By focusing on key research priorities, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) fulfills one of the essential requirements for international competitiveness – and does so with great success. Our particle physicists in the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence are world leaders in their field. JGU also plays a pioneering role in other disciplines, including the materials sciences, quantum and atomic physics, sustainable chemistry and polymer chemistry, the life sciences and translational medicine.

JGU’s success in the current round of competition under the Excellence Strategy is based on these strong research areas as the PRISMA++ Cluster of Excellence is the follow-up program to PRISMA+.

In shaping the university’s strategic research profile, the JGU Executive University Board is advised by the Gutenberg Research College (GRC), whose executive committee comprises leading researchers from JGU and external academic partners.