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.

28.06.2022: Lava ejected during the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption was unusually fluid

Researchers at Mainz University determine that the lava from the recent volcanic eruption on La Palma was particularly low in viscosity   ...

24.06.2022: 35 years of Erasmus+: Mainz University records consistently high levels of student, teacher, and staff mobility

New record: Mainz University can spend EUR 3 million in the Erasmus+ student mobility program in the 2022/2023 academic year / Bilateral agreements with more than 400 partner universities throughout Europe   ...

21.06.2022: Excellent scores for Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in the 2022 U-Multirank

Top rankings in the dimensions of Teaching & Learning, Research, Knowledge Transfer, and International Orientation  ...

20.06.2022: Damaged plants and fake perfumes can be identified rapidly and reliably in real time

Researchers develop a highly sensitive novel technique capable of detecting chiral molecules within complex gas mixtures   ...

09.06.2022: German Research Foundation approves funding for excellent research in JGU’s core research areas

Successful collaborative projects confirm research strength of the Rhine-Main Universities strategic alliance   ...

09.06.2022: Third funding period for collaborative research center investigating soft matter simulation

German Research Foundation approves further four-year funding of the joint Collaborative Research Center/Transregio 146 on Multiscale Simulation Methods for Soft Matter Systems of Mainz University, TU Darmstadt, and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research   ...

03.06.2022: A novel path for sustainable photon upconversion with non-precious metals

Scientists in Mainz and Berlin use chromium for efficient green-to-blue photon upconversion   ...

01.06.2022: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz obtains approval for Humboldt Professorship in Biology

Hanna Kokko of the University of Zurich will receive the highest endowed German research prize to become founding director of an institute for computer-aided biosciences at Mainz University ...

30.05.2022: Hans Lennernäs will use his Humboldt Research Award to join colleagues at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Leading international pharmaceutical scientist from Uppsala University will collaborate with his JGU host Peter Langguth to reduce side effects of chemotherapy  ...

19.05.2022: Award for meta-analysis on the relationship between job stressors and burnout

Researchers of Mainz University and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin receive the 2022 Schmidt-Hunter Meta-Analysis Award for a publication in Psychological Bulletin   ...

13.05.2022: Genetic origins of the world’s first farmers clarified

New study published in the journal Cell   ...

26.04.2022: New invisibility cloak for therapeutics: Holger Frey receives ERC Advanced Grant to support his innovative research

Future process aims at preserving the advantages of PEGylation for the use in nanomedicine while avoiding recognition of the new PEG structures by the immune system   ...

22.04.2022: Two new Master’s degree programs in Biology at Mainz University

New Microbiology and Neuroscience programs to be launched in the 2022/2023 winter semester in addition to the existing Master's program in Molecular Biotechnology   ...

19.04.2022: Gutenberg Research Award 2022 for Rainer Blatt

JGU to bestow its most prestigious research award on quantum physicist Rainer Blatt of the University of Innsbruck   ...

11.04.2022: Photon-photon interactions in the Standard Model and beyond: New research unit at JGU granted DFG funding

A pure quantum effect as the key to a better understanding of the subatomic world / New research program in Mainz bundles a wide range of expertise   ...

05.04.2022: Local motion detectors in fruit flies sense complex patterns generated by their own motion

Direction-selective neuron subtypes detect complex motion patterns and not uniform directions of motion   ...

04.04.2022: Marion Silies receives ERC Consolidator Grant for research on adaptive functions of visual systems

EU funding for work on the adaptive properties of visual systems of insects   ...

25.03.2022: Artificial hail for more accurate weather forecasts

Vertical wind tunnel at Mainz University supplies important data to facilitate the prediction of heavy rain, hail, and graupel precipitation   ...

17.03.2022: Health communication needs to be adapted to the needs of differing social groups, especially in times of crisis

A representative survey of 500 ultra-Orthodox Israeli adults during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the role that digital media can play in promoting safer behavior by increasing compliance with government health regulations   ...

16.03.2022: Climate change considerably threatens Europe’s beech forests

Tree ring analyses reveal growth declines over recent decades / Researchers expect further, even drastic declines, especially in southern Europe   ...