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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!

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

A Look Back at the History of the Long Night of Science in Jena

Experience chemistry with all your senses: Mix your own perfume, discover the scent of the oceans, solve scent puzzles, and write secret messages with colorful chemistry.

Not every touch feels the same: In this demonstration, visitors experience how a gentle caress is perceived and what role CT nerve fibers play in this process.

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.

How are camera systems designed that can capture information from different distances without moving the lens?

Together with our guests, we marvel at the invisible forces of magnetism and make pencils float

How do data and models help us make evidence-based decisions to protect the environment and public health? Using an interactive example, we’ll show what’s important when expanding monitoring networks to track environmental pollution more reliably.

How can we restore our forests and prepare them for climate change? We’ll show how deadwood can help with reforestation. In doing so, we’ll give equal consideration to biodiversity and silviculture and test concepts for integrated forest management.

How can sensitive health data be made available for research and development in a secure manner? A journey with the AVATAR-Transfer project into the world of data protection and anonymization.

Take a look at our interdisciplinary research projects, in which we use a variety of methods to study current and past natural and anthropogenic (human-induced) climate and environmental change.

I bet you're multilingual! Find out at stations where you can try things out and get involved. Experience what multilingualism means and why language acquisition might be different than you think.