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  1. A new podcast

    A podcast about the basics of research data management.
  2. 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.
    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)
  3. Touch me!

    Psychologist Prof. Dr Ilona Croy receives “ERC Consolidator Grant” worth two million euros for a project on interpersonal touch research
    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)
  4. An earthquake in the living cell

    The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding a project with 750,000 euros in the "CZS Wildcard" programme
    Prof Dr Volker Deckert in his laboratory at the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the University of Jena. He is leading the ambitious project together with colleagues from the University of Ulm and the ITB in Bingen.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  5. Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely

    University psychologists examine the benefits and risks of living alone in midlife
    Walking alone. Around 20 per cent of adult Germans are living alone.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  6. Even low levels of artificial light disrupt ecosystems

    Light pollution at night is disturbing above- and belowground ecosystems with implications for ecosystem stability and human well-being
    Modern societies rely heavily on artificial light at night, but this convenience comes at a cost not only to people's health but also to ecosystems.
    Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
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