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Starting today, Jenoptik AG invites citizens and visitors to a long-term product exhibition in the foyer of the Ernst-Abbe-Hochhaus. Under the motto ‘Experience More Light,’ the company offers a permanent, free opportunity to learn about the technology and history of the traditional Jena-based corporation.
The Institute of Anatomy at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena invites the public to visit its over 200-year-old anatomical collection, offering insights into the human body and significant historical exhibits.
The Ernst-Abbe-Bücherei invites the public to explore and construct every Saturday. The library’s workshop provides various experimental and learning kits for children and adults.
Jena, June 30, 2026 – The Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena has shaped the face and soul of the Thuringian Lichtstadt for centuries. A new documentary by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) is now dedicated to this extraordinary symbiosis between science, urban society, and modern top-level research.
Jena, 16.06.2026 – The Friedrich-Schiller-Universität (FSU) shapes the life, economy, and cityscape of Jena like almost no other institution. An upcoming TV documentary on MDR takes this as an opportunity to shed light on the profound historical and current role of the university for Thuringia’s City of Light.
Jena, 08.06.2026 – The Thuringian university startup network “StarTH” receives pioneering financial support for the coming years: Thuringia’s Science Minister Christian Tischner presented a funding notification of 4.8 million euros at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena last Friday to sustainably strengthen the academic startup scene in the Free State.
Jena scientists have discovered a surprising reason why our gut flora changes with age and inflammation increases. It is not the microbes themselves that are the main problem, but the declining precision of the body’s own immune system.
A new visual highlight now shapes the skyline of Jena’s city center: the lettering of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and its motto “Light. Life. Liberty.” have been installed on the tower of the emerging Campus Inselplatz.
Jena, May 25, 2026. The City of Light Jena benefits significantly from international students and workers, who serve as key drivers of innovation, sustainably strengthening the local economic and scientific hub.
A research team from the Jena Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung (FLI) has decoded a major cause of age-related energy loss in cells, identifying a potential path for regeneration through targeted supplementation.