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.

25.10.2017: Method of accelerating the maturation of stem cells to form neurons discovered

Hydrogel can be used as a scaffold for engineering artificial brain tissue and promotes the development of neurons  ...

20.10.2017: Chromosomes may be knotted

Mainz-based physicists use mathematical algorithms to examine experimental 3D structures of chromosomes   ...

19.10.2017: Riddle of matter remains unsolved: Proton and antiproton share fundamental properties

Magnetic forces in antiprotons now measured to nine significant digits / 350 times more precise than before   ...

19.10.2017: German Research Foundation to fund project to digitize the correspondence of German playwright Frank Wedekind

Joint project of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz receives EUR 750,000 in funding  ...

10.10.2017: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ranked among the top 100 most innovative universities in the world

Only seven German universities listed in the top 100 of the World's Most Innovative Universities ranking ...

09.10.2017: Scientists develop electro-organic synthesis that allows sustainable and green production of fine chemicals

Innovative contribution to the energy transition  ...

29.09.2017: Good start into the German Excellence Strategy competition: JGU to submit full proposal for its PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence

International expert committee approves the PRISMA+ proposal for the final round of the nationwide competition   ...

25.09.2017: Researchers present first international survey on the psychology of carnism

Results from three surveys including almost 1,000 participants  ...

21.09.2017: Mainz University is granted EUR 15 million to establish 15 new tenure-track professorships

JGU aims to make academic careers easier to plan and more transparent by establishing tenure-track professorships throughout the university  ...

13.09.2017: German-Japanese research team can deliberately control the morphology and function of multifunctional nano-sized drug carriers

Employing reactive polypept(o)ides to build a variety of different nanocarriers with different functions possible  ...

08.09.2017: Breakthrough in understanding the origin of the ageing process

Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology unveil the mystery of why we age   ...

06.09.2017: German scientists question study about plastic-eating caterpillars

Sensational report of biochemical degradation of polyethylene by caterpillars not confirmed   ...

05.09.2017: Nanostructures can be deliberately manipulated

Researchers use advanced dynamic imaging to visualize deformation waves in crystals   ...

31.08.2017: Systematic flaws in doping prevention

International team of researchers examined the extent of doping among world-class elite athletes / Sports physician Perikles Simon questions the monitoring and the promotional systems in elite sports   ...

24.08.2017: Physics at Mainz University achieves excellent international and national placement in the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities

ShanghaiRanking's ARWU lists Physics at JGU among the 75 leading institutes of physics in the world and one of the top six in Germany  ...

14.08.2017: Chemical profile of ants adapts rapidly

Protective skin with communication function: Significant differences in the cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of related ant species   ...

08.08.2017: Mainz-based researchers stabilized gold in very rare oxidation state +II

Divalent gold complex isolated for the first time in a pure form / New fundamental insight also provides possible explanation of the mechanism of action of cytostatic gold+III porphyrins   ...

08.08.2017: New theory on the origin of dark matter

Theoretical physicists at Mainz University present an alternative to the WIMP paradigm   ...

07.08.2017: Modern domestic dog has a single geographic origin

New study counters previous research that suggested two domestication processes led to the modern dog   ...

07.08.2017: International team of scientists investigates air at altitudes up to 20 kilometers

Researchers from Mainz develop specialized instrumentation for the analysis of dust particles in the stratosphere   ...