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Evolutionary neurobiologist Max Farnworth joins #MainzUniversity from Bristol with #EmmyNoether funding: #GermanResearchFoundation provides around EUR 1.8 million for new research group in Mainz focusing on the evolution of neural circuits 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/evolutionary-neurobiologist-max-farnworth-joins-jgu-from-bristol-with-emmy-noether-funding/

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#neurobiology #EvolutionaryBiology #neuroscience #DFG

Research Unit sponsored by the #GermanResearchFoundation examines #ConspiracyTheories from a new perspective: EUR 4 million for collaborative research project in #psychology and #CommunicationScience led by #MainzUniversity 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/dfg-sponsored-research-unit-examines-conspiracy-theories-from-a-new-perspective/

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#CommunicationStudies #PoliticalScience

Antiproton storage and transport records achieved: Antiprotons stored in a mobile transport container for over a month for the first time / Research group at #MainzUniversity contributes to a paper published in #Nature 👉 https://prisma.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/09/17/antiproton-storage-and-transport-records-achieved/

#ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA++ #BASECollaboration #CERN #ParticlePhysics #physics #antimatter

WMO report on global water resources shows that continents worldwide are drying up / #MainzUniversity is a major contributor to the latest report by the #WorldMeteorologicalOrganization

👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJz_UVghuss
👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/wmo-report-on-global-water-resources-worldwide-continents-are-drying-up/

#StateOfWater #water #WaterResources #WorldWaterReport #WMO #meteorology

Laschet laugh – No evidence of influence on voting behavior: New study by researchers at #MainzUniversity and #GoetheUni Frankfurt examines the impact of inappropriate emotional displays by political leaders 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/laschet-laugh-no-evidence-of-influence-on-voting-behavior/

#VotingBehavior #VoterTurnout #PoliticalScience #RhineMainUniversities

#ERCStartingGrant for Meret Huber: Professor of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Director of the Botanical Garden at #MainzUniversity receives EUR 1.5 million in EU funding 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/erc-starting-grant-for-meret-huber/

#ERC #EvolutionaryEcology #biology

Why not every ant helps: Recent study of #MainzUniversity shows that rescue behavior in ants is linked to differences in gene activity in the nervous system 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/why-not-every-ant-helps/

#biology #ants #insects

Vera Schmitt appointed Professor of Information Systems at #MainzUniversity: #AI researcher brings internationally recognized expertise in explainable and robust language technologies to JGU 👉 https://wiwi.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/08/10/vera-schmitt-appointed-professor-of-information-systems-at-jgu/

#ArtificialIntelligence #NaturalLanguageProcessing #NLP #LargeLanguageModels #LLMs

New #MultipleSclerosis treatment approach: Funding of EUR 1.1 mio. from ForTra gGmbH for #ResearchTransfer, a subsidiary of the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation, enables further development of a drug patch developed at #MainzUniversity to stimulate the regeneration of damaged myelin sheaths
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/09/01/multiple-sclerosis-treatment-approach-developed-at-mainz-university-moves-toward-clinical-application

#MultipleSclerosis treatment approach developed at #MainzUniversity moves toward clinical application: Funding of EUR 1.1 mio. from ForTra gGmbH for #ResearchTransfer, a subsidiary of the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation, enables further development of a drug patch designed to stimulate the regeneration of damaged myelin sheaths 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/multiple-sclerosis-treatment-approach-developed-at-mainz-university-moves-toward-clinical-application/

Making #QuantumPhysics and #ArtificialIntelligence easy to understand? That's exactly what Siddardha Chelluri from the Institute of Physics at #MainzUniversity has set out to do in his blog "Qubit & Neuron", where he explores the science behind #QuantumTechnologies and #AI – beyond buzzwords and hype 👉 https://qubit-and-neuron.beehiiv.com/

#QuantumComputing #QuantumTechnology #QuantumInternet #ScienceCommunication

Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally: Interdisciplinary study involving researchers from #MainzUniversity connects drought across the world's wheat-growing regions with global markets // #ClimateChange #WaterScarcity #agriculture #wheat
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/08/24/climate-driven-water-scarcity-increases-wheat-prices-globally

Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally: Interdisciplinary study involving researchers from #MainzUniversity connects drought across the world's wheat-growing regions with global markets // #ClimateChange #WaterScarcity #agriculture #wheat
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/08/24/klimabedingte-wasserknappheit-laesst-weizenpreise-weltweit-steigen

Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally: Interdisciplinary study involving researchers from #MainzUniversity connects drought across the world's wheat-growing regions with global markets 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/climate-driven-water-scarcity-increases-wheat-prices-globally/

#ClimateChange #WaterScarcity #agriculture #wheat

Cell biologist Uwe Wolfrum of #MainzUniversity was honored by the renowned Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London for his scientific research on #UsherSyndrome and his outstanding achievements in #ophthalmology and #vision research 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/mainz-based-cell-biologist-uwe-wolfrum-honored-for-outstanding-achievements-in-ophthalmology-and-vision-research/

No risk-free nicotine use: International research team maps the biological hierarchy risks to the cardiovascular system / Review led by the #MainzUniversity Medical Center compares the effects of cigarettes, waterpipes, heated tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and nicotine pouches 👉 https://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/en/newsroom/news/news-releases/newsdetail/article/no-risk-free-nicotine-use-international-research-team-maps-the-biological-hierarchy-risks-to-the-cardiovascular-system.html

Wübben Foundation supports two faculty appointments at #MainzUniversity: Evolutionary biologist Sinead English and chemist Emanuele Penocchio will take up professorships in Mainz 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/wubben-foundation-supports-two-faculty-appointments-at-mainz-university/

Reading daily ocean temperatures from #RedAlgae: Researchers of #MainzUniversity and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry have developed a method to reconstruct past seawater temperatures from rhodoliths 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/reading-daily-ocean-temperatures-from-red-algae/

#seawater #ClimateArchive #geochemistry #algae #RedSea

Scientists watch antiferromagnetic #skyrmions interact in real time: Researchers at #MainzUniversity have visualized the interaction of magnetic vortices and shown that antiferromagnetic skyrmions move in line with an applied current 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/scientists-watch-antiferromagnetic-skyrmions-interact-in-real-time/

#Spintronics #Physics #research #antiferromagnetism

Laser spectroscopy helps reveal hidden nuclear properties in #fermium: First high-precision measurements of the fermium-255 nucleus by researchers from #MainzUniversity and @FAIR_GSI_en validate modern nuclear models and advance the search for superheavy elements 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/laser-spectroscopy-helps-reveal-hidden-nuclei-properties-in-fermium/

#LaserSpectroscopy #NuclearChemistry

High-precision laser system enables record flux of quantum gas mixtures: physicists at #MainzUniversity pave the way for fundamental space experiments with miniaturized laser technology 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/high-precision-laser-system-enables-record-flux-of-quantum-gas-mixtures/

#QuantumSensors #ISS #InternationalSpaceStation #research #physics

2026 Europhysics Prize honors discovery of #altermagnetism as a third fundamental class of #magnetism: Jairo Sinova of #MainzUniversity and former Mainz-based scientist Libor Šmejkal receive the 2026 EPS Europhysics Prize of the @europeanphysicalsociety together with Tomas Jungwirth 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/2026-europhysics-prize-honors-discovery-of-a-third-fundamental-class-of-magnetism/

#EPS #physics

Multi-Grammy prize winner Terence Blanchard receives 2025 #GutenbergTeachingAward: One of the most influential jazz musicians and teachers wins the highest endowed teaching award of #MainzUniversity 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/multi-grammy-prize-winner-terence-blanchard-receives-gutenberg-teaching-award/

#GutenbergTeachingCouncil

Congratulations to Dr. Soressa Abera Chala, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemistry at #MainzUniversity, on being selected as one of the three Main Prize Winners of the 4th Scientists for Nature Challenge at the 2026 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 👉 https://familiesfornature.org/article/families-for-nature-announces-the-winners-of-the-4th-scientists-for-nature-challenge-2026

The Archaeology Network Rhine-Main has been pooling the diverse archaeological activities across the Rhine-Main region for 10 years. Established by the #RhineMainUniversities in Mainz, Frankfurt, and Darmstadt, various prestigious institutions have joined this hub of expertise. For our #JGUMagazine, we met with Johannes Lipps of #MainzUniversity and Dirk Wicke of #GoetheUni Frankfurt to talk about research on antiquity and archaeology in the 21st century👉 https://www.magazine.uni-mainz.de/from-ancient-times-into-the-future/

Milestone achieved in orbitronics: Researchers at #MainzUniversity are the first to directly utilize orbital currents without the need for conversion of the orbital current into a spin current 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/milestone-achieved-in-orbitronics/

#spintronics #DataStorage #physics #orbitronics #antiferromagnets

Research team of #MainzUniversity achieves a breakthrough in spintronics: New manganese-based molecular material enables data storage at higher temperatures 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/switching-spin-states-in-manganese-ions-with-light/

#spintronics #mangan #photochemistry #photoreaction #chemistry

ERC Advanced Grants for two researchers of #MainzUniversity: Millions in EU funding for biophysicist Edward Lemke and chemist Andreas Walther 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/erc-advanced-grants-for-two-researchers-of-mainz-university/

#ERCAdG #ERCAdvancedGrant #EuropeanResearchCouncil #biophysics #biomaterials #IMBMainz #ERC

More about Sarah Neuwirth's research as Professor at the Institute of Computer Science at #MainzUniversity and Director of the NHR South-West HPC Center at 👉 https://www.fb08.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/05/26/auszeichnung-fuer-mainzer-informatik-sarah-m-neuwirth-unter-den-scw75/

Computer scientist Professor Sarah Neuwirth of #MainzUniversity is among the #SCW75. With inclusion in this list, Scientific World Computing is honoring 75 individuals who are shaping the future of scientific computing worldwide, including high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures and AI-driven research 👉 https://www.scientific-computing.com/scientific-computing-world-75