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

Research

LIGHT, LIFE, LIBERTY: these three profile areas form the core of Friedrich Schiller University's interdisciplinary research profile.​
A researcher prepares an experiment with the amplifier of the POLARIS laser system.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  1. Bird flu spreads in Antarctica

    Researchers fear significant impact on bird populations
    This is a skua (a predatory gull) that died of H5N1 avian influenza.
    Image: Katharina Engl
  2. ThWIC draws a positive interim balance

    The »Thuringian Water Innovation Cluster« presents the results of the first project phase and sets the course for the coming funding period.
    Wastewater treatment plant in Jena-Zwätzen. The »ThWIC« consortium is committed to the sustainable use of water as a resource.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  3. Kick-off for research project »MikroGraph«

    Thuringian research network develops novel sensor technology for monitoring micropollutants in wastewater
    Central sewage treatment plant in Jena-Zwätzen. The aim of the "MikroGraph" research project is to be able to directly record the concentration of pollutants in wastewater.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
All short news

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 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
    Image: Roman Gerlach
    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.
  1. ERC Mentoring. Coffee Break: Austausch für herausragende Forschende
    13:00 ·
    • Informationsveranstaltung

    Veranstaltung

    • online
    • barrier-free
    • Subject to registration
  2. The Nagoya-Protocol: Information for researchers who work with genetic resources and/or to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources
    9:00

    Veranstaltung

    • online
    • Subject to registration
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  • Panorama Jena
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    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.
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