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Jena, 15.05.2026. The Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena invites the public to the exciting theme week “What is Life?” from May 18 to 22, 2026, featuring 34 events and insights into current research.
Drivers in the Jena city area must pay close attention to their speed today, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Mobile speed cameras are active in several districts to monitor compliance with speed limits.
The renowned public lecture series ‘Noble Talks’ brings top-level research to Jena on May 20, 2026. Archaeogeneticist Prof. Dr. Johannes Krause will present findings on human evolutionary history at the Abbe-Zentrum Beutenberg.
Scientists in Jena are working on the development of a novel antibiotic for the treatment of tuberculosis. It would be the first fundamentally new drug against this bacterial infectious disease in half a century.
Jena, April 22, 2026. At this year’s pitch of the “Digital Innovation Hub Photonics” (DIHP) in Jena, six founder teams prevailed with their high-tech ideas. The winners will now receive special research budgets to bring their technological concepts to market maturity.
The medac Research Prize 2025 was awarded at the Leibniz-HKI in Jena, honoring interdisciplinary teams for their groundbreaking work on pathogens and new therapeutic approaches.
Jena, 14.04.2026 – On April 23, 2026, the Beutenberg Campus in Jena will open its doors for the “Forsche Schüler Tag”. Young people from the eighth grade onwards can come into direct contact with science and try out experiments in physics and the life sciences for themselves.
How do we stay healthy and fit for as long as possible as we age? This central question will be answered by the well-known journalist and TV presenter Nina Ruge during a public lecture at the Beutenberg-Campus in Jena.
Jena, March 14, 2026. Lord Mayor Dr. Thomas Nitzsche has summarized the most important municipal appointments and developments of the past few days in his current weekly video review.