Jena, May 06, 2026. The Friedrich Schiller University Jena presents its new humanities and social sciences Cluster of Excellence „Imaginamics“. Interested parties are invited to learn about the high-caliber research program and participation opportunities on-site at the ThULB or online at the end of May.
- What: Public presentation of the Cluster of Excellence „Imaginamics“
- When: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 6:15 PM
- Where (In-person): Lecture room of the ThULB, Bibliotheksplatz 2, 07743 Jena
- Where (Online): Via Zoom at this link (Passcode: 519037)
How Social Imagination is Researched
Since the beginning of the year, the new network titled „Imaginamics. Practices and Dynamics of Social Imagining“ has been funded as part of the prestigious Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments. In this network, scholars from the cultural, humanities, and social sciences work closely together.
Their common goal is to develop a deeper understanding of so-called social imagining – the fundamental social practice of collectively imagining things and designing future scenarios. After the internal structures of the research network were successfully established in recent months, the cluster is now opening up to a broader scientific public.
At the information event on May 26, not only will detailed insights into the planned research program be provided, but concrete opportunities for active participation will also be highlighted. The project is designed to be strongly cross-locational and links the academic capacities of the universities in Jena, Weimar, Erfurt, and Halle.
Background: Excellence Strategy and Venue
The Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments is the most important and prestigious funding program for top-level university research in Germany. With the approval of so-called Clusters of Excellence, universities receive funding in the millions to intensively expand internationally competitive research fields over several years. For the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the science location Thuringia, such a cluster is a significant flagship.
The Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (ThULB), in whose lecture room the event takes place, forms the literary and scientific center of the university. Access to the lecture room at Bibliotheksplatz is centrally located in Jena’s city center and can be optimally reached on foot from Holzmarkt or via the Universität tram stop.
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