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    Neue Coffee Lectures zum Thema Forschungsdatenmanagement

    Neue FDM Coffee Lecture Reihe startet im Oktober
  2. The beginning of the end

    Biologist at the University of Jena discovers the evolutionary origin of the anus
    Evolutionary biologist Prof. Dr Andreas Hejnol looks at panther worms (Hofstenia miamia) in a petri dish.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
  3. The autonomous microscope

    International research team including Friedrich Schiller University Jena demonstrates first microscopy experiment performed by complete AI
    An LLM agent independently conducts experiments on a nuclear force microscope when prompted.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    Gene transfer across species boundaries

    International research group reports in "Science" on gene transfer in related bird species
    Male Eastern black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca) of the black-throated phenotype, Greece.
    Image: Reto Burri
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    How microbes curb methane emissions from groundwater

    A team from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and the University of Jena has shown in a recent study that microorganisms deplete more than half of the methane contained in groundwater before it can escape.
    Prof Susan Trumbore (back), Dr Valérie Schwab (front) and Beatrix Heinze (left) taking groundwater samples at the Hainich Critical Zone Exploratory.
    Image: Falko Gutmann
  6. Lecture by Dr. Volker Settels

    28. October 2025, at 10:00 in Conference Room ZAF
    Symbolbild Vortrag
    Image: www.pixabay.com/Michal Jarmoluk
  7. University of Jena improves in international university rankings

    The current THE Rankings confirm the strong development in innovative strength
    A flag bearing the motto »Light.Life.Liberty.« can be seen in front of the main building of the University of Jena.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  8. Invitation: 15 Years of the Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)

    Join us on November 17, 2025, to celebrate 15 years of the Jena Center for Soft Matter with talks, a keynote lecture, and lab tours.
    15 years JCSM – molecular models, lab glassware, and logo
    Image: KI und H. Tarik Cetin
  9. University of Jena joins renowned network of excellence

    The network of excellence »ELSA - European Lighthouse on Secure and Safe AI« has welcomed fifteen new research institutions and universities, including the University of Jena
    Kick-off meeting of the ELLIS Unit Jena in 2023.
    Image: Anna Schroll
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    New chapter in biodiversity research in Central Germany

    Three states commit to funding iDiv beyond 2030
    State Secretary for Science Thomas Wünsch (Saxony-Anhalt), Minister President Mario Voigt (Thuringia) and Minister President Michael Kretschmer (Saxony) sign a letter of intent to fund iDiv beyond 2030. In the background are Martin Quaas, Scientific Director, and Anne Wesemann, Administrative Director of iDiv.
    Image: Stefan Bernhardt (iDiv)
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    The dose makes the difference

    An international research team from Zurich, Jena and Paris reveals how yeast fungi not only use a toxin to cause infections, but also to colonize their host inconspicuously
    The yeast fungus Candida albicans (blue) breaks out of human immune cells (red) by forming long thread-like hyphae. The part of the hypha that has already left the cells is colored yellow.
    Image: Erik Böhm, Leibniz-HKI
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    Magic mushrooms invent active compound twice

    A study shows that different types of mushrooms use completely different methods to produce the psychoactive substance psilocybin
    Psilocybe cubensis grows worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions. The mushroom contains the psychoactive substance psilocybin.
    Image: Felix Blei, Leibniz-HKI
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