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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

Area / Location

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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Tough as Nails – Glass Is Stronger Than You Think

Our presentation will take you on a brief journey into the world of glass and show you how SCHOTT overcomes the everyday challenges of glass development.

Time

19:00 - 20:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

SCHOTT

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Hart im Nehmen – Glas ist stärker als gedacht zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Chemistry in Computers: How Chemistry Is Calculated and Understood

From Invisible Electrons to Visible Models: This lecture shows how computers make the world of atoms and molecules computable, predict chemical properties, and help us better understand nature.

Time

19:00 - 19:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

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

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Chemie im Computer: Wie Chemie berechnet und verstanden wird zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Extinct—Lost Forever? How to Decipher Foreign Scripts

How do you decipher a script that hasn’t been written in centuries? A script in a language we don’t know? One that isn’t inscribed on any “Rosetta Stone”? The example of Arabia shows that it’s possible—and why it sometimes takes so long.

Time

19:00 - 19:40 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Theologische Fakultät

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Ausgestorben – verloren für immer? Wie man fremde Schriften entziffert zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Jack Pop's Hollywood Science Show

How much science is really in movies and TV shows? Powernerd Jack Pop puts it to the test with hands-on, interactive live experiments!

Time

19:00 - 19:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Event type

Lecture

Experiment

Veranstaltung Jack Pop’s Hollywood-Science-Show zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Forbidden—and yet on everyone’s lips: Wine in premodern Islamic culture

In Islam, alcohol is considered forbidden—yet wine has played an important role in literature, poetry, and mysticism for centuries. This lecture explores how Islamic cultures have dealt with contradictions and ambiguities.

Time

19:00 - 19:40 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Arabistik

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Verboten – und dennoch in aller Munde: Wein in der vormodernen islamischen Kultur zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Recognise. Document. Counter. Anti-Semitism in Thuringia 2025

In 2025, RIAS Thuringia recorded a new high in the number of anti-Semitic incidents. Anti-Semitism relating to Israel was documented particularly frequently. The talk sheds light on current developments and provides an insight into the work of RIAS Thuringia.

Time

19:00 - 19:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Erkennen. Dokumentieren. Entgegentreten. Antisemitismus in Thüringen 2025 zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Lecture by Dr habil Patrick Roberts: Discovering Jena and its surroundings through the ages

Time

19:00 - 20:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Vortrag Dr. habil Patrick Roberts: Jena und seine Umgebung im Laufe der Zeit entdecken zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Self-healing Polymers

How can a scratch in a car's paint be removed? The healing process we know from nature can also be applied to plastics.

Time

19:00 - 19:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

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

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Selbstheilende Polymere zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Dogs of the World

Findings from research expeditions on dogs and humans

Time

19:00 - 22:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Psychologie

Event type

Lecture

Information stand

Veranstaltung Hunde der Welt zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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A Compact Guide to the Future: From Green Energy to Science Slams!

Want to know what tomorrow’s energy supply will look like and what research is currently being conducted in our department? Then don’t miss our lecture on renewable energy—and look forward to a wealth of knowledge at the Science Slam a little later on.

Time

19:00 - 22:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik (IOQ)

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Zukunftswissen kompakt: Von grünem Strom bis Science Slam! zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Practical short talks on patents, trade marks and designs

Time

19:00 - 22:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Praktische Kurzvorträge zu Patenten, Marken und Designs zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Invisible gaps, real consequences: How the gender data gap and the gender health gap affect women’s health

If women are under-represented in medical research, this can have consequences for diagnosis and treatment. How can these gaps be closed?

Time

19:25 - 19:45 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena and Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Unsichtbare Lücken, reale Folgen: Wie Gender Data Gap und Gender Health Gap die Gesundheit von Frauen beeinflussen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Strengthening local democracy: civic engagement and diversity in rural Thuringia

Civic engagement only strengthens our democracy if a diverse range of perspectives is taken into account. Drawing on two years of research, we report on how this can be achieved and on the contribution that marginalised communities make to democratic engagement in rural areas.

Time

19:30 - 20:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Demokratie vor Ort stärken: Engagement und Vielfalt im ländlichen Thüringen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Cancer tests save lives! How new biomarkers from Jena are finding their way into global use.

In talks at 7.30 pm and 10.30 pm, researchers from Epitype will explain how epigenetic tests can be used for the reliable early detection of cancer.

Time

19:30 - 20:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

InfectoGnostics Forschungscampus Jena e.V.

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Krebstests retten Leben! Wie neue Biomarker aus Jena ihren Weg in die weltweite Anwendung finden. zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Optical communication for the future: research, Europe and the Fraunhofer IOF

Time

19:30 - 19:50 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Optik und Feinmechanik IOF

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Optische Kommunikation für morgen: Forschung, Europa und das Fraunhofer IOF zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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