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  1. Gaze into eyes—without recognizing

    A medical informatics team at Jena University Hospital has introduced a privacy-compliant method for the AI-driven generation of realistic eye images

    • Research
    Sebastian Uschmann and Prof. Cord Spreckelsen (from left) introduced a privacy-compliant method for the AI-driven generation of realistic eye images.
    Image: M. Szabó/UKJ
  2. jETZT: Jena tests new models for future research collaboration

    The University of Jena, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF, the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, the Helmholtz Institute Jena and the Free State of Thuringia are exploring new forms of collaboration.

    • Light
    • Excellence
    • Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
    • Research
    View of Jena, a major research and innovation hub in central Germany.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  3. Why babies smell better than teenagers

    Researchers from University of Jena, Dresden and Wrocław win Ig Nobel Prize

    • Awards and Personnel
    • Research
    The familiar smell of your own child: Parents tend to perceive their children’s body odour particularly positively – but this perception changes as their children grow older.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
  4. High-quality vocational training

    The East Thuringia Craft Chamber has recognised the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena as ‘exemplary training organisation’.

    • Awards and Personnel
    Nick Wartenberg, Training Co-ordinator; Dominik Obst, Designated Training Supervisor for Carpentry; Jacob Linde, Head of Trade; Tobias Geissler, Chief Master of the East Thuringia Electricians’ Guild; Katja König, Deputy Chief Executive of the East Thuringia Chamber of Skilled Trades; Moritz Badel, Head of Human Resources at Friedrich Schiller University, Jena; and Elfi Dorna, Head of the Human Resources Development Department (from left) at the presentation of the certificate recognising the organisation as an ‘Vorbildlicher Ausbildungsbetrieb’ (Exemplary Training Organisation) in the Botanical Garden of Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
  5. How the Eastern Alps are still changing shape today

    An international research team led by the University of Jena has published a new review study showing where tectonic forces continue to act in the Alpine region

    • Research
    An excavator on the Göriacher Alm in Carinthia, with the Alps in the background
    Image: Christoph Grützner
  6. On a safari through your own garden

    The »MikroSafari« citizen science project, run by the University of Jena, the UFZ and iDiv, is conducting scientific research into allotment gardens as a habitat

    • Life
    • Research
    A flowering meadow with red clover (Trifolium pratense).
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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