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Dancing molecules in a nightclub
Doctoral candidate Abha Valavalkar wins the Three-Minute-Thesis-Competition
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Teaching Newsletter at the University of Jena: new release is online
The first edition of the Teaching newsletter 2026 was published on March 2.
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Call for a Junior Research Group Leader in Nano & Quantum Optics 2026
Call for an exceptional candidate to establish an independent research group! While this is an open topic call, connections to Nano & Quantum Optics are explicitly desired. This call is focusing on strengthening diversity in science.
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“Solar Battery” Delivers hydrogen from solar energy at the push of a button - Copolymer enables time-flexible energy use
Storing energy from sunlight and converting it into hydrogen days later — even in the dark — is now possible with a new material jointly developed by researchers from Ulm and Jena. The process is reversible and can be reactivated multiple times via a pH switch. The results have been published in the journal Nature Communications.
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Jürgen Popp honoured for advances in light-based diagnostics
International professional associations recognize work on the clinical application of photonic procedures
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Fellowships for Innovations in digital University Teaching
The internal university deadline is 7 April 2026 - apply now!
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SPIE Honors Jürgen Popp for Bringing Biophotonics Closer to the Clinic
Jürgen Popp has received the 2026 SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award for his research into optical health technologies for medicine.
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Michael Kaschke is new Chair of the Friends and Patrons of the University of Jena
The members' meeting elected the alumnus of the University and honorary citizen of the city unanimously
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University of Jena improves in several subjects in THE Subject Rankings 2026
Times Higher Education lists Friedrich Schiller University Jena in eight out of eleven disciplines—upward trend in four disciplines
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9 PhD, Postdoctoral and Junior Group Leader positions in Nano & Quantum Optics 2026
The laboratory for Nano & Quantum Optics at the ACP offers several PhD and postdoc positions, which provide ideal career opportunities for suitable candidates within the graduate school of the Abbe School of Photonics.
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