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  1. Johannes Krause receives Leibniz Prize

    The DFG honours the researcher from the University of Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
    Prof. Johannes Krause at the Max Planck Institut for Evolutionary Anthropology.
    Image: Thomas Victor
  2. How gut bacteria could protect young adults from cancer

    »PerMiCCion« project receives further federal funding and investigates how the microbiome can contribute to the early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer
    3D visualisation of the human intestine with highlighted areas of inflammation and tumours (bright red-orange).
    Illustration: Adobe Stock / appledesign
  3. Mosses help to reduce nitrogen in the forest

    Researchers at the University of Jena are investigating the lower layers of the forest ecosystem
    Forest floor covered with moss.
    Image: Till Deilmann
  4. On the trail of the caribou hunters

    Archaeological team discovers stone artefacts in the interior of a peninsula in western Greenland
    The researchers discovered this caribou hunters' overnight site, which is over 2000 years old, on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in western Greenland in the summer of 2025.
    Image: Clemens Pasda (Universität Jena)
  5. New hope in the fight against cancer—innovations in the treatment of leukaemia

    Prof. Dr Andreas Hochhaus receives the Thuringian Research Award for applied research 2025
    Haematologist and oncologist Prof. Dr Andreas Hochhaus was awarded the Thuringian Research Prize 2025 for his research into the treatment of leukaemia.
    Image: Anna Schroll
  6. Previously uncultivable bacteria provide new insights into groundwater ecosystems

    Research team from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse« has succeeded in cultivating hard-to-grow microbes in the laboratory
    Groundwater samples in the laboratory in which bacteria of the Candidate Phyla Radiation are enriched under different conditions.
    Image: Martin Taubert
  7. An earthquake in the living cell

    The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding a project with 750,000 euros in the "CZS Wildcard" programme
    Prof Dr Volker Deckert in his laboratory at the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the University of Jena. He is leading the ambitious project together with colleagues from the University of Ulm and the ITB in Bingen.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  8. Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely

    University psychologists examine the benefits and risks of living alone in midlife
    Walking alone. Around 20 per cent of adult Germans are living alone.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  9. Even low levels of artificial light disrupt ecosystems

    Light pollution at night is disturbing above- and belowground ecosystems with implications for ecosystem stability and human well-being
    Modern societies rely heavily on artificial light at night, but this convenience comes at a cost not only to people's health but also to ecosystems.
    Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
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