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.

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 ...

14.12.2015: Age of blueschist is not an indicator of the date of emergence of plate tectonics

Formation of blueschist is determined by changes to the chemical composition of oceanic crust ...

11.12.2015: Rhine-Main Universities establish strategic alliance

Goethe University Frankfurt, TU Darmstadt, and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz intensify their collaboration ...

07.12.2015: German Research Foundation extends its funding for the Collaborative Research Center 1044 "The Low-Energy Frontier of the Standard Model" by four years

Physicists at Mainz University conduct research on fundamental aspects of the subatomic world ...

07.12.2015: German Research Foundation approves new collaborative research center on selective autophagy

Joint project involving the universities of Frankfurt and Mainz attracts some EUR 11 million in financial support ...

01.12.2015: Parasitic tapeworm influences the behavior and lifespan of uninfected members of ant colonies

Aggressive behavior of entire ant colony reduced / Lifespan of uninfected nest-mates curtailed but increased in infected ants ...

20.11.2015: New EU project designed to link diagnosis and treatment of diseases over the long term

Joint research project aims at the improvement of companion diagnostics and therapy of tumor diseases ...

18.11.2015: Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology find master switch for brain development

NeuroD1 gene is essential for eliciting the neuronal development program and possesses the ability to reprogram other cell types into neurons ...

17.11.2015: Researchers from Israel and Mainz present new insights into ancient religious cult in Palestine

Small pit in Yavneh contained 7,000 cult artifacts from the pre-Christian era / Ancient population used different substances to induce hallucinations ...

16.11.2015: Mainz-based geoscientist Denis Scholz appointed to a Heisenberg Professorship funded by the German Research Foundation

Professor of Isotope Geochemical Paleoclimatology / Speleothem research focuses on the reconstruction of past climate variability ...