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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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Gender and Voice – Can you hear hormones?

Biological and social factors influence the way we speak. Find out about the research into the link between hormones, social influences and vocal differences between men and women.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Geschlecht und Stimme – Kann man Hormone hören? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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More Than Just Father, Mother, and Child—The New Testament and Its Diverse Forms of Relationships and Ways of Life

What insights from social history can help us better understand the New Testament and the world in which it was written?

Time

18:00 - 18:45 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Theologische Fakultät

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Lecture

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Veranstaltung Nicht nur Vater-Mutter-Kind – Das Neue Testament und seine vielfältigen Beziehungs- und Lebensformen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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What if it turns out differently? Fairy tales between text, performance, and puppetry

The enchanted forest, the big bad wolf, the wicked witch, the gingerbread house—we all have images from fairy tales in our minds. But where do these ideas come from? And what happens when we retell them?

Time

18:00 - 20:00 o'clock

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Stadtzentrum

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Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Exzellenzcluster „Imaginamics“

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Lecture

Participation offer

Veranstaltung Und wenn es anders ausgeht? Märchen zwischen Text, Vorstellung und Puppenspiel zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Prof. Dr. Andreas Hetzel (Hildesheim): Respecting Diversity: An Ethics of Biodiversity

By destroying our natural environment, we are threatening the survival of global biodiversity. What can we do?

Time

18:00 - 20:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Goethe-Laboratorium

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Prof. Dr. Andreas Hetzel (Hildesheim): Vielfalt achten. Eine Ethik der Biodiversität zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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AI Meets Cultural Heritage: The ThULB Open Data Workshop

Collection items, forest maps, museum inventories: Experience firsthand how we’re using AI to digitally catalog Thuringia’s cultural treasures. And beneath the ThULB, the Fürstenkeller—dating back to 1532—awaits exploration—one of the largest vaulted cellars in Germany.

Time

18:00 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek

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Lecture

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Guidance

Veranstaltung KI trifft Kulturerbe: Die offene Datenwerkstatt der ThULB zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Gender-specific pharmacology: a small difference with a big impact

Anyone who is ill goes to the doctor and is prescribed medication, depending on the diagnosis. The doctor hardly makes any distinction between treating a man and a woman. But they should, because that ‘small difference’ plays a major role here.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Pharmazie

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Genderpharmazie: kleiner Unterschied mit großer Wirkung zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Literary Salon: New Releases from Poland and the Czech Republic

Are you looking for book recommendations? Are you interested in new voices from our neighboring Slavic countries? Come join us at our literary salon, where new releases from Poland and the Czech Republic are presented every hour on the hour.

Time

18:00 - 23:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Slawistik und Kaukasusstudien

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Literarischer Salon: Neuerscheinungen aus Polen und Tschechien zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Series: Research for Democracy – Institute for Democracy and Civil Society Meets Jena

Time

18:00 - 22:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft

Event type

Lecture

Information stand

Veranstaltung Reihe: Forschung für Demokratie – Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft meets Jena zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Gender and diabetes – when research makes all the difference

Why do diabetes and its complications progress differently in women and men? Find out about the latest findings from diabetes and kidney research.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena and Klinik für Innere Medizin III

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Geschlecht und Diabetes – wenn Forschung den Unterschied macht zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Experiencing democracy? Attitudes, language and digital technologies

How should we deal with discriminatory statements? What anti-democratic codes and symbols appear on social media? How do AI and VR contribute to shaping 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

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Lecture

Experiment

Exhibition

Information stand

Participation offer

Veranstaltung Demokratie (er)leben? Einstellungen, Sprache und digitale Technologien zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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From the Dried Plant to Cutting-Edge Biological Research

Making its debut! Take a look at the fascinating plant collection at the Haussknecht Herbarium. Discover what a plant specimen more than 100 years old reveals about the future—and how AI helps us unravel the mysteries of plants!

Time

18:00 - 21:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Senckenberg Institut für Pflanzenvielfalt Jena (SIP)

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Lecture

Experiment

Information stand

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Guidance

Veranstaltung Von der getrockneten Pflanze zu modernster biologischer Forschung zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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How old is your brain?

How is brain age determined using an MRI scan, how does lifestyle influence it, and what does this have to do with the menopause?

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena and Europäisches Doktorandennetzwerk "Brain Health in Menopausal Women“ (MenoBrain)

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Wie alt ist Ihr Gehirn? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Climate Change—No Problem, or Is It Already Too Late?

Where is the Earth's climate headed? Can we—or must we—do something about climate change? This article explores the latest scientific findings and how our actions influence environmental conditions for future generations.

Time

18:30 - 19:15 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Der Klimawandel - Kein Problem oder alles schon zu spät? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Research on Right-Wing Extremism: How Academia and Practice Learn from Each Other

Time

18:30 - 19:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Forschung zu Rechtsextremismus: Wie Wissenschaft und Praxis voneinander lernen zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Racism, Radicalization, Right-Wing Terrorism: 15 Years After the “NSU” Came to Public Attention

How did the far-right scene in Jena give rise to a terrorist group that spent years murdering, robbing, and carrying out bombings?

Time

18:30 - 19:30 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Event type

Lecture

Veranstaltung Rassismus, Radikalisierung, Rechtsterrorismus: 15 Jahre nach dem öffentlichen Bekanntwerden des „NSU“ zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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