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  1. ThWIC draws a positive interim balance

    The »Thuringian Water Innovation Cluster« presents the results of the first project phase and sets the course for the coming funding period.
    Wastewater treatment plant in Jena-Zwätzen. The »ThWIC« consortium is committed to the sustainable use of water as a resource.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  2. Innovative ideas for university teaching

    Four projects at the University of Jena are being honoured with a fellowship for innovations in digital university teaching.
    Students follow a lecture (symbolic image).
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
  3. Experience science up close for a week

    University of Jena invites you to the MINT Festival and the "Highlights of Physics" / Get your tickets now
    At the MINT Festival Jena, pupils can go on an exploration tour with VR glasses.
    Image: Mario Imiella
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    Jena Photonics is in Europe’s Top League

    EU Project PHORTIFY Strengthens Education and Research Across Europe
    Researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) and the University of Jena – shown here in a laboratory at the Abbe Center of Photonics on the Beutenberg Campus.
    Image: Sven Döring / Leibniz-IPHT
  5. Kick-off for research project »MikroGraph«

    Thuringian research network develops novel sensor technology for monitoring micropollutants in wastewater
    Central sewage treatment plant in Jena-Zwätzen. The aim of the "MikroGraph" research project is to be able to directly record the concentration of pollutants in wastewater.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
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    FAIR4Chem Award 2026

    The FAIR4Chem Award honours researchers in chemistry who publish their research data.
    Flyer FAIR4Chem Award 2026
    Graphic: NFDI4Chem
  7. Capturing carbon dioxide using an electrochemical process

    Carl Zeiss Foundation supports interdisciplinary project on CO₂ capture and storage at the University of Jena with 1.8 million euros
    Dr Tilmann Joachim Neubert in a laboratory at the Institute of Technical and Environmental Chemistry.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
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    Harvard and MIT Students Explore Cutting-Edge Technologies at ACP

    The Abbe Center of the Friedrich Schiller University Friedrich Schiller University Jena welcomed a delegation of students from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a day of exchange centered on innovation and emerging photonic technologies.
    Harvard and MIT Germany Trek Visit 2025
    Image: Privat
  9. Applications possible for Thuringian State Scholarships (Landesgraduiertenstipendien) until 30 September

    New announcement of Jena University
    Announcements on a bulletin board
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
  10. EC2U Conference: Building Peace and Justice Resilience in Europe

    Join the hybrid event in Jena, October 27th 2025
    Dove on Europe Puzzle
    Image: Adobe Stock | Collage: Sabine Müller
  11. The limits of AI in materials science

    Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena highlight strengths and weaknesses of language–image models on scientific tasks
    Dr Kevin Jablonka, junior research group leader at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
  12. New paper on dating fault activity with OSL and ESR in the Alps

    In a new paper, we use two different dating techniques to show that two of the main fault in the Eastern Alps were active during the Pleistocene.
    View towards the Velenje Basin along the Šoštanj Fault
    Image: Christoph Grützner
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