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.

05.12.2014: Leonie Mück and Christoph Schüll receive MAINZ Award for excellent doctoral theses in the field of materials science

Graduate School of Excellence "Materials Science in Mainz" rewards outstanding dissertations ...

05.12.2014: Katja Heinze receives research award for intelligent food packaging with freshness indicator

Chemistry professor from Mainz University developed in a collaborative research project a novel foil packaging material that displays information on food freshness by means of color changes ...

04.12.2014: Goethe Institute awards German-Arabic Translation Prize to Samir Grees and Mahmoud Hassanein

Germersheim graduates receive prizes in the Established Translator and Young Translator categories ...

04.12.2014: Natural substance in red wine has an anti-inflammatory effect in cardiovascular diseases

Resveratrol binds with the KSRP regulator protein and provides for its activation ...

03.12.2014: Mainz-based anthropologist receives Melville J. Herskovits Award for publication on land tenure and the politics of belonging in northern Ghana and Burkina Faso

Carola Lentz is the first German academic to win the most prestigious international African Studies book prize ...

03.12.2014: Egyptologist of Mainz University receives approval for long-term project through the 2015 German Academies' Program to study ancient Egyptian cursive scripts

Inventory of hieratic and cursive hieroglyphic characters will be systematically and digitally recorded for the first time to be jointly funded by the federal and state governments ...

02.12.2014: Geosciences and Physics at Mainz University score highly in the Best Global Universities rankings

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is among the best 100 universities in the world in the disciplines of Geosciences and Physics / Rank second and sixth in national comparison ...

27.11.2014: Opening of the new School of Seeing building as a showcase for university collections and other humanities projects

Friends of Mainz University invested EUR 300,000 in the establishment of a multi-functional pavilion facility ...

25.11.2014: Krishnaraj Rajalingam selected to be a fellow of the Gutenberg Research College

Eminent molecular cell biologist will establish a research team at the Research Center for Immunotherapy of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ...

20.11.2014: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Nagoya University finalize exchange program for students and researchers in physics

Cooperation agreement enables Mainz University students in physics to do research and study in Japan ...

19.11.2014: Alpha particle x-ray spectrometer developed in Mainz transmits first data from comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko

APXS will be used for analytical measurements to determine the chemical composition of the comet surface ...

18.11.2014: Gutenberg Brain Study and Mainz Resilience Project launch study on resilience mechanisms in the brain

Improvement of prevention and treatment of mental disorders as a long term goal ...

17.11.2014: Recommendations by other customers significantly influence Internet purchasing behavior

Customer endorsement has the most prominent effect on private online purchasing activity ...

12.11.2014: Comet lander Philae of the ESA Rosetta mission has analytical equipment developed in Mainz on board

Alpha particle x-ray spectrometer will be used to determine the chemical composition of the surface of Churyumov“–Gerasimenko ...

07.11.2014: EMBO Young Investigator Brian Luke joins Institute of Molecular Biology in Mainz to study telomere biology

New group leader will focus on understanding the biology of telomeres ...

30.10.2014: Mainz University Medical Center opens the first atrial fibrillation unit in Germany

Diagnostic and therapy unit for the care of patients with atrial fibrillation ...

29.10.2014: Cinema-like environment helps audiences become immersed in movies even when shown on small computer screens or cell phone displays

Contextual cues influence cinematic experience / Screen size not statistically significant ...

15.10.2014: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz joins Germany’s Gauß-Allianz as a full member

Mainz scientists take a leading global position in the simulation-driven sciences ...

10.10.2014: Román Orús awarded 2014 EPS Early Career Prize of the European Physical Society

Distinction for young scientists for their services to European physics ...

09.10.2014: EU cooperation project coordinated by Mainz University to develop international Medieval Studies Program

Focus on providing students with skills and professional orientation to improve their future career prospects ...