Press Releases

The presented list of press releases in English is only a selection of our German press texts. For the time being, these translated press releases focus primarily on science and research at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

06.08.2025: Heroes, victims – and rarely collaborators

International study reveals how people across Europe reinterpret their nation's role during the Nazi era ...

05.08.2025: Dinosaur teeth as time capsules of climate data

New method to reconstruct carbon dioxide concentrations and global primary production from fossilized tooth enamel ...

04.08.2025: First real-time observation of two-dimensional melting process

JGU researchers unveil new insights into magnetic vortex structures ...

04.07.2025: How ants actively protect themselves against dehydration

Researchers at Mainz University and Université Paris Cité have for the first time investigated the physical properties of the wax layer surrounding the bodies of insects ...

02.07.2025: Neanderthals ran "fat factories" 125,000 years ago

Groundbreaking discovery in Germany reveals large-scale fat processing by Neanderthals ...

01.07.2025: The water management of ancient Arles

Using carbonate fragments, researchers from Mainz, Oxford, and Innsbruck have deciphered the complex history of the Arles aqueduct system ...

18.06.2025: New permanent magnet configurations deliver strong and homogeneous fields

Physicists develop efficient alternatives to the classic Halbach design – with potential for a wide range of applications ...

18.06.2025: New seaborgium isotope discovered at GSI/FAIR

Expanding the border of superheavy nuclei ...

18.06.2025: New Bachelor’s degree program provides qualification in multilingualism in transcultural contexts

Interdisciplinary program "Languages, Cultures, Communication" will start in the 2025/2026 winter semester at the Germersheim campus of Mainz University ...

17.06.2025: New method to study halo nuclei confirmed experimentally

Nuclear physicists have succeeded for the first time in experimentally proving the ratio method for studying halo nuclei ...

16.06.2025: Satisfaction in romantic relationships significantly fluctuates over several days and even within a 24-hour period

Willingness to recognize and respond to the partner's needs is a key factor determining relationship satisfaction ...

16.06.2025: Thinking in sync: How brain rhythms support intelligence

Well-tuned brain activity patterns are linked to cognitive ability ...

12.06.2025: Archaeology in the age of Big Data

AI-powered software AutArch automatically extracts data from archaeological drawings and photographs, ensuring that findings preserved in libraries contribute to the ongoing digital revolution in archaeology ...

12.06.2025: Researchers at Mainz University discover a previously unknown form of molecular motion

Guest molecules slice through droplets of DNA polymers in the form of a frontal wave / Basis for a better understanding of biological processes ...

06.06.2025: EU funding for fundamental research in particle physics in Mainz

Around EUR 180,000 for participation of the PRISMA⁺ Cluster of Excellence in the tSPECT and Mu3e experiments and the international NEMESIS and BEYOND consortia ...

03.06.2025: Muon g-2 collaboration announces most precise measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon

Third and final result is in perfect agreement with first two results of the experiment ...

30.05.2025: European University Alliance FORTHEM signs joint Palermo Declaration in defence of academic freedom

Declaration of the FORTHEM universities reaffirms shared responsibility to safeguard the autonomy and integrity of higher education and research across Europe and beyond ...

26.05.2025: TEACHING SCOTLAND in Rheinland-Pfalz: New project to facilitate the internationalisation of teacher training and continuing education

JGU Scotland HUB promotes the visibility of Scotland's cultural and literary richness in English lessons in Rheinland-Pfalz ...

23.05.2025: Charge radius of Helium-3 measured with unprecedented precision

Research findings from the PRISMA⁺ Cluster of Excellence and the Paul Scherrer Institute published in Science ...

22.05.2025: Mainz University successful in the German Excellence Strategy: approval of a Cluster of Excellence in the field of particle physics

Excellence Commission votes in favor of PRISMA⁺⁺ / Funding of up to EUR 50 million for top-level research in Mainz ...