A bee flies over a meadow with dandelions in Griesbach's garden, the JenTower can be seen in the background.
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A bee flies over a meadow with dandelions in Griesbach's garden, the JenTower can be seen in the background.
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a long-standing and research-oriented university offering a broad range of subjects. Its cutting-edge research focuses on three profile areas: Light – Life – Liberty. The University also boasts a dense collaborative network including external research institutions, research-driven companies, and renown cultural institutions. With almost 18,000 students and more than 8,600 employees, the University significantly shapes the character of Jena as a cosmopolitan and forward-thinking city.

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Latest News

  1. Redox polymers are purified in a laboratory at the Centre for Energy and Environmental Chemistry.
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
    • Light
    • Research
    Optimising the processing of plastic waste

    University of Jena involved in new research project for the improvement of plastic recycling
  2. Students on the campus of the University of Jena.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
    • Studies and Teaching
    Excellent ratings for the University of Jena

    Master's programmes in Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics score highly in the latest CHE University Ranking
  3. Dr Trang Vuong (l.) and Dr Prateek Shetty show the growth of the green alga in the spatially structured 3D environment in comparison to conventional cultivation conditions in the laboratory.
    Image: Maria Mittag (Universität Jena)
    • Light
    • Life
    • Research
    Interdisciplinary research reveals adaptation mechanisms of microscopic algae

    Study by researchers from the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" shows how the green alga can adapt its shape and metabolism under natural conditions without changing its genome.
  4. Hyperscanning research in TOUCHNET: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy is used to visualize oxygen consumption in the brain during everyday touch events.
    Image: Ilona Croy (Universität Jena)
    • Awards and Personnel
    • Research
    Touch me!

    Psychologist Prof. Dr Ilona Croy receives “ERC Consolidator Grant” worth two million euros for a project on interpersonal touch research
  5. Dr David Kaiser holds a nasal swab sample, which is examined for biomarkers using the developed sensor.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
    • Light
    • Research
    Paving the way for diagnostics

    Chemists at the University of Jena develop graphene-based biosensor
  6. They represent the CRC ‘Structural Change of Property’: (from left) Hartmut Rosa, Silke van Dyk and Tilman Reitz.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
    • Life
    • Research
    Property issues remain in focus

    The German Research Foundation is funding the Collaborative Research Centre "Structural Change of Property" at the Universities of Jena and Erfurt for a further four years.
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
07737 Jena