News 2013

30.12.2013: Earth’s crust was unstable in the Archean eon and dripped down into the mantle

Model calculations indicate that the extreme density of the base of the thickened primary crust caused it to subside into Earth's mantle ...

02.12.2013: Christof Wetterich holds the Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship in 2014

Internationally renowned physicist from Heidelberg focuses in next yearâs lecture series on the universe and its history ...

27.11.2013: Graduate School MAINZ doctoral award for Anna Maria Hofmann and Christine Tonhauser

MAINZ Award given for outstanding dissertations in chemistry ...

25.11.2013: Alfred Hornung honoree of internationally renowned Carl Bode–Norman Holmes Pearson Prize

Recognition of Mainz Americanist for outstanding achievements in the internationalization and transnationalization of his field ...

22.11.2013: IceCube provides proof of neutrinos from the cosmos

IceCube particle detector at the South Pole discovers 28 high-energy neutrinos / Publication in Science ...

20.11.2013: Research Training Group 1581 "Symmetry Breaking in Fundamental Interactions" continues with second phase

German Research Foundation grants extension until 2018 ...

13.11.2013: Teaching degree students of Mainz University gain experience in Scottish schools

German Educational Trainees Across Borders program places Mainz students in Scottish schools to teach German ...

13.11.2013: European young investigators network for Usher syndrome awarded an E-Rare collaborative research project for young scientists

EU project for research on rare Usher syndrome ...

12.11.2013: Physics at Mainz University strong in research in global comparison

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) sees Physics institutes at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz among 75 best in the world ...

11.11.2013: New Research Training Group "Early Concepts of Man and Nature: Universal, Local, Borrowed" at Mainz University

Postgraduate research group looks at early concepts of Man and Nature from 3200 BC to the Middle Ages / Funding by the German Research Foundation ...

11.11.2013: Institute of Sports Science agrees to collaborate with three Chinese universities in new research and teaching programs

Cooperation in projects researching aspects of high-performance sports to health care courses for students ...

07.11.2013: Hartz IV reform did not reduce unemployment in Germany

Impact of the Hartz IV reform on curbing unemployment in Germany proved to be exceptionally low ...

07.11.2013: German-Finnish research team succeeds in organizing programmed nanoparticles into highly complex nanostructures

New principle for the self-assembly of patterned nanoparticles published in Nature may have important implications for nanotechnology and future technologies ...

06.11.2013: Mainz University Medical Center coordinates new EU project looking at late side-effects of the treatment of childhood cancer

European Union provides funding of approximately EUR 6 million ...

05.11.2013: Mainz University houses internationally prominent library for Turkic Studies

Collection covers all Turkic languages and includes rare works and valuable antiquities that are attracting visitors from around the world ...

31.10.2013: Excavations in Jaffa uncover evidence of early trade in cedar wood

Old Testament Studies and Biblical Archaeology section of Mainz University has been involved in the archaeological survey of the ancient city of Jaffa since 2007 ...

31.10.2013: Graduate School of Excellence "Materials Science in Mainz" establishes new visiting professorship

David Landau of the University of Georgia and Hartmut Zabel of the Ruhr University Bochum appointed MAINZ Visiting Professors ...

30.10.2013: Mainz University receives approval for an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship in Physics

Jairo Sinova chosen for Humboldt Professorship in Theoretical Physics ...

29.10.2013: European Union sponsors fabrication of molecular electronic components on the sub-nanometer scale

Mainz chemist Angelika Kühnle participates in cross-border joint project in the field of information and communication technology ...

28.10.2013: Mainz University Medical Center opens Dementia Service Center

Nationwide unique institution for patients with cognitive impairment or dementia ...