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.

08.08.2017: Mainz-based researchers stabilized gold in very rare oxidation state +II

Divalent gold complex isolated for the first time in a pure form / New fundamental insight also provides possible explanation of the mechanism of action of cytostatic gold+III porphyrins   ...

07.08.2017: International team of scientists investigates air at altitudes up to 20 kilometers

Researchers from Mainz develop specialized instrumentation for the analysis of dust particles in the stratosphere   ...

07.08.2017: Modern domestic dog has a single geographic origin

New study counters previous research that suggested two domestication processes led to the modern dog   ...

04.08.2017: Two new fellows of the Gutenberg Research College start work in Mainz

Volcanologist Donald Dingwell and Kant researcher Eric Watkins are among the worldwide leading experts in their fields   ...

04.08.2017: 2017 Gutenberg Teaching Award for Musa Dube

Mainz University honors African theologian for her inclusion of the subject of HIV/AIDs on the curriculum, her work on African biblical studies, and her promotion of young scholars   ...

31.07.2017: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research funds research on jihadist videos

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz installs new junior research group at the Department of Anthropology and African Studies  ...

26.07.2017: Physicists at Mainz University gain new insights into nanosystems with spherical confinement

Enormous potential for the targeted delivery of pharmaceutical agents and the creation of tailored nanoparticles   ...

25.07.2017: New treatment options for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Joint research initiative of the Mainz University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Goethe University Frankfurt   ...

21.07.2017: Sixth volume of the German Surname Atlas released

Petersen, Gerhartz, Lenz: German surnames derived from forenames   ...

19.07.2017: Memorandum marks 40-year partnership between Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Nihon University in Tokyo

University presidents ratify framework agreement of 1977 / Continuation and extension of cooperation between both universities ...

17.07.2017: Consolidation of data sources allows for new research and treatment approaches in medicine

Mainz University Medical Center is part of a digitalization project funded to the amount of some EUR 32 million by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research  ...

12.07.2017: Gutenberg School of Management and Economics at Mainz University achieves excellent national placements in the 2017/2018 CHE University Ranking

Top scores in learning and teaching indicators as well as in the student survey   ...

11.07.2017: Erratic time perception in schizophrenia

Meta-analysis investigates time perception and temporal information processing in patients with schizophrenia on the basis of 68 studies from the past 65 years  ...

10.07.2017: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz focuses on top-level research areas

Core research areas will receive a total of EUR 8.5 million annually through the Rhineland-Palatinate Research Initiative   ...

30.06.2017: New insight into how telomeres protect cells from premature senescence

Researchers found an RNA species identifying critically short telomeres / Publication in Cell   ...

28.06.2017: Funding of DFG Collaborative Research Center developing nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy extended

Focus on the development of drug carriers from polymer chemicals for use in biological systems   ...

22.06.2017: Universities of Mainz and Dijon launch new binational Master’s degree program in teacher training

Delegation from the University of Burgundy visits Gutenberg Campus / Binational Master of Education program to start in the 2017/2018 winter semester   ...

14.06.2017: Scientists develop molecular thermometer for contactless measurement using infrared light

Temperature measurements possible even on the smallest scale / Molecular ruby for use in materials science, biology, and medicine   ...

11.06.2017: Physicists of Mainz University win world record

Guinness World Records™ confirms Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz as holder of the world record for the largest magnetic ball accelerator / Hundreds of visitors fascinated by insights into the world of physics   ...

29.05.2017: Copper hydroxide nanoparticles provide protection against toxic oxygen radicals in cigarette smoke

Natural defense mechanism simulated with the help of nanoparticles / Noxious effects of smoke reduced   ...