Current 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.
Bacteria produce antifungal compound protecting the eggs, larvae, and pupae from infections / Bacterial community is retained even during molting stages ...
Geomagnetic surface survey provides accurate information for productive future excavations / Discovery of an ancient settlement close to Khirbat al-Minya ...
Quantum mechanics put to the test ...
23 students from all FORTHEM partner universities engage in networking at the first FORTHEM International Start-up Days in Mainz / Main focus: Starting a business and entrepreneurship ...
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz examine ways of alleviating depressive states using the Drosophila fruit fly as a model ...
Superheavy element flerovium is a volatile metal ...
Biosynthetic pathway of the light-harvesting carotenoid fucoxanthin is surprisingly complex / Photoprotective pigments serve as precursors ...
International research team deciphers molecular mechanism that allows bristle worms to discriminate between sun- and moonlight ...
Few components of an ant's complex waxy layer are enough to recognize members of its own colony ...
New method for the detection of alcohols combines zero- to ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance with the SABRE-Relay hyperpolarization technique ...
FORTHEM partners will further expand their mobility offerings for students and staff as well as their common infrastructure moving toward a transnational European University ...
TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and the Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes of the German Aerospace Center collaborate in the new Clean Circles project ...
Multidisciplinary study uses magnetometers to investigate the magnetic fields of metropolitan areas ...
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research will provide up to EUR 45 million in funding to regional research network / Cluster at the Mainz University Medical Center studying cardiovascular diseases also successful in national competition ...
Project of the European Universities FORTHEM Alliance will continue its successful activities over the coming 18 months ...
Theoretical physicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz put Google's artificial intelligence AlphaFold to the test and find the most complex protein knots so far ...
Using beneficial microorganisms in plant protection not only as bioinsecticides but also as biofungicides could make agriculture more sustainable and improve food security ...
ATLAS detector more powerful than ever – with major contributions from Mainz University ...
Joint project involving experimental and theoretical physicists and coordinated by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is providing greater insight into the pinning effects of skyrmions ...
Researchers at Mainz University determine that the lava from the recent volcanic eruption on La Palma was particularly low in viscosity ...
New record: Mainz University can spend EUR 3 million in the Erasmus+ student mobility program in the 2022/2023 academic year / Bilateral agreements with more than 400 partner universities throughout Europe ...
Top rankings in the dimensions of Teaching & Learning, Research, Knowledge Transfer, and International Orientation ...
Researchers develop a highly sensitive novel technique capable of detecting chiral molecules within complex gas mixtures ...
German Research Foundation approves further four-year funding of the joint Collaborative Research Center/Transregio 146 on Multiscale Simulation Methods for Soft Matter Systems of Mainz University, TU Darmstadt, and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research ...
Successful collaborative projects confirm research strength of the Rhine-Main Universities strategic alliance ...
Scientists in Mainz and Berlin use chromium for efficient green-to-blue photon upconversion ...
Hanna Kokko of the University of Zurich will receive the highest endowed German research prize to become founding director of an institute for computer-aided biosciences at Mainz University ...
Leading international pharmaceutical scientist from Uppsala University will collaborate with his JGU host Peter Langguth to reduce side effects of chemotherapy ...
Researchers of Mainz University and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin receive the 2022 Schmidt-Hunter Meta-Analysis Award for a publication in Psychological Bulletin ...
New study published in the journal Cell ...
Future process aims at preserving the advantages of PEGylation for the use in nanomedicine while avoiding recognition of the new PEG structures by the immune system ...
New Microbiology and Neuroscience programs to be launched in the 2022/2023 winter semester in addition to the existing Master's program in Molecular Biotechnology ...
JGU to bestow its most prestigious research award on quantum physicist Rainer Blatt of the University of Innsbruck ...
A pure quantum effect as the key to a better understanding of the subatomic world / New research program in Mainz bundles a wide range of expertise ...
Direction-selective neuron subtypes detect complex motion patterns and not uniform directions of motion ...
EU funding for work on the adaptive properties of visual systems of insects ...
Vertical wind tunnel at Mainz University supplies important data to facilitate the prediction of heavy rain, hail, and graupel precipitation ...
A representative survey of 500 ultra-Orthodox Israeli adults during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the role that digital media can play in promoting safer behavior by increasing compliance with government health regulations ...
Tree ring analyses reveal growth declines over recent decades / Researchers expect further, even drastic declines, especially in southern Europe ...
Work in times of Brexit: New survey on the relationship between macropolitical events and personal wellbeing ...
Most prestigious research award of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz goes to Dutch archaeologist ...
New proteomics method identifies proteins binding to R-loops and decodes the role of the DDX41 protein in opposing double-strand breaks in the cells' DNA ...
BECCAL will allow experiments to be conducted on board the ISS using ultracold atoms for fundamental research and for the development of quantum sensors of the future ...
Rosa Rademakers has won the 2021 Generet Award for Rare Diseases and will be endowed with EUR 1 million / Part of the funding will be used for research at Mainz University ...
BMBF project PhotonQ brings together seven universities and research institutions as well as industrial partners ...
Sensor network GNOME publishes comprehensive data in Nature Physics for the first time / Nine stations in six countries involved ...
Providing in-depth skills in data analysis and decision making within complex economic settings ...
Results of surveys involving more than 100,000 participants in 26 countries show a correlation between belief in conspiracies and identification as far-left, and, in particular, far-right ...
BASE collaboration sets new standards / Research group from the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz involved in publication in Nature ...