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Here you will find the programme for the Long Night of Science on 20 November 2026 in Jena.

Time

All times 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM From 10:00 PM

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Topic area

Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Studies Medicine + health Science + Technology

Format / event type

Talk Experiment Hands-on activity Guided tour Exhibition Info booth Other

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Wheelchair accessible For children Free Wi‑Fi Toilet available Catering Registration required

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Fulldome show ‘I AM WEIGEL! A visionary at the crossroads of science and wonder.’

The 360-degree film screening brings the multimedia memorial to Erhard Weigel to life beneath the planetarium dome. The work was created as part of the City of Jena’s 2025 Botho Graef Art Prize.

Time

20:00 - 20:20 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Zeiss-Planetarium Jena

Event type

Other

Veranstaltung Fulldome-Show „ICH BIN WEIGEL! Visionär zwischen Wissenschaft und Wunder.“ zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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What is ageing – and can it be influenced?

Longevity: Between Research and Promise (Panel Discussion)

Time

20:00 - 21:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung - Fritz-Lipmann-Institut (FLI)

Event type

Other

Veranstaltung Was ist Altern – und lässt es sich beeinflussen? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Overlooked Voices? Victim protection in work with far-right youths in Jena-Winzerla in the 1990s

Right-wing violence was a defining feature of Jena-Winzerla in the 1990s. Youth work at the time focused almost exclusively on the perpetrators of this violence. Drawing on archive material, this talk shows how the victims were overlooked in the process.

Time

20:00 - 20:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Übersehene Stimmen? Opferschutz in der Arbeit mit rechtsextremen Jugendlichen in Jena-Winzerla der 1990er-Jahre zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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How Did Zarathustra Speak?

Lecture on the ancient Iranian texts of the religious founder Zarathustra and research into them, featuring a recitation of original texts

Time

20:00 - 20:50 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Orientalistik, Indogermanistik, Ur- und Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Wie sprach Zarathustra? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Green hydrogen from sunlight and water

Green hydrogen is key to the energy transition—but currently, its production requires green electricity, which is not available in sufficient quantities. This presentation provides insights into ongoing research aimed at producing hydrogen directly from sunlight.

Time

20:00 - 20:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Grüner Wasserstoff aus Sonnenlicht und Wasser zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Haematopoietic stem cells

What amazing feats do they perform in our bodies, and how do we study them?

Time

20:00 - 20:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung - Fritz-Lipmann-Institut (FLI)

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Blutbildende Stammzellen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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French and Italian Manuscripts from Central Germany (16th–18th Centuries)

Using authentic manuscripts, this study examines why nobles from Central Germany corresponded with one another in French or Italian during the Early Modern period, how well they mastered these languages, and how they learned them.

Time

20:00 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Romanistik

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Französische und italienische Handschriften aus Mitteldeutschland (16.-18. Jahrhundert) zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Thin films for the world of optics – we’ll show you what our staff can do

Optics Balzers Jena GmbH – harnessing light with optical filters

Time

20:00 - 20:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Göschwitz / Jena 21

Organizer

Materion Balzers Optics / Optics Balzers Jena GmbH

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Dünne Schichten für die Welt der Optik - wir zeigen euch, was unsere Mitarbeiter können zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Poetry Slam: "How About Living a Human Life?"

Time

20:15 - 22:15 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Event type

Other

Veranstaltung Poetry Slam "Wie wäre es, ein menschliches Leben zu leben?" zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Hex and the City: A reading for the dark season, by and featuring witches

Modern witches live right in the heart of the city. Magic and rituals are part of their everyday lives; the winter season is full of magic and significance. Who are these witches? Why do they call themselves that? What do they mean by ‘magic’?

Time

20:30 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Seminar Kulturanthropologie/Kulturgeschichte

Event type

Other

Veranstaltung Hex and the City: Eine Lesung zu dunklen Jahreszeit von und mit Hexen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Democracy under threat? Changes in the political culture in Thuringia following the 2024 ‘super election year’

Time

20:30 - 21:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Gefährdete Demokratie? Veränderung der politischen Kultur in Thüringen nach dem Superwahljahr 2024 zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Take photos of everyone?

Keynote presentation on a current DFG research project on amateur and everyday photography

Time

20:30 - 21:15 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Stadtmuseum Jena and Seminar Kulturanthropologie/Kulturgeschichte

Event type

Guidance

Veranstaltung Alle fotografieren? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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175 Years of Otto Schott: Glass Pioneer and Responsible Entrepreneur

Otto Schott (1851–1935) shaped modern glass research like few others. This lecture highlights his groundbreaking innovations, the establishment of the Jena Glassworks, and his social commitment, which continues to have an impact to this day.

Time

20:30 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

SCHOTT

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung 175 Jahre Otto Schott: Glaspionier und Unternehmer mit Verantwortung zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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From a Camera Image to 3D Elevation

A few photos, a little math, and you've got your elevation measurement

Time

20:30 - 21:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Göschwitz / Jena 21

Organizer

GÖPEL electronic GmbH

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Vom Kamerabild Bild zur 3D Höhe zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Power During Periods of Low Wind and Low Sunlight: Redox-Flow Batteries in Wind and Solar Farms

“Dark lull”—that’s what they call it when both the sun and the wind take a break at the same time. We’ll discuss how to use electricity from renewable energy sources even under these conditions and what role redox-flow batteries can play in this.

Time

20:30 - 21:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Helmholtz-Institut für Polymere in Energieanwendungen Jena

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Strom für die Dunkelflaute: Redox-Flow-Batterien in Wind- und Solarparks zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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