On behalf of the committee of the profile area LIFE of our university (spokesperson Prof. Michael Bauer, Deputy spokesperson Prof. Ute Hellmich) I would like to invite you to the 4th LIFE Symposium- TIME TO CONNECT.

When??? 26.11. 2025, 12:00 - 6 pm
Where?? Center for Applied Research (ZAR), Philosophenweg 7, Jena

Highlights:

• Keynote: Prof. Kai Uwe Totsche,?en?Spokesperson of the Thuringian Climate Council, Head of Chair of Hydrogeology??
• Project presentations: Fellows of the LIFE-"Connect"?en projects and for the first time, the LIFE "Talent" awardees?en will present their research.
• Academia meets industry: Networking with local researchers, companies and institutions.?
• LIFE Exchange Corners:??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????? Meet the LIFE Professors – Speed-Dating Style!
  Quick chats, fresh ideas – rotate, connect, repeat! ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? "Offering & Looking for" Board
  Got something to offer? Looking for input, collaboration, or advice?
  Post your ideas, needs, and offers – and see what others bring to the table!
  A great space to connect, match, and exchange.

With a long tradition at our university, the profile area LIFE encompasses research in microbiology, infection biology, biodiversity, bio-geo-interactions and ageing research in order to identify and promote new and innovative topics with a high degree of interdisciplinarity and to sustainably network the individual "centres of gravity" of the Friedrich Schiller University, the University Hospital and their non-university partners.

To achieve this, the profile area LIFE offers several funds, as the LIFE-"Connect" funds. The LIFE-"Connect" fund enables the development of scientific projects that have the potential for successful third-party funding. New local collaborations between researchers from different groups, institutes and disciplines are to be established to stimulate cutting-edge research.

LIFE would be very pleased to welcome you at the 4th LIFE-Symposium - TIME TO CONNECT.

For further planning, we would ask you to register.

Please register - hereExterner Link

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Have a great day!
With kind regards

Dr. Dania Rose-Sperling
(Dania.rose-sperling@uni-jena.de)

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