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.

02.12.2022: Mainz University succeeds with three funding applications for Collaborative Research Centers in the life sciences

Approval by the German Research Foundation confirms strong research in the life sciences at JGU   ...

02.12.2022: Understanding cellular functions: New Collaborative Research Center combines life sciences and polymer research

German Research Foundation has approved new CRC 1551 "Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function" under the aegis of Mainz University   ...

02.12.2022: Continued excellence in DNA repair and genome stability research

German Research Foundation renews Collaborative Research Center 1361 at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz   ...

01.12.2022: A sustainable path for energy-demanding photochemistry

Researchers in Mainz and Kyushu established a novel strategy for the generation of highly energetic UV light   ...

21.11.2022: Hominins were cooking fish already in the early Paleolithic period about 780,000 years ago

Ancient fish teeth discovered at the archaeological site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in Israel provide earliest evidence of our prehistoric ancestors deliberately cooking foodstuff   ...

21.11.2022: Ice Age temperatures and precipitation reconstructed from earthworm granules

New method for determination of past climate data on land applied comparatively for the first time / Ice Age summers in Central Europe were at times warmer than previously known   ...

15.11.2022: Using quantum sensor technology to improve brain tumor operations

Quantum technology on its way into society: Joint project DiaQNOS to develop quantum sensors to improve brain tumor surgery   ...

10.11.2022: Previously unknown monumental temple discovered near the Tempio Grande in Vulci

Researchers discover temple as part of the Vulci Cityscape project launched in 2020   ...

04.11.2022: IceCube neutrinos give us first glimpse into the inner depths of an active galaxy

Mainz-based scientists have been members of the IceCube consortium since 1999   ...

03.11.2022: Sustainable recycling using electrochemistry: Carl Zeiss Foundation supports new research project

New Halocycles project aims to develop a halogen recovery technique contributing to the stabilization of the power grid and the defossilization of the future industrial society   ...

02.11.2022: Iodine accelerates formation of cloud condensation nuclei in the atmosphere

International research team reports effect of iodine-organic chemistry on the generation of new particles in the marine atmosphere and the recycling of iodine during particle growth   ...

28.10.2022: Millions in funding for the FORTHEM Alliance of European universities

European Commission to provide some EUR 14.4 million to support Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and partners establish a transnational European University / Start of the second funding period with two new partners   ...

27.10.2022: Inspired by nature: Silencing bacteria

Cerium dioxide nanoparticles work in biological processes like natural enzymes and change signaling molecules, thereby preventing the formation of biofilms   ...

26.10.2022: Using chirality for faster, smaller, and more efficient data storage devices

Mainz University succeeds in the first round of the new Carl Zeiss Foundation Wildcard program / Researchers present an innovative approach for enhancing electronic devices   ...

24.10.2022: 4th Day of the Rhine-Main Universities: The RMU as a space full of opportunities

Focus on scientists in their early career phases as well as the academic mid-level faculty   ...

24.10.2022: Mainz team of scientists succeeds in seeing through the diffuse ice of Antarctica

Newly discovered optical effect allows IceCube to deduce ice crystal properties   ...

21.10.2022: The conundrum of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon

New calculations based on fundamental theories deviate from the currently accepted theoretical value   ...

17.10.2022: From theory to application: DFG-funded Research Unit 2811 to develop switchable polymer gels

German Research Foundation approves second funding period for the investigation of polymer gels with a model-network structure / New focus on biomaterial applications   ...

13.10.2022: Teaching self-regulation early – with sustainable effects on children’s educational success

Research study by the universities of Mainz and Zurich demonstrates high effectivity in developing the ability for self-regulation in young primary school students  ...

11.10.2022: 10 years PRISMA Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Significant scientific success and fantastic research opportunities at the Mainz Gutenberg Campus   ...