A researcher prepares an experiment with the amplifier of the POLARIS laser system.

Research

LIGHT. LIFE. LIBERTY. In this profile, Friedrich Schiller University Jena unites its cutting-edge research and culture of active interdisciplinarity.
A researcher prepares an experiment with the amplifier of the POLARIS laser system.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

Latest Research News

  1. Johannes Krause receives Leibniz Prize

    The DFG honours the researcher from the University of Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
    Prof. Johannes Krause at the Max Planck Institut for Evolutionary Anthropology.
    Image: Thomas Victor
  2. How gut bacteria could protect young adults from cancer

    »PerMiCCion« project receives further federal funding and investigates how the microbiome can contribute to the early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer
    3D visualisation of the human intestine with highlighted areas of inflammation and tumours (bright red-orange).
    Illustration: Adobe Stock / appledesign
  3. Mosses help to reduce nitrogen in the forest

    Researchers at the University of Jena are investigating the lower layers of the forest ecosystem
    Forest floor covered with moss.
    Image: Till Deilmann
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Excellence Strategy

The University of Jena is represented in the German research landscape with two Clusters of Excellence: the "Balance of the MicroverseExternal link" cluster (since 2019) and the newly approved "Imaginamics" cluster.

  More information on the excellence strategy at the University of Jena

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Research Profile

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. 

Service for Researchers

The University of Jena supports its researchers in the application and implementation of research projects as well as in the initiation and implementation of research and cooperation projects with partners from science and industry along the entire innovation process.

  • Brainstorming over paper
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    Third-party funding portal and roadmap You would like to apply for a third-party funded project? We advice you, from the application to the implementation of your project.
  • Five hands crossed over a meeting table.
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    Research Funding Advice and support in acquiring third-party funding for your research project.
  • Start up- and Innovation day
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
    Transfer We offer you support, from the idea to the successful market launch.
  • Flyer Research Data Management
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    Research Data ManagementExternal link Please find advice here, from data management plans to quality assurance for your research data.
  • Aspects of Sex and Gender
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    Project Gender in Focus The BMBF-funded project networks, promotes and supports gender-sensitive research.
  • OpenIRIS
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    OpenIris The OpenIRIS sharing platform enables researchers to share and manage scientific technologies and services in a sustainable way.

Events Research & Transfer

  1. Sustainable Campus Café: Nachhaltige Mobilität & Internationalisierung
    17:00 ·
    • Exchange
    • Informationsveranstaltung
    • Workshop

    Veranstaltung

    • presence
    • public
  2. DFG-Förderung in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
    10:00 ·
    • Informationsveranstaltung

    Veranstaltung

    • online
    • barrier-free
    • Subject to registration
  3. Relevanz von Geschlecht und Diversität in der Forschung. Praxisbezogener Austausch in Kleingruppen.
    13:00 ·
    • Informationsveranstaltung

    Veranstaltung

    • presence
    • Subject to registration
  4. Transfer - Ist das was für mich?
    14:00 ·
    • Workshop

    Veranstaltung

    • online
    • barrier-free
    • Subject to registration
  5. Impact Canvas in der Forschung: Grundlagen, Einsatzmöglichkeiten und methodisches Vorgehen
    13:00 ·
    • Informationsveranstaltung

    Veranstaltung

    • presence
    • Subject to registration
  6. ERC Advanced Grants. European excellence programme for established top scientists
    13:00 ·
    • Informationsveranstaltung

    Veranstaltung

    • online
    • barrier-free
    • Subject to registration
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Local. Regional. International - Our Network

  • Panorama Jena
    Image: André Gräf (jenaparadies)
    Network With the Friedrich Schiller University as the driving force, a unique culture of cooperation has developed in Jena. Here, the university, non-university research institutions, university hospital, university of applied sciences, foundations and high-tech industry work closely together to form a vibrant, productive and highly visible science and business region with partners all over the world.

Guidelines and Information for Researchers

Contact

Vice President for Research and Innovation

Universitätshauptgebäude, Room 1.23
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Service Centre for Research and Transfer

Universitätshauptgebäude, Room 2.06
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Research Data Management Helpdesk

JenTower, Room 08N01
Leutragraben 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link