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.

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: New theory on the origin of dark matter

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

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   ...

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   ...

04.08.2017: 2017 Gutenberg Teaching Award for Musa Dube

Mainz University honors African theologian for her inclusion of the subject of HIV/AIDs on the curriculum, her work on African biblical studies, and her promotion of young scholars   ...

04.08.2017: Two new fellows of the Gutenberg Research College start work in Mainz

Volcanologist Donald Dingwell and Kant researcher Eric Watkins are among the worldwide leading experts in their fields   ...

31.07.2017: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research funds research on jihadist videos

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz installs new junior research group at the Department of Anthropology and African Studies  ...

26.07.2017: Physicists at Mainz University gain new insights into nanosystems with spherical confinement

Enormous potential for the targeted delivery of pharmaceutical agents and the creation of tailored nanoparticles   ...

25.07.2017: New treatment options for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Joint research initiative of the Mainz University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Goethe University Frankfurt   ...

21.07.2017: Sixth volume of the German Surname Atlas released

Petersen, Gerhartz, Lenz: German surnames derived from forenames   ...