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    Yellow natural pigments from light and CO2

    Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena develop a sustainable alternative to synthetic food colourings
    Prof. Dr. Julie Zedler is a junior professor of synthetic biology of photosynthetic organisms.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
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    Exceptionally Well-Preserved Ant in Goethe’s Amber

    Researchers at the University of Jena examine the collection of the famous poet
    Ant in amber: †Ctenobethylus goepperti in amber (left in the stone) from Goethe's collection.
    Image: Bernhard Bock/Daniel Tröger
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    SPIE Honors Jürgen Popp for Bringing Biophotonics Closer to the Clinic

    Jürgen Popp has received the 2026 SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award for his research into optical health technologies for medicine.
    Award in San Francisco: Prof. Laura Marcu (University of California, Davis) presents Prof. Jürgen Popp (Leibniz IPHT, University of Jena) with the SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award in San Francisco.
    Image: SPIE
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    Michael Kaschke is new president of Friends and Benefactors of the University of Jena

    The general assembly elected the alumnus of the University and honorary citizen of the city unanimously
    Prof. Dr Dr h. c. Michael Kaschke.
    Image: David Ausserhofer
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    University of Jena improves in several subjects in THE Subject Rankings 2026

    Times Higher Education lists Friedrich Schiller University Jena in eight out of eleven disciplines—upward trend in four disciplines
    In front of the large Uni Jena letters on Ernst Abbe Platz, people can be recognized out of focus.
    Image: Christoph Worsch
    • Research
    24 Debris Disks at the Highest Resolution

    Researchers at the University of Jena study unique images of distant planetary systems
    Overview of the high-resolution images of the 24 debris discs. The bottom blue row shows the gas distribution in the debris discs above.
    Picture: Sebastian Marino, Sorcha Mac Manamon, and the ARKS collaboration
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    BOTANICA project: Historical botanical knowledge becomes digitally accessible

    Thuringian University and State Library and Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function digitize the Herbarium Haussknecht collection for research, education and the public
    View of the Herbarium Haussknecht. The BOTANICA project is funded by the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture with 950,000 euros.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
    • Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
    Thuringia invests 4.8 million euros in start-ups at Thuringian institutions of higher education

    Friedrich Schiller University Jena coordinates state-wide project to expand start-up programmes
    Members of the StarTH network met on 21 October 2025 in Erfurt with State Secretary Prof. Dr Steffen Teichert (third from right).
    Image: Dominique Wollniok
    • Research
    Between exoticism and cliché: the image of Chile on German television

    Binational student research project at the University of Jena and the University of Chile confirms recurring stereotypes
    Dr Jorge Peña from the University of Jena speaking to students.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    Who owns the future? Conflicts over property in the climate crisis

    Collaborative research centres "Structural Change of Property" of the Universities of Jena and Erfurt invite you to the Volksbad Jena on 15 January
    The team of speakers of the CRC "Structural Change of Property" (from left): Prof. Hartmut Rosa, Prof. Silke van Dyk and Prof. Tilman Reitz.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
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    Specific activation instead of continuous operation: How bacteria save energy and what this means for antibiotic resistances

    Researchers in the Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse” at the University of Jena decipher a key mechanism of antibiotic resistance pumps
    Prof. Dr. Ute Hellmich researches in the Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse”at the University of Jena.
    Image: Anna Schroll
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    Romeo is ready for action again

    The Romeo ion accelerator at the Institute of Solid State Physics in Jena has been upgraded and is back in operation.
    Technical assistant Parisa Mirzaei prepares the ‘Romeo’ ion accelerator for an experiment at the Institute of Solid State Physics at the University of Jena.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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