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Dean: Prof. Dr. Ulf Peschel
Vice Dean: Prof. Dr. Malte Kaluza
Dean of Studies: Prof. Dr. Holger Cartarius

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  1. Galactic gamma-ray astronomy: novae, supernova remnants and pulsar wind nebulae
    16:15 ·
    • Physikalisches Kolloquium

    Colloquial Talk of Dr Alison Mitchell, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

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  2. Research at the Laboratory for Lightwave Metrology
    16:15 ·
    • Physikalisches Kolloquium

    Colloquial Talk of Prof. Dr Ioachim Pupeza, Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology

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  3. Analogue gravity experiments with light in optical fibres
    16:15 ·
    • Physikalisches Kolloquium

    Colloquial Talk of Dr Friedrich König, St. Andrews University

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  4. Start smart workshop: Preparing for Jena (1) in English
    13:00 ·
    • Veranstaltung für Studierende

    Dormitory application, visa & finances, planning your arrival

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  5. Curiosity driven, computer powered: Illuminating tomorrow's materials, atom by atom
    16:15 ·
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    Inaugural Lecture Prof. Dr. Caterina Cocchi

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  6. Start smart workshop: Preparing for Jena (2) in English
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    Planning your arrival, getting help, enrol and start studying

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    Ultrafast light, maximum precision: Jena researcher receives award at UFO XIV

    At the 14th Ultrafast Optics Conference (UFO XIV), held from 5 to 10 October 2025 in Furnas on São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal), Daniel Santiago Penagos Molina from the research group X-ray Spectroscopy and Microscopy at the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) of the University of Jena received second place in the Student Talk Award competition.
    Daniel Santiago Penagos Molina doing lab works.
    Image: Mahmoud Hafez Zaki Abdelaal
  2. Physical Colloquia in Winter Semester 2025/26

    Gastvorträge für Hochschulmitarbeiter:innen und Studierende ab dem Masterstudium. Gelegenheit zum gemeinsamen Austausch.
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    Beyond classical resolution limits: Dr Wilhelm Eschen receives the Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Werth Prize

    Dr Wilhelm Eschen, former doctoral student at the Institute of Applied Physics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, was awarded the prestigious Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Werth Prize at the 23rd Alumni Day on 20 June 2025 was awarded.
    Wilhelm Eschen ist fixing a lab set-up.
    Image: Ira Winkler
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    Faculty Festival and Alumni Day 2025

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    Rowena Morse Prize 2025: Award for Priv.-Doz. Dr. habil. Stephanie Lippmann

    Honored on Schiller Day for outstanding academic achievements
    Award winner PD Dr. habil. Stephanie Lippmann.
    Image: Ira Winkler
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    How Light Enables Secure Communication

    Jena researchers develop new approaches for quantum communication via optical fibre
    Prof. Dr Mario Chemnitz (right) from the University of Jena and Mehmet Müftüoğlu are researching new approaches for secure quantum communication via fibre optics at Leibniz IPHT.
    Image: Stela Todorova/ Leibniz-IPHT
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