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    Who owns the future? Conflicts over property in the climate crisis

    Collaborative research centres "Structural Change of Property" of the Universities of Jena and Erfurt invite you to the Volksbad Jena on 15 January
    The team of speakers of the CRC "Structural Change of Property" (from left): Prof. Hartmut Rosa, Prof. Silke van Dyk and Prof. Tilman Reitz.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
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    Specific activation instead of continuous operation: How bacteria save energy and what this means for antibiotic resistances

    Researchers in the Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse” at the University of Jena decipher a key mechanism of antibiotic resistance pumps
    Prof. Dr. Ute Hellmich researches in the Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse”at the University of Jena.
    Image: Anna Schroll
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    Romeo is ready for action again

    The Romeo ion accelerator at the Institute of Solid State Physics in Jena has been upgraded and is back in operation.
    Technical assistant Parisa Mirzaei prepares the ‘Romeo’ ion accelerator for an experiment at the Institute of Solid State Physics at the University of Jena.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    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
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    Support for caring affiliates of people with dementia

    University of Jena leads nationwide research project to strengthen mental resources and self-care
    Sophie Geßner, research assistant at the Institute of Psychology, in a telephone consultation for caring affiliates of dementia patients.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    When germs get on your nerves

    Jena University Hospital coordinates new DFG Research Training Group to research the neuropsychiatric consequences of infectious diseases
    The new DFG Research Training Group NeurInfect in Jena and Berlin is researching the neuropsychiatric consequences of infectious diseases.
    Illustration: Gumpert/UKJ
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    Faster and more energy-efficient with light

    New »PicPhotMat« project for the development of compact optical computers
    Dr Elena Goi in a laboratory at the Abbe Center of Photonics.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    The origin of the term sustainability

    »The history behind the picture«: New publication sheds light on the term sustainability
    A forestry machine in a forest. The term sustainability originally comes from forestry.
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
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    Prof. Dr Silke Übelmesser appointed to the Federal Government's Pension Commission

    Financial scientist from the University of Jena contributes scientific expertise to key reform committee
    Portrait of Prof. Dr Silke Übelmesser
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
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    An Enzyme Neutralizes Pathogens by Cleaving a Bacterial Toxin

    Research team led by Prof. Christian Hertweck discovers an enzyme that neutralizes the virulence factor malleicyprol in human pathogenic bacteria

    Scientist Ingrid Richter at work in the laboratory. As part of Christian Hertweck’s team, she was involved in experiments, data analysis, and the writing of the research paper.
    Image: Ingrid Richter/Leibnitz-HKI
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    High-tech scanner cracks ancient letter secrets

    Hamburg team of experts uses special computer tomograph to examine cuneiform tablets from the Hilprecht Collection at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena
    Samaneh Ehteram from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Understanding Written Artefacts’ at the University of Hamburg operates the Enci scanner.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)
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    Hartmut Rosa awarded honorary doctorate by ENS Lyon

    École normale supérieure de Lyon honours Jena sociologist for pioneering contributions to social theory
    Sociologist Hartmut Rosa is awarded an honorary doctorate from ENS Lyon.
    Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
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