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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

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

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Take photos of everyone?

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

Time

18:30 - 19:15 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Stadtmuseum Jena and Seminar Kulturanthropologie/Kulturgeschichte

Event type

Guidance

Veranstaltung Alle fotografieren? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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In the Realm of the Dwarves: The World of Nanoparticles

Why Tiny Particles Are Changing Medicine—and What Sunscreen, Pregnancy Tests, and Modern Cancer Treatments Have in Common.

Time

18:30 - 19:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Pharmazie

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Im Reich der Zwerge: Die Welt der Nanopartikel zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Measuring Music

A mathematical journey through the world of sound

Time

18:45 - 19:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Event type

Experiment

Exhibition

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Veranstaltung Die Vermessung der Musik 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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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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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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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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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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Why People Aren't Half-Bananas... (...and Yet You Can Compare Apples to Pears)

How much of a banana is really in a person? A lighthearted, fact-filled look at genetics and bioinformatics that shows why popular percentage figures are often nonsense—and how data helps us truly understand biological kinship.

Time

19:00 - 20:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Informatik

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Warum Menschen keine halben Bananen sind... (... und sich Äpfel doch mit Birnen vergleichen lassen) 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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The Environment Shapes Security

How can the conservation of natural resources contribute to security policy? How does biodiversity enhance society’s resilience? Prof. Dr. Aletta Bonn answers these and other questions.

Time

19:00 - 19:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitäts-Forschung (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Umwelt prägt Sicherheit 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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High-precision isotope analyses of atmospheric gases

Where does the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere come from? What information can we glean from analysing the stable isotope ratios in the air? Heiko Moossen answers these questions and gives you a glimpse into a modern laboratory.

Time

19:30 - 20:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie

Event type

Guidance

Veranstaltung Hochpräzise Isotopenanalysen atmosphärischer Gase 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

19:30 - 20:15 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Stadtmuseum Jena and Seminar Kulturanthropologie/Kulturgeschichte

Event type

Guidance

Veranstaltung Alle fotografieren? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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What comes after silicon solar cells?

The rapid expansion of renewable energy goes hand in hand with the continuous optimization and development of existing and new technologies. In this presentation, we will highlight current trends in the development of new, high-efficiency solar cells.

Time

19:30 - 20:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

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

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Was kommt nach Siliziumsolarzellen? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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