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.

13.02.2017: Brian Luke receives Heisenberg Professorship

Adjunct Director at the Institute of Molecular Biology will continue to investigate the structure and function of telomeres ...

09.02.2017: Synapses compete for neuronal building blocks

Equilibrium between inhibitory and excitatory synaptic activity plays an important role in structural homeostasis   ...

02.02.2017: Experiment involving ultracold rubidium lifts off with research rocket

Physicists create basis for accurately testing Einstein's equivalence principle / Bose-Einstein condensate generated in space for the first time   ...

27.01.2017: Structure, Symmetry, and Stability of Matter and Antimatter research building inaugurated

New building on the Gutenberg Campus officially opened for business ...

23.01.2017: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz to collaborate with US research center Fermilab near Chicago

Collaboration agreement signed / Expansion of the university's international research network   ...

19.01.2017: Magnetic moment of a single antiproton determined with greatest precision ever

Physicists publish most accurate measurement of a fundamental property of the antiproton to date / Contribution to the matter-antimatter debate   ...

28.12.2016: Interactive micro-implants to regulate digestion

Mainz University Medical Center and Fraunhofer Institute to set up a joint research project to develop a support system for the digestive tract ...

27.12.2016: Investigations of the skyrmion Hall effect reveal surprising results

One step further towards the application of skyrmions in spintronic devices ...

21.12.2016: Defense mechanism employed by algae can effectively inhibit marine fouling

Cerium dioxide nanoparticles block communication between bacteria and prevent the formation of biofilms ...

15.12.2016: Ari Waisman receives most prestigious European prize for MS research

Sobek Prize for groundbreaking research on multiple sclerosis ...

13.12.2016: Graduate School of Excellence MAINZ awards Visiting Professorships 2016

MAINZ Visiting Professorships awarded to Egbert Willem Meijer and Gen Tatara ...

08.12.2016: German Research Foundation extends funding for basic research in the neurosciences

Collaborative Research Center 1080 on "Molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuronal homeostasis" is to be financed for a further four years ...

08.12.2016: RNA modification important for brain function

m6A modification plays an important role in the function of the nervous system and in sex determination in the fruit fly ...

06.12.2016: Theoretical physicists in Mainz and Sao Paulo agree to cooperate in the promotion and mentoring of young researchers

Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics signs cooperation agreement with the ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research in Brazil ...

02.12.2016: Researchers from Mainz and Munich discover signal mechanism causing T cells to turn pathogenic

Explanation for inconsistent effectiveness of certain treatments of multiple sclerosis / Publication in Nature Immunology ...

30.11.2016: Cyclic change within magma reservoirs significantly affects the explosivity of volcanic eruptions

Temperature and water content cycles within magma reservoirs linked to eruptive style ...

30.11.2016: Students from Mainz University teach English in Sri Lanka

Six-month stay to help local teachers in English courses / Cooperation with GIZ ...

16.11.2016: Particle physicist William Shepherd receives prestigious Sofja Kovalevskaja Award in Berlin

One of the most highly endowed German research awards will be used to establish a junior research group to study dark matter at Mainz University ...

15.11.2016: Physicists at Mainz University construct prototype for new component of the ATLAS detector

Mainz-based working group constructed a prototype detector for the Small Wheel of the ATLAS muon spectrometer / Results of initial tests on the ATLAS detector are highly promising ...

15.11.2016: Level of education is more decisive than intelligence for the development of short-sightedness

Mainz University Medical Center examines the link between myopia and cognitive abilities ...