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    Prof. Dr Silke Übelmesser appointed to the Federal Government's Pension Commission

    Financial scientist from the University of Jena contributes scientific expertise to key reform committee
    Portrait of Prof. Dr Silke Übelmesser
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
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    Hartmut Rosa awarded honorary doctorate by ENS Lyon

    École normale supérieure de Lyon honours Jena sociologist for pioneering contributions to social theory
    Sociologist Hartmut Rosa is awarded an honorary doctorate from ENS Lyon.
    Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
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    Tireless commitment to fighting the reinterpretation of history

    The Director of the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation, Prof. Dr Jens-Christian Wagner, was honoured with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
    Prof. Dr Jens-Christian Wagner (right) received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic from Thuringia's Minister President Mario Voigt.
    Image: Marco Körner
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    On the trail of the caribou hunters

    Archaeological team discovers stone artefacts in the interior of a peninsula in western Greenland
    The researchers discovered this caribou hunters' overnight site, which is over 2000 years old, on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in western Greenland in the summer of 2025.
    Image: Clemens Pasda (Universität Jena)
  5. Innovation NEU DENKEN - mit Uwe Cantner und Maja Göpel

    der Podcast von Mission Wertvoll
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    Female authorship in Weimar Classicism

    As part of this year's Schiller Days at the University of Jena, literary scholar Delf Lützen was honoured with the Schiller Prize 2025.
    Festive presentation of the certificate for the Schiller Prize 2025 to prizewinner Delf Lützen (left) after the laudatory speech by PD Dr Nikolas Immer (right)
    Image: Claudia Streim
  7. Return of valuable copies of ancient art

    Agreement with the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation: plaster casts of ancient artworks will once again become the property of the University of Jena
    Cast of Apollo from the west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.
    Image: Walerija Latermann/Universität Jena
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    Symposium "Out of Concept"

    Interdisciplinary perspectives on the concepts of sex and gender
    Graphic Recording beim Symposium "Aus dem Konzept gebracht"
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    Research Symposium in Honor of Professor Uwe Cantner

    On September 26, 2025, former and current colleagues, doctoral students, and long-standing academic companions gathered to honor Professor Uwe Cantner with a Research Symposium.
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    New Assistent Professor for Macroeconomics and Productivity Dynamics

    Prof. Pedro Armada joins the faculty at the beginning of the winter term
    JProf. Armada
    Image: Privat
  11. EC2U Conference: Building Peace and Justice Resilience in Europe

    Join the hybrid event in Jena, October 27th 2025
    Dove on Europe Puzzle
    Image: Adobe Stock | Collage: Sabine Müller
  12. On the way to Europe

    The DAAD is establishing a German-Ukrainian University Network with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena as a partner
    A Ukrainian flag in front of the main building of the University of Jena – symbol of the close cooperation.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
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