Smaller fish and changing food webs – even where species numbers stay the same
Long-term global data show shifts in fish size, feeding relationships, and trophic structure across marine and freshwater ecosystems
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Social media images help fill “major gaps” in global biodiversity data
Using the rapidly expanding tawny coster butterfly as a test case, a new paper shows how social media images strengthen—and also expose limits within—global biodiversity datasets and efforts to map species’ movements.
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How the joint defence mechanism of two bacteria works
Research team from the University of Jena and Leibniz-HKI uncovers cooperation between bacteria.
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Jena is celebrating 225 years of UV radiation
The University of Jena commemorates the discovery of UV radiation and its significance for modern key technologies.
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Invisible Actors in Groundwater
Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse« discover previously unknown viruses and their central role in ecosystems
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EU project USE-G launched: University of Jena researches chlorine-based graphite purification for more sustainable batteries
The University of Jena is working with industry partners on resource-saving graphite processing. The joint project is being funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with 1.7 million euros.
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The invisible worlds beneath our feet
A research team from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse« shows how microorganisms on rock surfaces shape groundwater
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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
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University of Jena is one of the most popular universities in Germany
Friedrich Schiller University Jena is once again among the top universities on the student portal »StudyCheck«.
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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
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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.
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Michael Kaschke is new Chair of the Friends and Patrons of the University of Jena
The members' meeting elected the alumnus of the University and honorary citizen of the city unanimously
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