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

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

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

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ENERGY – WHAT DRIVES US

What will tomorrow’s energy supply look like—and what aspects of it are already a reality in Jena today? The City of Jena’s exhibition “ENERGY—WHAT MOVES US” provides answers to these and other questions about the energy transition.

Time

17:00 - 23:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Stadt Jena

Event type

Exhibition

Veranstaltung ENERGIE – WAS UNS BEWEGT zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Smart and Switchable Polymers: Materials Research, Nanotechnology, and Pharmacy

Self-healing and shape-memory polymers, as well as polymers used as drug carriers, are the focus of current research, in which automation, digitalization, and AI are playing an increasingly important role.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

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

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Lecture

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Veranstaltung Intelligente und schaltbare Polymere: Materialforschung, Nanotechnologie & Pharmazie 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

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Universitätsklinikum Jena

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Exhibition

Information stand

Veranstaltung Forschung ohne Tierversuche? - Entdecke die Alternativen! zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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How do robots help us discover new antibiotics?

With Robo-Power, we're fighting the antibiotic crisis. Visit our unique robotics platform, JenXplor!

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie – Hans-Knöll-Institut

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Guidance

Veranstaltung Wie helfen uns Roboter, neue Antibiotika zu finden? 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

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

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Lecture

Experiment

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Veranstaltung Von der getrockneten Pflanze zu modernster biologischer Forschung zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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GÖPEL Eggs-Rays

GÖPEL electronic reveals what's really inside every seventh egg.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Göschwitz / Jena 21

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GÖPEL electronic GmbH

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Experiment

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Veranstaltung GÖPEL Eggs-Rays zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Experience Antarctica – Expeditions and Penguin Research

Time

18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

ThINK - Thüringer Institut für Nachhaltigkeit und Klimaschutz

Event type

Exhibition

Veranstaltung Antarktis erleben – Expeditionen und Pinguinforschung zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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35 Years of the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences in Jena - Milestones

Marvel at the milestones from 35 years of study, teaching, research, and campus life at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences in Jena

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Event type

Exhibition

Veranstaltung 35 Jahre Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena - Meilensteine zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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*The Power of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)—one of the most important imaging techniques—why does a scan take so long? Where do the noises come from? How strong is the static magnetic field?

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena and Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie

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Participation offer

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Veranstaltung *Die Kraft der Magnetresonanztomographie (MRT) zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Industrial Property Rights—Much More Exciting and Valuable Than You Might Think!

Perpetua mobilia? Inverted mirror images? They don't exist - or do they? How illusions work is sometimes not so easy to recognize. See for yourself!

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt

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Exhibition

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Veranstaltung Gewerbliche Schutzrechte – viel spannender und wertvoller als gedacht! zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Pharmaceutical technology in transition: from powders and tablets to electrospinning and silk-based nanomedicine

We provide fascinating insights into the latest research in pharmaceutical technology and show how innovative materials and manufacturing processes are helping to shape the medicine of tomorrow.

Time

18:00 - 23:00 o'clock

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Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Pharmazie

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Experiment

Exhibition

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Veranstaltung Pharmazeutische Technologie im Wandel: Von Pulvern und Tabletten zum Elektrospinnen & Seiden-basierter Nanomedizin zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Experience firsthand how specialty optical fibers for lasers, sensors, and endoscopes are manufactured at the Leibniz-IPHT

Glass research and manufacturing, preform production, fiber drawing, fiber post-processing, characterization, and fiber applications—the Leibniz-IPHT Center of Excellence brings together the entire value chain for specialty optical fibers under one roof.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade

Organizer

Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V.

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Guidance

Veranstaltung Hautnah erleben, wie am Leibniz-IPHT optische Spezialfasern für Laser, Sensoren oder Endoskope hergestellt werden zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Insights into the diagnosis of pathogens

This is how we use the microbiology laboratory to identify which bacteria, viruses or parasites are responsible for an infection.

Time

18:00 - 22:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Lobeda

Organizer

Universitätsklinikum Jena and Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie

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Guidance

Veranstaltung Einblicke in die Diagnostik von Krankheitserregern zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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Did you know that?

We offer guided tours, hands-on activities, and interesting exhibits.

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Göschwitz / Jena 21

Organizer

Materion Balzers Optics / Optics Balzers Jena GmbH

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Exhibition

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Guidance

Veranstaltung Habt ihr das gewusst? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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We encounter artificial intelligence everywhere—but how can it truly help us understand the world better?

The ELLIS Unit in Jena demonstrates how AI is used to investigate complex relationships in the environment, health, and technology: Why do ecosystems change? What do medical data reveal? How can energy and mobility systems be better planned?

Time

18:00 - 24:00 o'clock

Gebiet

Stadtzentrum

Organizer

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Institut für Informatik

Event type

Exhibition

Veranstaltung Künstliche Intelligenz begegnet uns überall – aber wie kann sie wirklich helfen, die Welt besser zu verstehen? zur Merkliste hinzufügen
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