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.

13.12.2023: Matthias Neubert named Erwin Schrödinger Visiting Scientist 2024

Awarded for outstanding contributions to the field of theoretical elementary particle physics with a visiting professorship in Vienna ...

11.12.2023: Searching for axions with the ATLAS detector

Latest measurements provide valuable information on novel particles that could explain the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon / Breaking new experimental ground ...

05.12.2023: Shuqing Xu receives ERC Consolidator Grant for his research on the evolution in ecological communities in response to climate change

EU funding for research on the evolution in communities under current and future climate conditions ...

05.12.2023: Reducing the energy consumption of software: Sebastian Erdweg receives an ERC Consolidator Grant

Incremental computations can react to changes in data instantly / Large potential for energy savings ...

05.12.2023: Dorothee Dormann receives an ERC Consolidator Grant to support her research into neurodegenerative diseases

EU funding for research on aggregations of the protein TDP-43 in the brain ...

05.12.2023: Hunting of straight-tusked elephants was widespread among Neanderthals 125,000 years ago

Finds uncovered in the east of Germany show that Neanderthals stored vast amounts of meat and fat or temporarily aggregated in larger groups to consume these ...

29.11.2023: Critical tipping point: AI- and human-generated online contents are considered similarly credible

Joint study of the Mainz University of Applied Sciences and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz shows that AI-generated content is rated as having higher clarity and appeal ...

29.11.2023: Early humans hunted beavers, 400,000 years ago

Evidence from eastern Germany shows that early humans had a more varied diet than previously known ...

27.11.2023: Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies

Mainz University and the US-American BENFRA Center have jointly demonstrated the effect of botanical products used in traditional Asiatic medicine on depressive states ...

22.11.2023: Scientists discover a new stress response pathway for repairing RNA-protein crosslinks caused by toxic aldehydes

New mechanism for the degradation of aldehyde-induced RNA-protein crosslinks ...

20.11.2023: Decentralized influencers: How opinion leaders on Twitter (X) shape the Bitcoin discussion

New study identifies decentralized opinion leaders and their impact on the Bitcoin discourse, categorizing eight types of influencers with varying communication styles and topics ...

14.11.2023: New EU project explores the Mediterranean diet as basis of a healthy active lifestyle

Transnational initiative intends to generate sustained changes to promote healthy and eco-friendly agri-food systems / Funding provided through the EU PRIMA program ...

13.11.2023: How marine bristle worms use a special protein to distinguish between sunlight and moonlight

Researchers at the universities in Mainz, Cologne, and Oldenburg gain important insights into a cryptochrome protein involved in synchronization of marine organisms' inner lunar calendar with moon phases ...

08.11.2023: German Research Foundation renews funding for Research Training Group "Gene Regulation in Evolution" at Mainz University

Research Training Group "Gene Regulation in Evolution" of JGU and the Institute of Molecular Biology focuses on the role of gene regulation in evolution ...

03.11.2023: Establishing FIT FORTHEM as the R&I pillar of the FORTHEM Alliance

Joint research and innovation strategies of FORTHEM match the ambition of its educational and social dimensions / Final FIT FORTHEM project meeting and conference in Riga, Latvia ...

02.11.2023: Exercise therapy based on smart data to improve patients' quality of life

Establishing a digital assistance system based on artificial intelligence to support patients / Sports Medicine research group of Mainz University involved in two projects coordinated by the Mainz University Medical Center ...

31.10.2023: Is the jet stream changing?

Researchers at Mainz University are investigating the jet stream to assess how its decadal variations could affect the occurrence of weather extremes in Europe ...

16.10.2023: PHILEAS campaign successfully completed

HALO research aircraft has provided valuable contributions to research into the effects on the climate of the Asian Summer Monsoon and the wildfires in Canada ...

12.10.2023: Second report on the status of global water resources published

Robert Reinecke of Mainz University contributed scientific modeling and expertise to the 2022 report / Joint research within the Rhine-Main Universities Alliance ...

11.10.2023: Powerful magnets for MAGIX

Core components for the upcoming MESA experiment MAGIX have arrived in Mainz ...