LIBERTY profile

LIBERTY profile

The LIBERTY profile encompasses research in areas such as social change, the Enlightenment/Romanticism and contemporary history/cultures of history.
LIBERTY profile
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Information

The LIBERTY profile regularly announces funding programmes to deepen and further develop research on the current thematic focuses, but also to open up and establish new topics and research areas. The funds provided by the LIBERTY profile are intended for the preparation of applications for third-party funding.

News

  1. Uni Jena at the Hannover Messe

    Five projects at the »Research for the Future« joint stand with solutions for water, energy and digital cultural heritage

    Researchers from the Thuringian Water Innovation Cluster (ThWIC) at the central sewage treatment plant in Jena-Zwätzen.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

  3. PodCast with Prof. Freytag

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Freytag (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) in conversation with Sinan Barış Yaşar (HGGS)

    Andreas Freytag
    Image: FSU
All short news

About the LIBERTY profile

The LIBERTY profile encompasses humanities-orientated research in areas such as the Enlightenment, classicism, romanticism, idealism and Eastern and South Eastern Europe. It likewise includes contemporary history and cultures of history as well as social, behavioural economical and jurisprudential research into the nature of social change and the consequences of social change for individuals and societies.

Profile-defining centres

Joint research projects (selection)

Areas in development

Faculties involved 

Cooperation partners

Upcoming Events

  2. Graduation Ceremony 2026

    18:00 ·
    • Festveranstaltung

    The graduation ceremony will take place on November 28th at 6pm in the Aula (Main building).

    • presence
    • barrier-free
    • Subject to registration
    The certificates are ready.
    Image: Elaf Riyhad
All events

Contact

The coordination committeepdf, 80 kb · de of the LIBERTY profile serves as the reporting and strategic element. Spokespersons of the coordination committee are Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kaiser and Prof. Dr. Sebastian Henn.

Ursula Ulrike Kaiser, Prof. Dr

Spokesperson | LIBERTY profile
Lehrstuhl Neues Testament
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Room DZ 106
Fürstengraben 6
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link
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Sebastian Henn, Prof. Dr

Spokesperson | LIBERTY profile
Chair of Economic Geography
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Henn
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Room 109
Löbdergraben 32
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link
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Office hours:
fällt aus am 12.11.2019

Profile areas

LIGHT.LIFE.LIBERTY.

Universitätshauptgebäude, Room 1.21
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

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