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.

03.05.2013: Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation donates EUR 50 million to further promote the life sciences at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Foundation supports the realignment of the Faculty of Biology and the implementation of key aspects of JGU's institutional strategy / University and state to construct state-of-the-art research building ...

30.04.2013: New research project examines German financial literacy

Research network analyzes financial literacy in international comparison ...

24.04.2013: Important fertility mechanism discovered

Plasma protein fetuin-B regulates hardening of the zona pellucida and thus ensures the fertilization capacity of the ovum ...

23.04.2013: New research project at the Mainz University Medical Center aims to improve cancer therapies using type I interferons

German Cancer Aid grants EUR 180,000 in support ...

22.04.2013: Fifty microscopes for Namibia

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is supporting the University of Namibia with a new pre-clinical lab and advice on examination administration ...

12.04.2013: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz adopts Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities

Clear statement of commitment to open access / Publication fund totaling EUR 85,000 available ...

27.03.2013: New DNA test identifies ingredients in foods

Scientists at Mainz University develop a novel screening procedure for accurately determining the amount of animal, plant, and microbial substances in foods ...

27.03.2013: International research team discovers new exotic particle in the BESIII Experiment at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz participating through Collaborative Research Center 1044 funded by the German Research Foundation ...

20.03.2013: Helle Ulrich awarded highly prestigious ERC Advanced Grant to study how damaged DNA is managed by cells

Scientific Director at the Institute of Molecular Biology receives funding of EUR 2.5 million ...

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 ...