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.

29.03.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz houses unique archive of African music

Online database will give access to archive materials from almost all sub-Saharan countries in Africa ...

17.03.2011: Off to a flying start in the Federal Excellence Competition: Mainz University’s Future Concept clears the first hurdle

JGU enters the final round of the Excellence Initiative with its definite proposals for a graduate school, three clusters of excellence, and its future concept "The Gutenberg Spirit: Moving Minds - Crossing Boundaries" ...

11.03.2011: Festive opening of the Institute of Molecular Biology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

A beacon for science and a showpiece for Rhineland-Palatinate ...

10.03.2011: Half-time for the Mars500 mission

Mainz-based medical project involved in simulated "Mars500" mission / Researchers release positive intermediate results ...

08.03.2011: Opalinus Clay as a potential host rock for nuclear waste repositories

Nuclear chemists at Mainz University are investigating the interaction between radioactive elements such as plutonium and clay stones ...

07.03.2011: Green School in the Botanic Garden recognized by UNESCO as "Official German Project for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development"

Model example of innovative and effective implementation of education for sustainable development ...

04.03.2011: Energy potential of biogas generated from renewable resources still considerably untapped

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz are looking for microorganisms that will optimize the fermentation of biomass in biogas plants ...

02.03.2011: Peanut worms are annelids

The phylum Annelida has just gained a new member / Peanut worm is no longer recognized as separate group ...

24.02.2011: Friends of Mainz University sponsor innovative School of Seeing

Starting capital of EUR 300,000 for establishing a display and experimental area as a forum for creativity in the humanities ...

24.02.2011: The Friends of Mainz University celebrate their 60th anniversary

Sponsorship project of the Friends for the anniversary year: EUR 250,000 for the creation of a School of Vision as a forum of humanistic creativity ...

22.02.2011: Inauguration of the Gutenberg Teaching Council: Innovative concept for the promotion of teaching and teaching competence

Gutenberg Teaching Council aims at the development of contributions to course structures and conditions of studying at Mainz University / EUR 3.7 million available ...

17.02.2011: Research never fails! JUnQ discusses hidden treasures

Doctoral students of the Graduate School of Excellence "Materials Science in Mainz" publish JUnQ - The Journal of Unsolved Questions ...

08.02.2011: Laboratory for Molecular Exercise Physiology at Mainz University is up and running

Specialists at JGU develop tests to detect gene doping and individual exercise concepts for therapeutic purposes as well as for popular sports and for high-performance athletes ...

03.02.2011: Researchers of Mainz University aim to find the constituents of Dark Matter in the Gran Sasso Massif

XENON100 experiment on the WIMP particle looks for WIMPs ...

27.01.2011: Scientists postulate association between climatic fluctuations of the last 2,500 years and social upheaval

Complete record of the Central European climate of the last 2,500 years reconstructed for the first time ...

21.01.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz starts the National Scholarship Program

Awarding of first scholarships to particularly gifted and capable students for the 2011 summer semester ...

06.01.2011: Mainz University Palaeogenetics Group participates in study of acromegaly attributable to genetic mutation

Genes from the 18th century help patients today ...

20.12.2010: Largest neutrino telescope in the world completed

Completion of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole caps one of the most ambitious projects in the history of science / Researchers from Mainz University have been taking part in the project for more than 10 years ...

17.12.2010: Esophagus replaced by minimally invasive surgery for the first time at Mainz University Medical Center

Innovative surgical procedure performed at only a few German hospitals ...

09.12.2010: Program to develop a culture of leadership at Mainz University receives award by the German Donors’ Association

The Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation give EUR 400,000 in funding to the Shaping Change - Developing a Culture of Leadership at JGU project ...