a specialist conference and a celebratory colloquium - after more than two decades of work in home economics and the didactics of home economics.
On 9 March 2026, Prof Dr Nina Klünder will be a guest at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin to mark International Women's Day 2026. Under the title "Time is power - make time fair! Listen. Understand. Shaping time justice." she brings her academic perspective to the discussion on time justice, care work and gender equality.
Prof Dr Nina Klünder was a guest on 1LIVE and spoke about the phenomenon of so-called "tradwives". In the interview, she categorises the trend in social terms and discusses its significance against the backdrop of gender roles, care work and current debates on equality.
An article in Apotheken Umschau picks up on the current debate about a sugar tax and discusses whether it could effectively reduce sugar consumption - especially among children and adolescents.
Prof Dr Anette Buyken from the Paderborn University is also involved. She emphasises that such a tax could, above all, encourage the industry to produce drinks with less sugar - an approach that has already proved effective in other countries.
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Prof Dr Anette Buyken has been reappointed to the Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Nutrition and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE). This means that the public health nutrition expert will continue to contribute her research on healthy eating environments directly to the Federal Ministry in her second term of office. Find out more about her goals for a more sustainable nutrition policy.
With the publication "Families and Climate. Socio-ecological challenges and family perspectives for action", the Bundesforum Familie sheds light on the role of families in the socio-ecological transformation. The focus is on social framework conditions and concrete options for action in everyday life - also with regard to sustainable diets.
Prof Dr Anette Buyken (Public Health Nutrition group) explains in an interview with ZEIT Magazin how "chrononutrition" affects our metabolism. Read the full article here to find out why late suppers can be a risk for "owls" and what Paderborn University's research has to say about this.[Link to the interview]
Prof Dr Anette Buyken from Paderborn University emphasises the effectiveness of the Nutri-Score, which has been calculating even more accurately since 2026 thanks to a more precise algorithm. However, as companies are increasingly dropping out in the event of poorer scores, the researcher sees voluntariness as a key obstacle to the success of the prevention measure. According to Buyken, an EU-wide labelling obligation and a bundle of other…
Prof Dr Nina Klünder was interviewed for the magazine of the Rheine 2026 family education centre on the topic "No time? The importance and distribution of unpaid care work". In the interview, she discusses the social relevance of unpaid care work and its unequal distribution. The full interview is available online:
The article "Emergency preparedness" by Rhea Dankers and Claudia Artzt sheds light on the importance of stockpiling in disaster preparedness as well as public and private emergency food supplies. The full article is available here.
SMART-EAT – Digitale Innovation für Ernährungsbildung
31. Januar 2026 · Veranstaltet von der Universität Paderborn
Wie können wir gesunde und nachhaltige Ernährung spannend und alltagsnah in den Unterricht integrieren? Der Workshop SMART-EAT zeigt, wie digitale Technologien Lernenden dabei helfen können, ihr eigenes Konsumverhalten besser zu verstehen – und bewusste Entscheidungen im Supermarkt zu treffen.
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Prof. Dr. Nina Klünder is a member of the jury for the "Verbraucherbildung macht Schule" competition organised by the NRW Consumer Advice Centre. The jury met in Düsseldorf on 28 January to evaluate the best teaching projects in the field of consumer education. Further information on the competition can be found at: https://www.verbraucherzentrale.nrw/wissen/verbraucherzentrale/unterrichtspreis-verbraucherbildung-macht-schule-108712
