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.

01.06.2018: Dark proteome as the focus of a new Priority Program funded by the German Research Foundation

Edward Lemke of Mainz University to coordinate the DFG Priority Program researching intrinsically disordered proteins and their function in the cell   ...

24.05.2018: German Research Foundation continues funding of the Life Sciences – Life Writing Research Training Group for an additional four and a half years

Second funding period for the Life Sciences – Life Writing: Boundary Experiences of Human Life between Biomedical Explanation and Lived Experience project   ...

24.05.2018: Antiferromagnetic materials allow for processing at terahertz speeds

Increased data volume and writing speed in a new antiferromagnetic-based memory  ...

17.05.2018: EU funding for four outstanding early-career researchers in Physics and Palaeogenomics at Mainz University

Individual Fellowships provided through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions program support new research projects  ...

11.05.2018: Mainz University rated one of the best five universities in Germany in the Reuters Top 100 – Europe’s Most Innovative Universities ranking

Europe-wide university ranking places Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz among the top five German universities and in an overall 21st place in Europe ...

09.05.2018: Alexander von Humboldt Professorship for Peter Baumann

Germany’s best-endowed research prize is awarded to molecular biologist at Mainz University / Important contribution towards the realignment of the Faculty of Biology at JGU   ...

03.05.2018: Kickoff of the DynaMORE resilience research project

Researchers plan to develop a personalized computer model designed to help people better manage crises  ...

02.05.2018: Noise brings the heart out of the rhythm

University Medical Center Mainz publishes new results on noise pollution from the Gutenberg Health Study  ...

19.04.2018: Ugur Sahin receives prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for personalized cancer vaccines

New research project "summit" aims to develop new immunotherapeutic approaches  ...

19.04.2018: A step closer to the nuclear clock

Oscillations in the atomic nucleus of thorium-229 to be used as pulse generator for future nuclear clocks   ...

17.04.2018: HALO research aircraft measures emissions from major cities

Researchers from Mainz analyze emissions from major Asian cities to better understand and predict the extent and impact of urban air pollution on the Earth's atmosphere   ...

20.03.2018: Mainz University Library joins Open Library of Humanities platform

Open Library of Humanities makes high-standard academic research material in the humanities available to everybody  ...

19.03.2018: Molecular biologist Helle Ulrich receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant for her research on ubiquitin

Mainz-based research team forges a new tool for manipulating ubiquitin chains and thus protein behavior   ...

14.03.2018: Construction set of magnon logic extended: Magnon spin currents can be controlled via spin valve structure

Magnon spintronics employs magnons instead of electrical charges for information processing   ...

14.03.2018: Short-term memory in fruit flies shows age-related decline

Drosophila needs APP-like protein in its full-length form to maintain working memory and prevent age-related memory impairment ...

13.03.2018: New insights into the origin of elongated heads in early medieval Germany

Palaeogenomic study investigates early medieval migration in southern Germany and the peculiar phenomenon of artificial skull deformation   ...

08.03.2018: 2018 Gutenberg Research Award for Adela Yarbro Collins and John J. Collins

Mainz University honors two theologians from Yale University for their outstanding academic lifetime achievements   ...

07.03.2018: Researchers find genetically based defense patterns in ants

Mutations lead to genetic differences even between closely related species   ...

06.03.2018: New research project will be looking at the lifestyle of Kurland Jews in the interwar period

Historians to investigate the situation of Jews assimilated to German culture in Latvia between 1919 and 1939 and their relationships with the German section of the population   ...

05.03.2018: Potential new approach to the treatment of multiple sclerosis

Researchers at the Mainz University Medical Center have discovered that the EGFL7 protein inhibits the migration of immune cells into the brain   ...