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    New possibilities for quantum technology

    Chemistry research team influences the spin of a molecule directly through an electric field for the first time
    Crystal of a copper compound used by the team led by Prof. Dr Winfried Plass to investigate spin states in molecules.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
    • Life
    Pigments that can do more

    New study from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ sheds light on the bacterial use of biomass with potential for biofuels and new antibiotics
    The comparison of two cultures of Clostridium thermocellum with filter paper as a cellulose source shows the influence of the pigment YAS on cellulose degradation by the bacterium.
    Image: Jana Krabbe, Leibniz-HKI
  3. Award-winning hybrid glasses from Jena

    International research team including Friedrich Schiller University Jena receives Dalton Horizons Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry
    Prof. Dr.-Ing Lothar Wondraczek was honoured for his research into hybrid glasses.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
    • Life
    Following the tracks of an extremely adaptive bacterium

    A recent study from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ reveals unique natural products in Pseudomonas syringae
    Prof Dr Pierre Stallforth from the Hans Knöll Institute led the study. He is Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry and Palaeobiotechnology at the University of Jena.
    Image: Anna Schroll
    • Life
    Pandora’s microbes—the battle for iron in the lungs

    An interdisciplinary research team from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ has discovered a new group of bioactive natural substances in pathogenic bacteria of the genus Pandoraea.
    Blue-colored electron microscope image of Pandoraea sputorum, a pathogen from the lung microbiome that has been little studied to date.
    Image: Elena Herzog, Leibniz-HKI
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    • Life
    • Liberty
    Jena receives two Clusters of Excellence

    Friedrich Schiller University has been successful in the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments with its "Balance of the Microverse" and "Imaginamics" Clusters. It therefore fulfils the requirements for an application to become a University of Excellence.
    Flag with the profile lines ‘Light. Life. Liberty.’ in front of the main building of the University of Jena.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  7. Artificial intelligence in modern chemistry

    Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena compare artificial intelligence with human chemists
    Dr Kevin Jablonka, Junior Research Group Leader at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
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    • Life
    Data management for chemistry

    NFDI4Chem provides chemistry-specific DMP template
    RDMO NFDI4Chem
    Image: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center CC-BY 2.0
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    • Life
    Workshop FAIR Research Data Management: A Basics Series for Chemists

    NFDI4Chem basic workshop on research data management in chemistry
    Flyer for NFDI4Chem RDM workshop
    Graphic: NFDI4Chem
  10. Charity Concert in Jena: Festival Brass and quinTTTonic Perform for a Good Cause

    On April 30, 2025, the International Young Orchestra Academy returns to Jena for its 15th charity concert – a musical evening supporting children with cancer.
    A brass trumpet on stage with musicians in the background.
    Image: Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie (IJOA)
    • Life
    Protective radar for bacteria

    A team of researchers from the University of Jena and the Leibniz-HKI has discovered a chemical defence mechanism that bacteria use to detect and eliminate hostile amoebae.
    Prof. Dr Pierre Stallforth is Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry and Paleobiotechnology at the University of Jena.
    Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
  12. 1st Sustainability Week from 5-9 May - The programme is here!

    The University of Jena's Green Office invites students and staff to take part in various sustainability-related activities
    Cover motif for Sustainability Week - three figures with six puzzle pieces with symbols of the SDGs
    Image: VectorMine/stock.adobe.com, bearbeitet durch L. Franke
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