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.

20.03.2013: Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics founded as part of PRISMA Cluster of Excellence

Opening conference with international top-ranking scientists to discuss results collected by the Large Hadron Collider at CERN ...

19.03.2013: Falk Butter appointed as group leader at Mainz-based Institute of Molecular Biology

Establishment of a proteomics facility planned ...

15.03.2013: Mainz scientists create new flexible mineral inspired by deep-sea sponges

Valuable insights from the imitation of the skeleton of natural sea sponges ...

12.03.2013: Launch of the Chinese-German Center for Bio-Inspired Materials at the Mainz University Medical Center

Lighthouse project focuses on regenerative medicine ...

15.02.2013: Older people find it easier to read a text from a tablet PC than a printed book

Joint study conducted by the universities of Mainz, Göttingen, and Marburg reveals disparity between subjective perception and measures of reading speed / brain activity ...

12.02.2013: Mainz scientists confirm original tetrahedral model of the molecular structure of water

Resolution of controversy about structure of liquid water ...

08.02.2013: German Academic Exchange Service funds international project on spintronics

Up to EUR 1 million for cooperation with international partners for research into energy-efficient information technology ...

06.02.2013: Mainz and Kaiserslautern to supply state-of-the-art technologies to businesses

Two new joint large-scale research projects in materials science and spintronics at the universities of Mainz and Kaiserslautern with application potential
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04.02.2013: Natural climate archives play an important role in climate reconstructions of past millennia

Temperature and precipitation variation and extremes have previously been underestimated in comparison to longer-term climatic trends ...

04.02.2013: Millions in funding for international research project designed to investigate the functioning of neural networks in the brain

Swiss-German Barrel Cortex Function research unit supervised by the Mainz University Medical Center to receive financing for another three years ...

29.01.2013: Mainz University Medical Center receives further funding from the German Research Foundation for cardiovascular research

Research projects focus on aspects of the development of high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis ...

29.01.2013: PRISMA Principal Investigator Gabriele Honecker is one of two German representatives in the European String Theory network

Promotion of networking and international cooperation of European world experts in String Theory ...

28.01.2013: German Research Foundation funds cardiovascular research at the Mainz University Medical Center

Focused research on the involvement of inflammatory processes in the development of hypertension and arteriosclerosis ...

16.01.2013: Simulation game organized by the Jean Monnet Chair allows Mainz high school students to act as EU representatives

Simulation offers students insight into European policy-making processes ...

15.01.2013: International team of researchers publishes first reconstruction of Eastern European springtime temperatures since the Middle Ages

Tree rings reveal climate variability and human history ...

14.01.2013: Department of Anthropology and African Studies publishes new online database on African independence jubilees

Users worldwide now have full digital access to about 16.000 pictures and data collected in collaborative research on the independence jubilees in twelve African countries ...

14.01.2013: New research network for Multiple Sclerosis research spearheaded by the Mainz University Medical Center

European Commission to contribute approximately EUR 3.5 million for network development ...

11.01.2013: Ethnic groups and nations, religion and gender: New research group to study how human beings are categorized

German Research Foundation approves Research Unit on "Un/doing Differences. Practices in human differentiation" ...

18.12.2012: German Council of Science and Humanities Research Rating: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz earns top marks for American Studies

Assessment team gives American Studies at Mainz University very good to excellent grades in all areas / Top rank for best research quality in all of Germany ...

18.12.2012: Kurt Binder awarded the Medal of Honor of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of statistical physics ...