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  1. EU project USE-G launched: University of Jena researches chlorine-based graphite purification for more sustainable batteries

    The University of Jena is working with industry partners on resource-saving graphite processing. The joint project is being funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with 1.7 million euros.
    Chemist Prof. Dr Martin Oschatz is leading the project at the University of Jena.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
    • Life
    • Research
    The invisible worlds beneath our feet

    A research team from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse« shows how microorganisms on rock surfaces shape groundwater
    PhD student Alisha Sharma at the groundwater well with passive samplers in place.
    Image: Beatrix M. Heinze
    • Life
    • Research
    Yellow natural pigments from light and CO2

    Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena develop a sustainable alternative to synthetic food colourings
    Prof. Dr. Julie Zedler is a junior professor of synthetic biology of photosynthetic organisms.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
  4. University of Jena is one of the most popular universities in Germany

    Friedrich Schiller University Jena is once again among the top universities on the student portal »StudyCheck«.
    The campus of the University of Jena.
    Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)
    • Research
    Exceptionally Well-Preserved Ant in Goethe’s Amber

    Researchers at the University of Jena examine the collection of the famous poet
    Ant in amber: †Ctenobethylus goepperti in amber (left in the stone) from Goethe's collection.
    Image: Bernhard Bock/Daniel Tröger
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    • Awards and Personnel
    • Research
    SPIE Honors Jürgen Popp for Bringing Biophotonics Closer to the Clinic

    Jürgen Popp has received the 2026 SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award for his research into optical health technologies for medicine.
    Award in San Francisco: Prof. Laura Marcu (University of California, Davis) presents Prof. Jürgen Popp (Leibniz IPHT, University of Jena) with the SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award in San Francisco.
    Image: SPIE
    • Awards and Personnel
    Michael Kaschke is new president of Friends and Benefactors of the University of Jena

    The general assembly elected the alumnus of the University and honorary citizen of the city unanimously
    Prof. Dr Dr h. c. Michael Kaschke.
    Image: David Ausserhofer
    • Excellence
    • Research
    University of Jena improves in several subjects in THE Subject Rankings 2026

    Times Higher Education lists Friedrich Schiller University Jena in eight out of eleven disciplines—upward trend in four disciplines
    In front of the large Uni Jena letters on Ernst Abbe Platz, people can be recognized out of focus.
    Image: Christoph Worsch
    • Research
    24 Debris Disks at the Highest Resolution

    Researchers at the University of Jena study unique images of distant planetary systems
    Overview of the high-resolution images of the 24 debris discs. The bottom blue row shows the gas distribution in the debris discs above.
    Picture: Sebastian Marino, Sorcha Mac Manamon, and the ARKS collaboration
    • Life
    • Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
    BOTANICA project: Historical botanical knowledge becomes digitally accessible

    Thuringian University and State Library and Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function digitize the Herbarium Haussknecht collection for research, education and the public
    View of the Herbarium Haussknecht. The BOTANICA project is funded by the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture with 950,000 euros.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
    • Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
    Thuringia invests 4.8 million euros in start-ups at Thuringian institutions of higher education

    Friedrich Schiller University Jena coordinates state-wide project to expand start-up programmes
    Members of the StarTH network met on 21 October 2025 in Erfurt with State Secretary Prof. Dr Steffen Teichert (third from right).
    Image: Dominique Wollniok
    • Research
    Between exoticism and cliché: the image of Chile on German television

    Binational student research project at the University of Jena and the University of Chile confirms recurring stereotypes
    Dr Jorge Peña from the University of Jena speaking to students.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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