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Jena, 02.03.2026. A large-scale rear-end collision involving six vehicles caused significant traffic disruptions in the south of Jena on Monday morning. Police have closed the busy Stadtrodaer Straße outbound and are redirecting traffic.
The Jena Criminal Police are turning to the public with a renewed appeal for witnesses following a violent robbery in Paradiespark last November, during which a garment with a suspected political message was stolen.
Starting in the upcoming winter semester, the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena will introduce the so-called rural doctor quota for human medicine studies. The application phase for the new admission process in Thüringen has officially begun.
Researchers at the Universität Jena have made a spectacular discovery in the natural science collection of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: A 40-million-year-old ant was found in a piece of amber. A current science podcast now highlights the extensive investigations of the fossil.
After decades of planning and political debate, construction has officially started on the tram line expansion into Jena’s north, aiming to connect the Himmelreich residential area to the public transport network.
A planned meeting to resolve a dispute completely escalated on Sunday night at Bahnhof Göschwitz. A 15-year-old girl was attacked by other youths, surrounded, and threatened with a knife.
Jena, March 1, 2026 – Relief for passengers in Jena and the Saale-Holzland-Kreis: Following the two-day warning strike by the union Verdi, buses and trams have been operating according to the regular schedule since Sunday morning. The massive restrictions in local public transport (ÖPNV) have ended for the time being.
The extensive warning strike in Jena’s public transport led to a complete standstill of regular services on Saturday. Operations are set to resume gradually starting Sunday morning at 06:00.
A research consortium with strong Jena participation has successfully tested tap-proof quantum communication over existing fiber optic networks. The Universitätsklinikum Jena tested the encrypted data transfer for the telemedicine of the future.
A tragic accident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Hermann-Pistor-Straße when a 72-year-old driver drove off too early. His 73-year-old wife was run over by their own vehicle and seriously injured.