Research Profile

LIGHT.LIFE.LIBERTY.

The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a research-oriented university with a broad range of subjects and a dense network of cooperations on a regional, national and international level. Their research success builds on discipline-oriented individual projects and on interdisciplinary, coordinated research networks. The university brings together its scientific strengths in its profile LIGHT.LIFE.LIBERTY. The profile guides research portfolio development at the University of Jena, and reflects its commitment to addressing societally relevant and future oriented research areas. 

  • LIGHT, LIFE and LIBERTY

    The three profile areas LIGHT, LIFE and LIBERTY bring together the university´s broad range of natural sciences, life sciences, humanities, and social sciences, and foster new academic impulses and innovative research projects through interdisciplinary collaboration.

    Profile Areas

  • Research Focal Areas

    The FSU’s research priorities are guided by its profile LIGHT. LIFE. LIBERTY. to integrate cutting-edge research across the natural and life sciences as well as the humanities and social sciences.

    Interdisciplinary Research

  • Research Projects

    Coordinated projects of the German Research Foundation (DFG), federal top-level research projects and European research programmes at the University of Jena.

    Coordinated projects

  • Science Awards

    Science prizes and awards are an important part of promoting science and research.

    Honours and Awards

  • Rankings

    The University of Jena has reached the top 200 universities worldwide and the top 20 in Germany.

    Top positions

  • Innovation

    Turning research into IMPACT. Solutions for the challenges of our time.

    Impact

  • Research Infrastructure

    From scientific collections and specialised technologies to high-performance computing: research infrastructure supports research across a wide range of disciplines.

    Resources and Expertise

Research at the University of Jena