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    • Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
    Millions for Central German Startup Factory

    "boOst" start-up centre wins federal lighthouse competition
    Award ceremony of the Startup Factories in Berlin.
    Image: BMWE/Dominik Butzmann
    • Life
    • Research
    The right mix and planting pattern of trees enhance forest productivity and services

    Researchers from iDiv, the universities of Leipzig and Jena, and the French research centre CNRS present new findings on sustainable forest management.
    Block plantations like these may look efficient, but research shows that more diverse and randomised tree arrangements boost forest productivity and ecosystem health.
    Image: iDiv
    • Life
    • Research
    People perceive biodiversity

    A recent study shows that both visual and acoustic stimuli influence our perception of biodiversity.
    Image example from the study: In the study, the participants assessed photographs and sound recordings from forests with different levels of biodiversity.
    Image: iDiv
    • Research
    New DFG research group on protein folding

    Prof Dr Janine Kirstein coordinates the research group, which aims to gain a better understanding of age-related neurodegenerative diseases and develop new therapeutic approaches.
    Prof Dr Janine Kirstein is Professor of the Biochemistry of Ageing at the University of Jena.
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
  5. Thuringian University Network for Sustainability

    The ten state institutions of higher education in Thuringia are working together to tackle global challenges such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity and social inequalities.
    Foyer in the campus building of the University of Jena. The University is actively committed to sustainable development in conjunction with the other state institutions of higher education in Thuringia.
    Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
    • Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
    • Research
    Shaping the future of doctorates

    UniWinD e. V. presents a position paper on doctorates at German institutions of higher education
    A doctoral hat is worn during the Schiller Day ceremony at the University of Jena. Standardised, stable and reliable framework conditions for doctoral studies are the main objective of UniWind e. V.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
    • Life
    • Research
    Pigments that can do more

    New study from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ sheds light on the bacterial use of biomass with potential for biofuels and new antibiotics
    The comparison of two cultures of Clostridium thermocellum with filter paper as a cellulose source shows the influence of the pigment YAS on cellulose degradation by the bacterium.
    Image: Jana Krabbe, Leibniz-HKI
    • Awards and Personnel
    • Event
    Between change and stability

    University of Jena celebrates its early career researchers on the traditional »Schiller Day«
    View of the auditorium during the Schiller Day celebrations on 27 June 2025.
    Image: Nicole Nerger (Universität Jena)
    • Light
    • Research
    How Light Enables Secure Communication

    Jena researchers develop new approaches for quantum communication via optical fibre
    Prof. Dr Mario Chemnitz (right) from the University of Jena and Mehmet Müftüoğlu are researching new approaches for secure quantum communication via fibre optics at Leibniz IPHT.
    Image: Stela Todorova/ Leibniz-IPHT
    • Life
    • Research
    Train Digitally, Benefit in Reality: How VR Helps Teens Think Better

    An international study involving the "Balance of the Microverse" Cluster of Excellence shows that virtual reality (VR) sports can enhance cognitive abilities more effectively than traditional physical activity – in part due to changes in the microbiome.
    A student tries out VR glasses at the Chair for Research on Teaching and Learning of the University of Jena.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
    • Awards and Personnel
    Award-winning hybrid glasses from Jena

    International research team including Friedrich Schiller University Jena receives Dalton Horizons Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry
    Prof. Dr.-Ing Lothar Wondraczek was honoured for his research into hybrid glasses.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
    • Life
    • Research
    Following the tracks of an extremely adaptive bacterium

    A recent study from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ reveals unique natural products in Pseudomonas syringae
    Prof Dr Pierre Stallforth from the Hans Knöll Institute led the study. He is Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry and Palaeobiotechnology at the University of Jena.
    Image: Anna Schroll
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