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The Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena was founded in a festive ceremony today.

Norbert Nebes from the University of Jena and Prof. Mulugeta Feseha from the University of Addis Ababa (from left) are documenting archaeological sites in the "Ethiopian Heritage Digital Atlas" (EHDA).

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: On 31 May, the two directors of the ELLIS Unit Jena, Joachim Denzler (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) and Markus Reichstein (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry), will host a workshop on " Forecasting the Future: AI in Early Warning Systems ".

Event Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: Zinnwald, Goldwasserthal, Silberstrasse and above all'Erzgebirge - these place or field names give a clear indication of the treasures that the land in southern Saxony harbours.

Chronic inflammation contributes to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, fatty liver and intestinal diseases, and also increases the risk of cancer. To treat these diseases, medicine has so far mainly relied on substances that inhibit the body's immune response.

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: Drugs will not solve any problems - as simple as this realization sounds, many people find it difficult to embrace.

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: The innovative projects that Friedrich Schiller University Jena is presenting at the Hannover Messe from 22 to 26 April have one thing in common: they are intended to help shape a healthier, more climateand resource-friendly world.

Roughly nine out of ten Thuringians are convinced that democracy is the best form of government. However, the citizens of the Free State are less and less satisfied with their experience of democracy.

Event Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: On Wednesday, 10 April 2024, the Day of Provenance Research will once again be celebrated nationwide.

Understanding the regulatory mechanism paves the way to enhance the effectiveness of anti-inflammatory therapies and to develop strategies to counteract the negative effects of stressand age-related cortisol excess.

Through steady advances in the development of quantum computers and their ever-improving performance, it will be possible in the future to crack our current encryption processes.

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: The Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI), chaired by Uwe Cantner from the University of Jena, presented its new annual report to Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz on 28 February 2024.