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.

14.04.2016: First particles circulate in SuperKEKB accelerator

Mainz-based physicists involved in detector construction and analysis of future experiments ...

14.04.2016: Researchers hunt for the causes and basis of wheat sensitivities

German Research Foundation funds joint project of the universities in Mainz and Hohenheim to search for better tolerated wheat varieties ...

10.03.2016: German Federal Foreign Office sponsors conservation of the early-Islamic caliphate palace of Khirbat al-Minya in Israel

Department of Ancient Studies at Mainz University to receive further financial support through the Cultural Preservation Program of the German Federal Foreign Office ...

08.03.2016: Division of labor among social insects: All-rounders cope better than specialists in the face of threats

Ant colonies that are highly specialized have lower chances of survival when sudden changes occur ...

07.03.2016: International research team achieves controlled movement of skyrmions

Basis for the utilization of skyrmions for application-related systems / Magnetic vortices as data storage media of the future ...

04.03.2016: First code of conduct for the use of virtual reality established

Michael Madary and Thomas Metzinger summarize problems and offer recommendations for the future of VR ...

23.02.2016: EU funding for excellent young researchers in physics

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz welcomes three postdocs funded by individual fellowships provided by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions ...

22.02.2016: Mainz-based scientists decipher stealth effect of nanocarriers evading clearance by the immune system

Stealth effect of nanocarriers for drug delivery vehicles conferred more efficiently ...

17.02.2016: Paleontologist Thomas Tütken receives ERC Consolidator Grant

A total of EUR 1.7 million will be provided to promote the search for the first herbivores among terrestrial vertebrates ...

10.02.2016: Researchers present new findings on magnetic spin waves

Principles of the conversion from heat currents to magnonic spin currents discovered / Study of complex magnetic materials ...

04.02.2016: Regional and minority languages need better access to the digital world

EU support for new project at the Northern European and Baltic Languages and Cultures research and teaching unit ...

01.02.2016: Dominant ant species significantly influence ecosystems

Single ant species often cause the majority of resource consumption / Large differences between day and night ...

27.01.2016: Universities of Mainz and Darmstadt establish Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence focusing on international relations of the European Union

Interdisciplinary cooperation to examine the global interactions of the EU / EU Commission will provide financing for the three-year project ...

25.01.2016: Archaeologists in the Rhine-Main area form a regional network

Academic and non-university research institutions in the Rhine-Main region pool their expertise and resources ...

25.01.2016: Laser system co-developed by Mainz scientists passes test in space

Frequency-stable laser light source successfully tested for future precision measurements in space ...

12.01.2016: Neils help removing epigenetic marks

Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology have identified two proteins important for the demethylation of DNA ...

08.01.2016: New professorship endowed by the Carl Zeiss Foundation will focus on environmental modeling of the climate system

Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz will explore the complex processes of the climate system using computer-based Earth system models ...

08.01.2016: Mainz University Medical Center opens Center for Rare Diseases

Treatment and research of rare diseases of the nervous system bundled under one roof ...

05.01.2016: Mainz University installs a new particle accelerator to be used for fundamental research into radiopharmaceutical chemistry

New cyclotron produces radioactive isotopes for nuclear chemistry to be applied in basic research and the development of clinical applications ...

04.01.2016: German Research Foundation approves new research group to determine neutrino mass hierarchy

Researchers of Mainz University participate in the construction of the new JUNO neutrino detector in south China ...