On this website you will find information about studying and researching physics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is a university in Mainz, the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate. There are around 30 thousand students and about one hundred institutes and clinics. JGU is one of the twenty largest universities in Germany. There are ten departments at the university. A department is a group of subjects that are similar. For example, Mainz University has a department for mathematics, computer science, physics and meteorology. In each department, professors and students work together and learn a lot about a topic.
Studying means that you study at a university or college after school. You learn a lot about a specific topic there, for example medicine, technology or art. You have lessons where you learn new things, and you write exams to show what you’ve learned. At the end you receive a certificate. This certificate shows that you know your way around. With this degree, you can later pursue a career that matches what you have studied.
Research means looking specifically for new knowledge and writing it down and publishing it. Unlike accidental discoveries, research is planned. The results are usually published in scientific journals or presented at specialist conferences. Research takes place in science, industry and also in art.
Physics is a natural science that deals with the fundamental phenomena of nature, such as matter, energy and their interactions in space and time. It uses quantitative models and laws to explain these phenomena. Physicists research how nature works by carrying out experiments and developing theoretical models. Physics cannot always explain why something happens, but it can describe how it happens. Physical theories help to make predictions about future states of nature. New discoveries and experiments can lead to existing theories being improved or even discarded. The findings and models of physics are applied in many other fields such as chemistry, geology, biology, medicine and engineering
