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.

13.06.2014: Breakthrough for information technology using Heusler materials

Basis for future development of very high performance spintronic components ...

12.06.2014: Active particles may enhance phase separation

Model system used to illustrate phase transition of a mixture of active and passive particles ...

06.06.2014: Magnetic moment of the proton measured with unprecedented precision

Physicists succeeded in the first direct high-precision measurement of a fundamental property of the proton / Results will contribute to a better understanding of the matter/antimatter asymmetry ...

02.06.2014: Irène Joliot-Curie Program of the PRISMA Cluster of Excellence promotes female physicists at all stages of their careers

Support for woman in all phases of their academic careers at the cluster and in its general research environment ...

30.05.2014: Atomic structure of essential circadian clock protein complex determined

Discovery of possible basis for treating circadian clock disorders and associated metabolic problems ...

28.05.2014: German Research Foundation approves new collaborative research center for the development of novel methods in soft matter simulations

Mainz University coordinates new CRC/Transregio "Multiscale Simulation Methods for Soft-Matter Systems" with TU Darmstadt and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research ...

28.05.2014: International research group documents unique songbird diversity of the Eastern Himalayas

Article in Nature describes the relevance of ecological niches to the evolution of new bird species ...

27.05.2014: Gutenberg Research College welcomes new fellows and bestows the Gutenberg Research Award 2014

Awards given to economist Ernst Fehr and cultural sociologist Michèle Lamont ...

27.05.2014: Ernst Fehr and Michèle Lamont receive Gutenberg Research Award 2014

Recognition of outstanding research achievements and invitation to strengthen ties with Mainz University ...

26.05.2014: Mainz and Freiburg immunologists discover immune system precursor cells that fight infection

Evidence presented of the existence of a previously unknown form of lymphocyte that protects against intracellular infection ...

22.05.2014: Mainz University Medical Center establishes first professorship for non-surgical heart valve therapy in Germany

Focus on pioneering form of treatment of valvular heart defects ...

20.05.2014: Improved computer simulations enable better calculation of interfacial tension

Researchers from Mainz University identify novel mechanisms of logarithmic finite-size corrections relevant to the determination of interfacial tension ...

12.05.2014: René Ketting of the Institute of Molecular Biology elected to EMBO membership

Scientific Director at IMB is a leading expert on the biology of non-coding RNAs ...

12.05.2014: Mainz Economics Professor Isabel Schnabel to become member of the German Council of Economic Experts

University President congratulates on the appointment to the national expert committee ...

09.05.2014: Department of Cardiology is one of the ten leading centers worldwide for minimally invasive therapy of mitral valve regurgitation

Non-aggressive keyhole technique for mitral valve repair has already been used in nearly 200 patients ...

08.05.2014: Jairo Sinova and Stuart Parkin are awarded Alexander von Humboldt Professorships

Two Fellows of the Gutenberg Research College of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz receive Germany's best-endowed research award ...

02.05.2014: International team of researchers observes new superheavy element 117

New findings mark important step towards the capability to observe long-lived superheavy nuclei ...

28.04.2014: DIES LEGENDI 2014 highlights examples of activating teaching at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Gutenberg Teaching Council awards first Gutenberg Teaching Award for contributions to the ongoing improvement of teaching and teaching quality ...

15.04.2014: Sibling cooperation in earwig families provides clues to the early evolution of social behavior

Biologists from Mainz and Basel investigate food sharing among siblings in 125 earwig families ...

15.04.2014: German Research Foundation approves new priority program in the life sciences

Funding to be provided for national program on "Chemical Biology of Native Nucleic Acid Modifications" coordinated by Mainz University ...