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.

21.08.2026: Mainz-based cell biologist Uwe Wolfrum honored for outstanding achievements in ophthalmology and vision research

Renowned Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London honors Uwe Wolfrum for his scientific research on Usher syndrome ...

21.08.2026: No risk-free nicotine use: International research team maps the biological hierarchy risks to the cardiovascular system

Review led by the Mainz University Medical Center compares the effects of cigarettes, waterpipes, heated tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and nicotine pouches ...

13.08.2026: Mouse model realistically replicates human celiac disease

Humanized model could significantly improve preclinical research on drugs for celiac disease ...

11.08.2026: Wübben Foundation supports two faculty appointments at Mainz University

Evolutionary biologist Sinead English and chemist Emanuele Penocchio will take up professorships in Mainz ...

11.08.2026: Reading daily ocean temperatures from red algae

Researchers have developed a method to reconstruct past seawater temperatures from rhodoliths ...

10.08.2026: Scientists watch antiferromagnetic skyrmions interact in real time

Researchers at JGU have visualized the interaction of magnetic vortices and shown that antiferromagnetic skyrmions move in line with an applied current ...

07.08.2026: Laser spectroscopy helps reveal hidden nuclear properties in fermium

First high-precision measurements of the fermium-255 nucleus validate modern nuclear models and advance the search for superheavy elements ...

05.08.2026: High-precision laser system enables record flux of quantum gas mixtures

The photo shows the miniaturized laser system, developed with major contributions from researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (photo/©: Sören Boles)

Mainz physicists pave the way for fundamental space experiments with miniaturized laser technology ...

24.07.2026: 2026 Europhysics Prize honors discovery of altermagnetism as a third fundamental class of magnetism

JGU researcher Jairo Sinova and former Mainz-based scientist Libor Šmejkal receive the 2026 EPS Europhysics Prize of the European Physical Society together with Tomas Jungwirth ...

21.07.2026: Tapeworm makes ants live longer

Study reveals molecular changes that influence aging and behavior in infected workers and make them more queen-like in some respects ...

16.07.2026: A new "library" for Feynman integrals

New method of organizing Feynman integrals speeds up computation time by a factor of 1,000 ...

16.07.2026: Multi-Grammy prize winner Terence Blanchard receives Gutenberg Teaching Award

One of the most influential jazz musicians and teachers wins JGU's highest endowed teaching award ...

09.07.2026: European University Alliance FORTHEM secures new EU funding to advance its Transnational Joint Campus vision

Erasmus+ funding worth EUR 7.2 million for ambitious FORTHEM NEXUS project ...

03.07.2026: Milestone achieved in orbitronics

Orbital currents can be utilized for the first time without first having to be converted into spin currents / Prospects for memory devices and processors with extremely low energy consumption ...

30.06.2026: New study deciphers monsoon drivers at seasonal level

High-resolution sediment analyses from the Arabian Sea reveal, for the first time, that summer and winter monsoons respond differently to global climate change ...

29.06.2026: Switching spin states in manganese ions with light