Yesterday, 15 January, Thuringia's Minister of Science Christian Tischner visited the BOTANICA project at #UniJena, which is digitising the historical collection of the Haussknecht Herbarium with its approximately 12,500 titles and making it accessible worldwide. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/382239/bot…

Beim FutureMINT-Thinkathon 2026 des Stifterverbands entwickeln Studierende gemeinsam neue Ideen für Studium und Lehre. Der Thinkathon findet im März 2026 an der @tu-braunschweig.de statt. Bewerbungsschluss ist Freitag, 6. Februar. ➡️ www.stifterverband.org/future-mint-...

The Free State of Thuringia is investing a further 4.8 million euros in start-ups at Thuringian universities through the state-wide university start-up network StarTH, which is coordinated by #UniJena. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/382162/thu…

With WOL III, #UniJena is launching a new project to structurally anchor local and global learning in Thuringian schools. The project is funded by the Free State of Thuringia with more than 500,000 euros from the ESF Plus (ESF+, funding code SUSER2025000383). 🙏 🇪🇺

A binational online teaching project run #UniJena and @uchile.bsky.social has investigated the image of Chile conveyed by German TV productions. Instead of reality, stereotypical narrative patterns dominate, portraying Chile as backward, emotional and exotic. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/380710/be...

𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘁: 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 Join the Student Slot linked to the lecture “Chemistry Professor and Climate-Acceptist: Acting Instead of Hoping” on 15 Jan 2026. Students discuss climate action, science, and society. 🔗 More & registration: www.uni-jena.de/380666/lll-c...

🌍 Chemieprofessor & Klima-Akzeptist: Handeln statt Hoffen Vortrag mit Chemieprofessor Prof. Sebastian Seiffert @sci-ffert.bsky.social 🗓 14.1.2026 · 17:15 · Uni Jena 📍 Hörsaal (Humboldtstraße 8, Jena) 👉 www.uni-jena.de/380666/lll-c... #Klima #UniJena

Researchers of @hellmichgroup.bsky.social at #UniJena Cluster of Excellence @microverse.bsky.social have deciphered a key mechanism of antibiotic resistance. They showed how the bacterium applies the energy required to transport the drug out of its cell. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/381040/sp...

Students at #UniJena can register untel Sunday, 12 January, for our EC2U Alliance's “Lifelong Learning Courses” for the coming semester. The courses are international and specifically strengthen interdisciplinary skills. ➡️ ec2u.eu/magazine/art...

The ion accelerator ‘Romeo’ is back in operation. Located at the Institute of Solid State Physics at #UniJena, the modernized facility enables more efficient research, larger irradiation areas, as well as accelerating all elements of the periodic table. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/380655/rom…

Biology educator Prof. Dr Uwe Hoßfeld and geographer Dr Karsten Gäbler at #UniJena have researched the concept of sustainability and published the results in a brochure that can now be ordered free of charge from the Thuringian Center for Political Education. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/379368/the…

#UniJena is leading a nationwide research project to support family members who care for people with dementia. Over a period of four years, around 350 participants will receive structured counseling sessions and access to an online self-help tool. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/380512/sup…

#UniJena is closing for the holidays! Lectures and university operations will resume on Monday, 5 January. We wish everyone a peaceful and happy holiday season, a wonderful New Year, and perhaps even a little snow. ❄️🎄 ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/380116/our…

Led by Dr Elena Goi, a junior research group at #UniJena aims to develop optical computers that work with light instead of electricity. The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space supports the ‘PicPhotMat’ project with 2.3 million euros. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/380127/fas…

At #UniJena, the CHROMEO project is developing a novel high-performance laser system with parameters that are unique worldwide: 10 terawatts of peak power at a wavelength of 2.4 micrometres. The EU and the State of Thuringia are supporting the project with more than 600,000 euros. Thank you! 🙏 🇪🇺

Prof. Dr. Silke Übelmesser from #UniJena was appointed to the new Pension Commission by the German government today, Wednesday, 17 December. The commission will develop proposals for a comprehensive reform of pension provision by mid-2026. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/379940/pro…

The ‘neuroNODE’ project at #UniJena aims to develop a neuromorphic computing platform, based on optically controllable superconducting logic switches. The project is funded by the Free State of Thuringia from ESF Plus (ESF+) funds under the funding code ‘2025 FGR 0081’. Thank you! 🙏 🇪🇺

Um Keilschrifttafeln tiefgehend zu erforschen, hat ein Forschungsteam des Exzellenzclusters „Understanding written Artefacts“ der #UniHamburg und dem #DESY einen transportablen Röntgentomographen entwickelt. Derzeit untersuchen sie damit Tontafeln an der #UniJena. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/379225/highte…

Sociologist Prof. Dr Hartmut Rosa from #UniJena will receive an honorary doctorate from @ensdelyon.bsky.social on Monday, 15 December. Congratulations! 💐 The ceremony will be broadcast live, starting at 19:30. Afterwards, he will give a public lecture. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/378213/ha...

Today, Wednesday, 11 December, collection managers at #UniJena discussed effective measures for protecting cultural property with security expert Ralf Seeber. The aim is to permanently protect our scientifically valuable objects from damage. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/377949/how…

Johannes Krause, Professor für Archäogenetik an der #UniJena, wird mit dem Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis 2026 ausgezeichnet. Die DFG würdigt damit seine Leistungen zur Rekonstruktion der Geschichte historischer Infektionserreger. Herzlichen Glückwunsch! 💐 ➡️ uni-jena.de/378004/johann…

We are looking for team members for the EC2U Science Contest on May 20, 2026, at the University of Turku in Finland. If you enjoy answering audience questions in an entertaining way as part of a team, work at #UniJena, and speak English well, you can apply. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/373175/ec2…

For #UniJena, 2025 was a year of collective achievements in teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and campus life. This year's annual review highlights some of the key milestones of these developments. Season's greetings and a happy New Year for 2026! ✨ 👉 youtu.be/Dq1oqUBEcLI

The research network #PerMiCCion, funded by the #BMFTR, enters its 2nd funding phase to uncover why more young adults develop colorectal #cancer, and how the gut microbiome can enable earlier detection and personalized prevention. ➡️ lmy.de/fZkRG @mbdlab.bsky.social @uni-jena.de #Microverse

On Friday, 12 December, students and staff at the Ernst Haeckel House of #UniJena will open a new exhibition that takes a critical look at the ‘Haeckel myth’ – including colonial, racist and sexist thinking patterns of the time. ➡️ www.bio.uni-jena.de/en/21681/2025…

Das aktuelle CHE-Masterranking bescheinigt dem Masterstudiengang Werkstoffwissenschaft an der #UniJena Ergebnisse über dem Bundesdurchschnitt. ➡️ studiengaenge.zeit.de/ranking/master

On Wednesday, 10 December, the cloud service at #UniJena will be unavailable from 18:00 to 20:00. due to maintenance work concerning new security updates and adjustments to the database.

Researchers from #UniJena, together with partners from Argentina, Chile and Germany, have investigated an exceptionally species-rich fossil deposit in the Atacama Desert. The findings show how life at that time reacted to major global environmental changes. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/376145/di...

With ‘PolEx’, a laboratory for the small-scale and flexible processing of polymer, composite and hybrid materials is being set up at #UniJena.. The European Union and the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture support the project with almost 350,000 euros. Thank you! 🙏 🇪🇺

Mosses and other plants in the lower forest layers play a much greater role in the nitrogen cycle than previously assumed. As shown by a new study from #crc-aquadiva.bsky.social at #UniJena, the herb and moss layer acts as a natural nitrogen filter. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/375936/mos…

Researchers from @microverse.bsky.social at #UniJena, @leibniz-hki.de, and international partners, have discovered how individually our gut microbiome processes plant substances. This explains why general dietary recommendations may have only limited effect. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/375639/th...

More than 90% of the decline in insect biomass in German grasslands is due to species loss. This is shown in a study by #UniJena and @idiv-research based on data from projects spanning 11 years. ➡️ https://www.uni-jena.de/en/375573/majority-of-local-insect-biomass-decline-linked-to-species-loss

Noch bis 31.12. können sich Mitglieder der #UniJena auf Mittel aus unserem Diversitätsfonds bewerben. Gefördert werden Projekte, die das Bewusstsein für Diversität stärken, in die Zivilgesellschaft hineinwirken und Benachteiligung abbauen. ➡️ https://www.uni-jena.de/112827/diversitaetsfonds

An international research team from #UniJena and #UniPortsmouth has investigated why a few dogs are able to recognise hundreds of toys by name alone. ➡️ https://www.uni-jena.de/en/374451/how-some-dogs-become-word-geniuses

On Wednesday, 26 November, Prof. @jcwagner.bsky.social – Director of @buchenwald-dora.bsky.social and Professor of History in Media and Publicity at #UniJena – was honoured with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Congratulations! 💐 ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/374396/ti...

With a modern single-crystal X-ray diffractometer, #UniJena will be able to carry out more precise and faster structural analyses of chemical substances such as catalysts, molecular switches and small biomolecules. The European Union supports this with more than 600,000 euros. Thank you! 🙏 🇪🇺

Researchers from #UniJena and #TUIlmenau are collaborating with the Abbe Center of Photonics on the "FastPIC" project to develop scalable photonic integrated circuits (PICs) with ultra-fast electro-optical modulators. The #EuropeanUnion supports this with more than 240,000 euros. Thank you! 🙏 🇪🇺

#CfA: An der @uni-jena.de ist am Institut für Philosophie eine Stelle als Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in für Politische Philosophie oder Sozialphilosophie ausgeschrieben. Die Bewerbungsfrist endet am 16. Dezember 2025.👇

Die #UniJena zeigt vom 25. November bis 2. Dezember die Ausstellung „Gemeinsam gegen Sexismus“. Diese informiert über Erscheinungsformen und Auswirkungen von Sexismus und zeigt auf, wie diskriminierende Strukturen im Alltag erkannt und adressiert werden können. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/371503/ausst...

Prof. Dr. Andreas Marx, Präsident der #UniJena, und Jenas Oberbürgermeister Dr. Thomas Nitzsche haben am Montag, 17. November, einen Kooperationsvertrag für gemeinsame Veranstaltungen in der städtischen Ernst-Abbe-Bücherei unterzeichnet. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/321134/mitma...

Yesterday, Monday 17 November, #UniJena celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Jena Centre for Soft Matter (JCSM). 💐 Among other successes, JCSM has achieved more than 1.000 publications, 50 patent applications, and 130 million euros in third-party funding. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/373109/ex...

Get in touch with LIFE partners! 🌟 At the 4th LIFE Symposium 2025 in Jena, innovators from organ-on-chip, biosensing, medtech & engineering are ready to connect. Join us on 26 Nov to learn, network & spark ideas! 🚀✨ @uni-jena.de

Yesterday, 17 November, Russian Germanist, cultural scientist and human rights activist Prof. Dr Irina Scherbakowa was a guest at the Imre Kertesz Kolleg at #UniJena, where she read from her new book. Afterwards, she signed the Golden Book of the City of Jena in presence of Mayor Dr Thomas Nitzsche.

📢 Seit heute online: Die Website zur bundesweiten Gesprächsreihe »Nach der ‚Generation Aufarbeitung‘ – Geschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft der NS-Gedenkstätten« www.nachdergenerationaufarbeitung.de Los geht es am 20. November '25 im NS-Dokumentationszentrum Köln – auch online per Livestream!

Researchers at #UniJena, together with restoration and digitisation experts, have digitally reconstructed the original colours of the tin coffin of Duke Johann Wilhelm (1675–1690) from the princely crypt of St. Michael's Church. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/372999/die-p...

✨ New “3 Questions for…” clip! This month: Jürgen Popp — PI & board member of our Cluster, Prof at @uni-jena.de and Director of @leibnizipht.bsky.social. He shows how photonic tech reveals the hidden dynamics of microbial life. Watch the clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysqu...

Die #UniJena ist ab Freitag, 21. November, bei der „Design Thinking Challenge“ dabei – einem fünftägigen Hackathon mit Industriepartnern für Studierende, Young Professionals, Forschende und Promovierende. ➡️ startup-factory-boost.de/hackathon/

The #UniJena, together with #EAHJena, invites to the first networking meeting ‘Student Clinics in Jena’ – an open-topic workshop format. The event is designed as the first networking meeting between existing ‘clinics’, i.e. interested students and civil society. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/370997/ne...

The populations of 52 percent of ground beetle species have declined in recent years, but those of 22 percent of species have increased. This is the conclusion of researchers from #UniJena in collaboration with @idiv-research.bsky.social and @ufz.de. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/372185/fe...

On Monday, 17 November, #UniJena celebrates 15 years of the Jena Centre for Soft Matter (JCSM). The celebration begins at 14:00 at the Centre for Applied Research (Philosophenweg 7). The keynote will be given by Prof. Rainer Haag @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social). ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/372526/15...