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.

08.09.2014: Winner of Sofja Kovalevskaja Award to take up research at Mainz University

Helen May-Simera wins prestigious research award from the Humboldt Foundation for her research work on cilia and related disorders ...

05.09.2014: Carl Zeiss Foundation provides EUR 750,000 in funding to Competence Center for HPC in the Natural Sciences at Mainz University

Planned center for High Performance Computing (HPC) at the Institute of Computer Science will bring together various research projects and will provide an improved level of HPC services ...

29.08.2014: Theologian and historian Isaac Kalimi awarded fellowship by the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study

Fellow of the Gutenberg Research College of Mainz University invited to northern Europe's leading research institute ...

28.08.2014: Detection of pp-neutrinos provides first direct measurement of solar power at its production

Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz contribute to experimental effort ...

28.08.2014: International team of scientists realizes a tunable spin-charge converter made of gallium-arsenide

Researchers including physicist Jairo Sinova from Mainz University open up new approach in searching and engineering spintronic materials / Publication in Nature Materials ...

07.08.2014: New breakthrough in two-loop calculations

Prediction of pair production of Z bosons at LHC calculated with previously unattainable precision ...

31.07.2014: First European center for resilience research established in Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Mainz University Medical Center launch German Resilience Center Mainz ...

28.07.2014: Gutenberg Council for Young Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz gets down to work

University to invest EUR 1 million annually to promote long-term improvement of working conditions and support services for young researchers and academics ...

28.07.2014: Using media as a stress reducer after a tough day at work can lead to feelings of guilt and failure

Researchers from Mainz and Amsterdam look at the paradox relationship of media use and stress recovery ...

21.07.2014: Nearsightedness increases with level of education and longer schooling

Scientific study undertaken by the Mainz University Medical Center shows correlation between education and nearsightedness ...

21.07.2014: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz teams up with V&R unipress to establish "Mainz University Press"

Attractive publication platform for Mainz academics ...

14.07.2014: Young researchers investigate social support in the age of globalization

Third phase of DFG Research Training Group "Transnational Social Support" successfully initiated ...

09.07.2014: L-dopa medication could be helpful in the treatment of phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder

Scientists at Mainz and Innsbruck explore new treatment approach to overcome fear ...

03.07.2014: How knots can swap positions on a DNA strand

Computer simulations show how two knots on a DNA strand can interchange their positions ...

30.06.2014: Artificial enzyme mimics the natural detoxification mechanism in liver cells

Molybdenum oxide particles can assume the function of the endogenous enzyme sulfite oxidase / Basis for new therapeutic application ...

30.06.2014: Age-related macular degeneration occurs much earlier than previously assumed

Even individuals under the age of 50 years can suffer early forms of AMD ...

27.06.2014: Junior group leaders in the life sciences establish JUGGLE platform for scientific exchange and networking

Network provides for the exchange of information and news on the use of joint research resources, career development, and research support offered by public funding agencies ...

13.06.2014: Breakthrough for information technology using Heusler materials

Basis for future development of very high performance spintronic components ...

12.06.2014: Active particles may enhance phase separation

Model system used to illustrate phase transition of a mixture of active and passive particles ...

06.06.2014: Magnetic moment of the proton measured with unprecedented precision

Physicists succeeded in the first direct high-precision measurement of a fundamental property of the proton / Results will contribute to a better understanding of the matter/antimatter asymmetry ...