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.

20.01.2012: Three new group leaders join Institute of Molecular Biology to investigate epigenetic processes during development and disease

Jean-Yves Roignant, Natalia Soshnikova, and Vijay Tiwari begin their research into epigenetic processes that control development and the occurrence of disease ...

17.01.2012: German Research Foundation funds new research center on the low-energy frontier of the Standard Model of particle physics

Institute of Nuclear Physics at Mainz University will examine the formation and composition of subatomic particles / Cooperation with the BES III Experiment in Beijing ...

09.01.2012: Sabine and Kurt Groenewold fund a high-ranking scholarship for the Mainz Publishing Archive

Scholarship will facilitate the study of the extremely valuable material in the Mainz Publishing Archive at Mainz University ...

06.01.2012: First hint of the Higgs boson particle

Particle physicists at Mainz University are excited: 50 years after its prediction, the Higgs boson gradually takes shape ...

22.12.2011: The -s plural marker is not a foreign import into the German language

Unis, Studis, CDs, Pkws, and Buddenbrooks: Plural formation adding the suffix -s is truly German and dates back to the 17th/18th century ...

21.12.2011: Institute of Molecular Biology starts international PhD program on "Dynamics of Gene Regulation, Epigenetics and DNA Damage Response"

Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation funds a new program for 30 outstanding doctoral students from all over the world
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19.12.2011: EUR 11.7 million for teaching concept: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is successful in the national "Quality in Teaching" competition

JGU implements measures for staff and organizational development to further optimize teaching and learning processes at subject level ...

12.12.2011: Humboldt Research Award for Top US Researcher Robert J. Cava of Princeton

Renowned materials scientist comes to Germany at the invitation of researchers at Mainz University and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Focus on superconductors ...

06.12.2011: World Record for One-Loop Calculations

Physicists at Mainz University significantly improve the calculation method for scattering experiments in particle physics ...

06.12.2011: Friedemann Schrenk will hold the Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship 2012

The road to Homo sapiens and "Out of Africa" represent the focus of the lecture series to be given by the internationally renowned paleoanthropologist in the summer semester 2012 ...

01.12.2011: Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities honors Mainz University concept for leadership culture development

PARTICIPATION and EXPERTISE guidelines form the basis for a common understanding of leadership, staff development measures, and sustainable anchoring of the new leadership culture in all areas of Mainz University ...

01.12.2011: CHE ranking Diverse Excellence 2011: British Studies / American Studies at Mainz University ranked in the lead of top-level university research

British Studies / American Studies division at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz excels in terms of international orientation, publications, and doctorates ...

01.12.2011: ERC Advanced Grant for Detlef Schuppan: Gastroenterologist of Mainz University receives the European Union’s highest endowed research funding award

Acclaim for cutting-edge research in organ fibrosis conducted at the Mainz University Medical Center ...

28.11.2011: Founders Day 2011: EUR 95.000 for projects in research and teaching

"Paths to the Future: Endowing Knowledge" / Foundations present various forms of social commitment ...

21.11.2011: Leading materials scientist of Mainz University is new Director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden

Claudia Felser remains at Mainz University as Director of the "Materials Science in Mainz" Graduate School of Excellence and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry ...

17.11.2011: Claudia Felser receives EU funding of EUR 2.4 million

Mainz chemist receives ERC Advanced Grant for developing materials research based on Heusler compounds ...

17.11.2011: Matthias Neubert receives an ERC Advanced Grant worth over EUR 2.1 million

Extremely precise predictions can help LHC scientists in their search for the parameters of a new theory of nature ...

17.11.2011: ERC Advanced Grants for two top-level researchers at Mainz University

Claudia Felser and Matthias Neubert awarded a total of EUR 4.5 million by the European Union ...

20.10.2011: Different reading devices, different modes of reading?

JGU Media Convergence Research Unit publishes a pioneer study on reading devices vs. paper ...

11.10.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz intensifies cooperation with Seoul National University and Peking University

JGU President Georg Krausch visits Seoul and Beijing: Consultations on innovative measures to strengthen and support exchange in research and teaching with top-class Asian universities ...