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  1. Ostracods provide information on the ecological status of waters

    International research team presents water monitoring method using small aquatic organisms as bioindicators
    Olga Schmitz (right) and Paul Mehlhorn sampling the sediment of a lagoon in Richards Bay (South Africa).
    Image: Peter Frenzel (Universität Jena)
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    LIFE "Connect"-Funds

    Ready to launch a new research collaboration? The LIFE-"Connect" fund is here to support you! Apply until March 31th 2025.
    LIFE-"Connect" fund
    Graphic: Franziska Eberl edited by Dania Rose-Sperling
  3. Jena University Hospital is one of the TOP25 clinical departments in Germany

    Global hospital ranking "World's Best Hospitals 2025" confirms the high quality of the only university hospital in Thuringia
    Jena University Hospital is ranked 23rd among the best hospitals in Germany.
    Image: Anna Schroll/UKJ
  4. International RDM Community Meeting for Trainers and Data Stewards

    Conference for research data management trainers and data stewards
    Titel der Konferenz mit dunklen Hintergrund und Punkten
    Image: Jeanne Wilbrandt
  5. Visualizing narrowing of the carotid artery

    Computer science expert Dr Pepe Eulzer receives international award
    Award winner Dr Pepe Eulzer.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
  6. Shedding light on the brain

    New imaging technology for neuroscience
    The ultra-thin fibre-optic endoscope.
    Image: Sven Döring/Leibniz-IPHT
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    Climate change reshuffles species like a deck of cards

    International study shows that biodiversity has changed faster where temperatures have also changed faster
    A mountain meadow in the Alps. Here, too, changes in temperature influence the diversity of species.
    Image: Gernot Kunz
  8. Post-COVID app for patients, practices and clinical departments

    Mobile monitoring of complaints for better diagnostics and therapy planning
    With an app a research consortium wants to improve the diagnosis and treatment planning of post-COVID patients.
    Image: UKJ
  9. Electronic Laboratory Notebook eLabFTW available

    New service for digital planning, implementation and documentation of experiements
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    Groundwater threatened by droughts and heavy rainfalls

    New study on the impact of climate extremes on (future) water security
    Cracks in soil (Hainich).
    Image: Robert Lehmann/Universität Jena
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    What microbes tell us about Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Robust microbiome signatures enable more precise diagnoses and open up new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of NAFLD
    Gianni Panagiotou dedicates his research to understanding the interactions between microbiomes and their environment.
    Image: Anna Schroll/Universität Jena
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    A fungus to save plants?

    For the first time, researchers have been able to understand how the soil fungus Mortierella alpina eliminates nematodes with the help of natural products
    Part of the intestine of Caenorhabditis elegans under the microscope, enriched with malpinins.
    Image: Constanze Schultz/Leibniz-IPHT
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