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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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Mini-brains in the laboratory

We demonstrate and explain how we cultivate organ-like brain tissue and use it to study the brain’s functions and diseases.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena and Institut für Humangenetik

Event type

Experiment

Information stand

Participation offer

Veranstaltung Mini-Gehirne im Labor zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Ultrasound Meets Precision Manufacturing - Ultrasonic Competence Center

How are high-precision components made from modern materials? See firsthand how 5-axis CNC machines are used to manufacture complex free-form optical surfaces with the highest precision and to finish ceramic-printed watch components.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Event type

Exhibition

Guidance

Veranstaltung Ultraschall trifft Präzisionsfertigung - Ultrasonic Competence Center zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Exciting physics experiments with light and particles

Have you always wanted to know how a particle accelerator works? Or how to make elementary particles visible and store them? Experience a variety of hands-on physics experiments in the fields of optics and particle physics.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

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

Event type

Experiment

Information stand

Participation offer

Veranstaltung Spannende physikalische Experimente mit Licht und Teilchen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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[Aviation:] How Data Makes Airplanes Safer and Weather Forecasts More Accurate

Learn how general aviation is used as a flying weather observation network and how data science supports the maintenance and repair of aircraft engines through predictive maintenance.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt – DLR-Institut für Datenwissenschaften

Event type

Exhibition

Veranstaltung [Luftfahrt:] Wie Daten Flugzeuge sicherer und Wettervorhersagen genauer machen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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A passion for Jena: From donor to recipient – tracing the blood’s journey

A guided tour of the blood donation facilities and information on the production process

Time

18:00 - 22:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena and Institut für Klinische Transfusionsmedizin Jena gGmbH

Event type

Information stand

Guidance

Veranstaltung Herzblut für Jena: Vom Spender zum Empfänger- dem Blut auf der Spur zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Optics Demo: Ray Tracing & Experimenting with Display Elements

We'll show you how optical systems are created and how they work. Come experiment with light and optics with us!

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

ZEISS and ZEISS: Forschung & Entwicklung

Event type

Experiment

Veranstaltung Optikdemo Raytracing & Experimentieren mit Displayelementen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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A mission into the world of invisible radiation

What happens during radiotherapy? How is invisible radiation made visible? Who has the most stamina?

Time

18:00 - 22:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena and Klinik für Strahlentherapie

Event type

Experiment

Participation offer

Guidance

Veranstaltung Mission in die Welt der unsichtbaren Strahlung zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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What do colorful chocolate beans have to do with chromatography?

What is chromatography? And what do a rainbow and a chocolate lentil have to do with it?

Time

18:00 - 23:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Wacker Biotech GmbH

Event type

Experiment

Participation offer

Veranstaltung Was haben bunte Schokolinsen mit Chromatographie zu tun? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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It's on the tip of my tongue—a journey into the depths of our language

Discover the German language in all its diversity: from dialects to current language trends to the movements of the mouth when speaking.

Time

18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Germanistische Sprachwissenschaft

Event type

Experiment

Information stand

Participation offer

Veranstaltung Es liegt mir auf der Zunge – eine Reise in die Tiefen unserer Sprache zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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180 Years of the University of Jena’s Archaeological Museum – from then to now

In 1846, Carl Wilhelm Goettling founded the Archaeological Museum at the University of Jena. Donations and acquisitions have enabled the collection to grow significantly over the decades. An anniversary exhibition traces its 180-year history through a selection of donated items.

Time

18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Altertumswissenschaften, Klassische Archäologie, Antikensammlungen

Event type

Exhibition

Guidance

Veranstaltung 180 Jahre Archäologisches Museum der Universität Jena – von damals bis heute zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Experiencing democracy? Attitudes, language and digital technologies

How should we deal with discriminatory remarks? What anti-democratic codes and symbols appear on social media? How can AI and VR help shape the learning process around democracy? We explore these and other questions in our programmes.

Time

18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft and KomRex - Zentrum für Rechtsextremismusforschung, Demokratiebildung und gesellschaftliche Integration

Event type

Lecture

Experiment

Exhibition

Information stand

Participation offer

Veranstaltung Demokratie (er)leben? Einstellungen, Sprache und digitale Technologien zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Research without animal testing? – Discover the alternatives!

How can research be carried out without animal testing? We’ll show you how new research models, no bigger than a fingernail, can replicate complex organs such as the gut, liver and lungs, and how they are used in infection research.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Event type

Exhibition

Information stand

Veranstaltung Forschung ohne Tierversuche? - Entdecke die Alternativen! zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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A powerful beam for stylish items: the many uses of infrared lasers

Our Department of Analytics, Materials and Composites will be showcasing its work through experiments, laboratory tours and hands-on activities

Time

18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Göschwitz / Jena 21

Organizer

INNOVENT e.V. Technologieentwicklung

Event type

Experiment

Veranstaltung Scharfer Strahl für schicke Sachen: Was Infrarot-Laser alles können zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Images from the fibre optic cable – light finding new paths

Can a wafer-thin optical fibre produce images? Discover how light can be precisely controlled to transmit images through a thin fibre and, in future, even make individual cells in a living body visible.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V.

Event type

Experiment

Veranstaltung Bilder aus der Glasfaser – Licht auf neuen Wegen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Recognising and Understanding

Cameras that make the invisible visible.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Optik und Feinmechanik IOF

Event type

Exhibition

Veranstaltung Erkennen und Verstehen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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