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.

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Latest Research News

1 September 2025 Kick-off for research project »MikroGraph«
Thuringian research network develops novel sensor technology for monitoring micropollutants in wastewater

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28 August 2025 Capturing carbon dioxide using an electrochemical process
Carl Zeiss Foundation supports interdisciplinary project on CO₂ capture and storage at the University of Jena with 1.8 million euros

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22 August 2025 Improving the understanding of neutron star mergers
Researchers at the universities of Jena and Pennsylvania State University are launching a joint project to study the merger of neutron stars and black holes

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Research Profile

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.

Service for Researchers

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.

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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.
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Research Funding Advice and support in acquiring third-party funding for your research project.
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Transfer We offer you support, from the idea to the successful market launch.
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Research Data ManagementExternal link Please find advice here, from data management plans to quality assurance for your research data.
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Project Gender in Focus The BMBF-funded project networks, promotes and supports gender-sensitive research.
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OpenIris The OpenIRIS sharing platform enables researchers to share and manage scientific technologies and services in a sustainable way.

Events Research & Transfer

ERC Mentoring. Coffee Break: Austausch für herausragende Forschende
26 Sept 2025
13:00 ·
- Informationsveranstaltung
Veranstaltung
- online
- barrier-free
- Subject to registration
The Nagoya-Protocol: Information for researchers who work with genetic resources and/or to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources

21 Nov 2025

9:00

Veranstaltung
- online
- Subject to registration

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Local. Regional. International - Our Network

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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.