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.

29.06.2020: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding Sophie Burkhardt to establish a Computer Science junior research group

Junior research group will be investigating how to independently control the content and style of texts generated using artificial intelligence / BMBF to provide EUR 2 million in funding   ...

26.06.2020: Belle II: World record in the accelerator ring

SuperKEKB accelerator ring achieved the highest luminosity ever measured   ...

19.06.2020: Oliver Emrich receives William R. Davidson Award for a publication in the field of retail research

Award-winning article addresses how purchasing behavior is influenced by new technologies, identifying five different customer journey segments / Physical stores have not lost their appeal   ...

19.06.2020: JGU Department of History secures EUR 2.8 million in EU funding to promote young researchers

Innovative practical elements are at the core of a new doctoral training program on Roman inscriptions / Network of eight European partners selected in EU evaluation process   ...

17.06.2020: Surprising signal in the XENON1T dark matter experiment

Scientists of the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz significantly involved   ...

15.06.2020: Face masks considerably contribute to reducing the spread of coronavirus infections

Researchers compare the growth of infection rates in Jena with those of similar cities where wearing of face masks was not made compulsory until later  ...

12.06.2020: Versatile symbionts: Reed beetles benefit from bacterial helpers through all life stages

Bacterial symbionts support their host's larvae and adult insects in different ways   ...

12.06.2020: Excellent ratings for Mainz University in the 2020 U-Multirank

JGU in the leading international group with regard to the number of research publications, third-party funding, and number of patents  ...

04.06.2020: German Research Foundation promotes outstanding research at Mainz University by approving a new collaborative research center in materials sciences

DFG sponsors CRC/Transregio 288 on Elastic Tuning and Response of Electronic Quantum Phases of Matter  ...

04.06.2020: Ute Hellmich receives Exploration Grant for research into essential membrane proteins of parasites

Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation promotes innovative research concepts / New research project focuses on neglected tropical diseases   ...

03.06.2020: The broken mirror: Can parity violation in molecules finally be measured?

Scientists from the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz propose a promising way to detect parity violation in molecules for the first time   ...

03.06.2020: Researchers at Mainz University develop a sustainable method for extracting vanillin from wood processing waste

Electrolytic depolymerization of lignin in caustic soda could replace the existing environmentally harmful process for producing the most widely used flavoring and aroma agent in the world   ...

28.05.2020: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz to welcome Gilad Perez, winner of a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

Eminent scientist from the Weizmann Institute to conduct research into dark matter and fundamental new physics as a guest member of Dmitry Budker's group   ...

07.05.2020: New simple method for measuring the state of lithium-ion batteries

Mainz-based researchers present new technique for measuring the charge state, defects, and capacity losses of rechargeable batteries using atomic magnetometry   ...

05.05.2020: Excellent positions for Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in the CHE University Ranking in Economic Sciences

In national comparison, JGU is rated above average in the "Supervision", "Overall study situation", "Exams", and "Study organization" indicators  ...

05.05.2020: Nature Index ranking confirms Mainz University being a top physics research institution

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is one of the ten most research-intensive German universities in physics  ...

05.05.2020: Researchers identify potential active substances against coronavirus by running supercomputer simulations

Drugs used for curing hepatitis C might also help against Covid-19 / World Health Organization publishes paper presented by researchers from Mainz University  ...

30.04.2020: Nanodomains are involved in neuronal communication

Researchers use localization microscopy to observe microscopic changes in individual molecules in pre- and post-synapses  ...

24.04.2020: Immediate action program JGU DIALOG will provide EUR 1,7 million in support of the digital teaching and learning structure at JGU

State government and university are promoting the sustained development and expansion of digital teaching and learning at JGU through JGU DIALOG   ...

15.04.2020: China’s viticulture in transition: Wine culture going back thousands of years lays the foundation for emerging modern wine industry in the Middle Kingdom

Peter Kupfer of Mainz University published a history of the Chinese wine culture / 9,000-year-old discoveries from central China are the world's earliest traces of winemaking   ...