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.

25.06.2018: New research project on cultural historiography in Russia during the so-called Sattelzeit

Historians look at Russia in the late 18th and early 19th century to learn how a people does create the concept of its own history  ...

25.06.2018: Antidiabetic action of natural fatty acid derivatives not confirmed

Team of researchers at Sanofi and Mainz University finds no positive action of isomers of the fatty acid derivatives 5- and 9-PAHSA in diabetes models  ...

19.06.2018: Brood care gene steers the division of labor among ants

Researchers identify a gene whose activity regulates the sensitivity to brood scent and thus influences the brood care behavior of ants  ...

19.06.2018: Mysterious IceCube event may be caused by a tau neutrino

Theoretical physicists calculate the origin of a high-energy particle track captured by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory   ...

14.06.2018: 161 genetic factors for myopia identified

Researchers at the Mainz University Medical Center participate in a genetic study investigating the role of light in the development of myopia  ...

14.06.2018: Mainz scientists identify enzyme responsible for vascular damage caused by aircraft noise

New study of the cardiology of the University Medical Center Mainz continues to show that night-time noise is particularly harmful to vessels and brain  ...

06.06.2018: Excellent placements for Mainz University in the international 2018 CWTS Leiden Ranking

JGU ranked among the top three German universities across all faculties and in individual subjects / Third place nationally in the Physics subject group  ...

04.06.2018: Photoexcited graphene puzzle solved

A boost for graphene-based light detectors   ...

04.06.2018: On the search for new approaches to cure lung cancer

Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung sponsors immunological research project being undertaken by Krishnaraj Rajalingam of the Mainz University Medical Center   ...

01.06.2018: Gutenberg Research College welcomes new fellows and bestows the 2018 Gutenberg Research Award

Award ceremony at the annual celebration of Mainz University's expert body for the promotion of cutting-edge research   ...

01.06.2018: Dark proteome as the focus of a new Priority Program funded by the German Research Foundation

Edward Lemke of Mainz University to coordinate the DFG Priority Program researching intrinsically disordered proteins and their function in the cell   ...

24.05.2018: German Research Foundation continues funding of the Life Sciences – Life Writing Research Training Group for an additional four and a half years

Second funding period for the Life Sciences – Life Writing: Boundary Experiences of Human Life between Biomedical Explanation and Lived Experience project   ...

24.05.2018: Antiferromagnetic materials allow for processing at terahertz speeds

Increased data volume and writing speed in a new antiferromagnetic-based memory  ...

17.05.2018: EU funding for four outstanding early-career researchers in Physics and Palaeogenomics at Mainz University

Individual Fellowships provided through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions program support new research projects  ...

11.05.2018: Mainz University rated one of the best five universities in Germany in the Reuters Top 100 – Europe’s Most Innovative Universities ranking

Europe-wide university ranking places Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz among the top five German universities and in an overall 21st place in Europe ...

09.05.2018: Alexander von Humboldt Professorship for Peter Baumann

Germany’s best-endowed research prize is awarded to molecular biologist at Mainz University / Important contribution towards the realignment of the Faculty of Biology at JGU   ...

03.05.2018: Kickoff of the DynaMORE resilience research project

Researchers plan to develop a personalized computer model designed to help people better manage crises  ...

02.05.2018: Noise brings the heart out of the rhythm

University Medical Center Mainz publishes new results on noise pollution from the Gutenberg Health Study  ...

19.04.2018: A step closer to the nuclear clock

Oscillations in the atomic nucleus of thorium-229 to be used as pulse generator for future nuclear clocks   ...

19.04.2018: Ugur Sahin receives prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for personalized cancer vaccines

New research project "summit" aims to develop new immunotherapeutic approaches  ...