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TUM Expands Opportunities for Vocational Training, Supporting Cutting-Edge Research

(IN BRIEF) The Technical University of Munich (TUM) offers a variety of vocational training programs, allowing individuals to pursue impactful careers in science and technology without a traditional university degree. This year, 30 new apprentices are joining TUM, where they … Read the full press release

TUM’s Innovative Software Boosts German Beach Volleyball Team to Olympic Silver

(IN BRIEF) The Technical University of Munich (TUM) played a key role in helping the German beach volleyball team of Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler secure a silver medal at the Paris Olympics. The team’s success was supported by innovative … Read the full press release

TUM-Led Study Reveals Impact of Infant Formula Composition on Gut Microbiota Development

(IN BRIEF) A study led by Prof. Dirk Haller from TUM involving 210 infants found that the composition of infant formula significantly influences the development of intestinal flora. While breast milk remains the gold standard, formula enriched with galacto-oligosaccharides led … Read the full press release

TUM Takes Historic Step: Removing Nazi-Era Names and Honors

(IN BRIEF) In a profound move towards historical accountability, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) announces the removal of names associated with Nazi history from its buildings and rooms, alongside distancing itself from honorary titles awarded during the Nazi era. … Read the full press release

TUM’s Vital Role in Quantum Satellite Initiative: A Secure Frontier Unveiled

(IN BRIEF) As the threat of quantum computers grows, rendering traditional encryption methods obsolete, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are pioneering a new approach. Led by Professor Tobias Vogl, they’re developing quantum encryption based on the immutable … Read the full press release

European Space Pioneer Chiara Manfletti Leads Research for Sustainable Space Travel at TUM

(IN BRIEF) Chiara Manfletti, a prominent figure in European space exploration, has joined the Technical University of Munich (TUM) as a leading expert in aerospace engineering. Her diverse career includes key roles at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the European … Read the full press release

Late-Stage Parkinson’s Patients Find New Hope in Treatment Changes, TUM Study Shows

(IN BRIEF) A recent study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) reveals that late-stage Parkinson’s disease patients may benefit from changes in treatment, even after invasive therapies have been attempted. The study analyzed data from 22 German Parkinson’s … Read the full press release

Nobel Sustainability Trust and TUM Launch Prestigious ‘Sustainability Award’ Honoring Climate Champions

(IN BRIEF) The Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are introducing the “Sustainability Award supported by NST” for exceptional research and development efforts in sustainable energy and climate change economics. The inaugural recipients are Prof. … Read the full press release

German DAX CEOs Experience 8% Decrease in Compensation Amidst ESG Focus and Economic Challenges, TUM and DSW Study Finds

(IN BRIEF) According to a study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the advocacy group DSW, the earnings of top executives in German DAX-listed companies were approximately 8% lower in 2022 compared to the previous year. This decrease … Read the full press release

TUM Professors Alena Buyx and Heribert Schunkert Receive Bavarian Order of Merit

(IN BRIEF) Professor Alena Buyx and Professor Heribert Schunkert from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have been honored with the Bavarian Order of Merit. Presented by Minister President Dr. Markus Söder, the Order recognizes their outstanding contributions to the … Read the full press release

TUM Science and Study Center Raitenhaslach Thrives with New Director and Record Year

(IN BRIEF) Elina Weinmann has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the TUM Science and Study Center Raitenhaslach, part of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany. Weinmann aims to expand the center’s role as a conference … Read the full press release

TUM professors awarded for outstanding teaching performance by Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts

(IN BRIEF) The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts has awarded the Prize for Excellence in Teaching to outstanding teachers at universities in the state, which includes TUM’s Prof. Dr. Claudia Eckert and PD Dr. Friederike Schmidt-Graf. Claudia … Read the full press release

TUM Professor Matthias Hebrok awarded Bavarian Distinguished Professorship for stem cell and organoid research

(IN BRIEF) Matthias Hebrok, a biologist and medical researcher, has been awarded a Bavarian Distinguished Professorship to support his scientific activities as Professor of Applied Stem Cell and Organoid Systems at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Hebrok is highly … Read the full press release

Ten more years for Bavarian Student Research Center: TUM and district administrator sign financing agreement

(IN BRIEF) The Student Research Center Berchtesgadener Land (SFZ) in Bavaria, Germany, has secured financing for the next decade. The SFZ provides secondary school students with their first contact with research, particularly in natural and engineering sciences, with the aim … Read the full press release

TUM Researchers Develop New Methods for Investigating Neuronal Patterns in Cognitive Mental Disorders

How can physicians help patients suffering from mental health disorders like chronic pain, depression and stroke? (IN BRIEF) An interdisciplinary team of researchers at TUM is developing new methods to investigate the neuronal patterns underlying cognitive mental disorders such as … Read the full press release

Investigadores de TUM desarrollan nuevos métodos para investigar patrones neuronales en trastornos mentales cognitivos

¿Cómo pueden los médicos ayudar a los pacientes que padecen trastornos de salud mental como dolor crónico, depresión y accidente cerebrovascular? (NOTICIA EN BREVE) Un equipo interdisciplinario de investigadores de TUM está desarrollando nuevos métodos para investigar los patrones neuronales … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST) to recognize significant contributions to the field of Sustainability with the launch of three new Sustainability Awards

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 14-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Technical University of Munich (TUM), one of Europe’s leading universities with focus on the engineering sciences, natural sciences, life sciences, medicine, and social sciences, has announced a new partnership with The Nobel Sustainability … Read the full press release

The ECOLOPES project, led by Technical University of Munich (TUM) and funded by the EU, to ensure humans, plants, animals are equally included in the city’s infrastructure and urbanization

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 8-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Technical University of Munich (TUM), one of Europe’s leading universities with focus on the engineering sciences, natural sciences, life sciences, medicine, and social sciences, has announced that its researchers are part of and … Read the full press release

Le projet ECOLOPES, dirigé par l’Université technique de Munich (TUM) et financé par l’UE, pour s’assurer que les humains, les plantes et les animaux sont également inclus dans l’infrastructure et l’urbanisation de la ville

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) MUNICH, 8-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Université technique de Munich (TUM), l’une des principales universités européennes spécialisée dans les sciences de l’ingénieur, les sciences naturelles, les sciences de la vie, la médecine et sciences sociales, a annoncé que … Read the full press release

City landscape designs for plants, animals, and people will be discussed at the 15th Weihenstephan Forum organized by the Technical University of Munich

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 23-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Technical University of Munich (TUM), one of Europe’s leading universities with focus on the engineering sciences, natural sciences, life sciences, medicine, and social sciences, has announced that its Department of Restoration Ecology will … Read the full press release

Les conceptions de paysages urbains pour les plantes, les animaux et les personnes seront discutées lors du 15e Forum de Weihenstephan organisé par l’Université technique de Munich

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) MUNICH, 23-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Université technique de Munich (TUM), l’une des principales universités européennes spécialisée dans les sciences de l’ingénieur, les sciences naturelles, les sciences de la vie, la médecine et sciences sociales, a annoncé que … Read the full press release

Université technique de Munich : les neutrons pourraient être la solution pour détecter les obstructions dans les oléoducs et gazoducs sous l’eau

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) MÜNICH, 21-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Université technique de Munich (TUM), une université de recherche publique allemande et l’une des principales universités de recherche en Europe, a annoncé que les chercheurs de son La source de neutrons de … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich: neutrons may be the solution for detecting clogs in oil and gas pipelines underwater

(PRESS RELEASE) MÜNICH, 21-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Technical University of Munich (TUM), a German public research university and one of Europe’s leading research universities, has announced that researchers at its Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) may have found … Read the full press release

Prof. Markus Lienkamp on Technical University of Munich’s software that enable driverless race cars compete in motor sports

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 10-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Technical University of Munich (TUM) , a German public research university and one of Europe’s leading research universities, has announced that it has developed a software which enabled race cars to compete in … Read the full press release

TUM, DKTK, University Medical Center Göttingen researchers looked into how pancreatic and extrahepatic bile duct cancers develop

Why identical mutations cause different types of cancer Cancer development is influenced by tissue type (PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 20-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Technical University of Munich (TUM), one of Europe’s leading universities, has announced that its Professor for Translational Cancer … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich (TUM) launches new training program to address the shortage of small-town doctors

MUNICH, 29-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Attracting young physicians to small towns and rural areas can be challenging. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has devised a new training program to address the shortage of small-town practitioners by encouraging medical students … Read the full press release

The German Research Foundation (DFG) awarded the 2018 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize to Antonia Wachter-Zeh of Technical University of Munich (TUM)

TUM scientist wins the most important German award for young talent MUNICH, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded the 2018 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize to Antonia Wachter-Zeh, Professor of Coding for Communications and Data Storage. Wachter-Zeh has … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich (TUM): Nano-CT device that creates three-dimensional x-ray images at resolutions up to 100 nanometer

Novel imaging device creates high-resolution 3D-x-rays of tiny velvet worm legs MUNICH, 07-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Computer Tomography (CT) is a standard procedure in hospitals, but so far, the technology has not been suitable for imaging extremely small objects. In … Read the full press release

TUM: WARR Hyperloop team unveiled their new capsule

MUNICH, 24-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Now it’s lighter, stronger, faster: The students on the WARR Hyperloop team of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) unveiled their new capsule on Tuesday, July 18. The group will enter the new pod in the … Read the full press release

Technical University Munich (TUM) developed supramolecular materials that disintegrate at a predetermined time

Self-disposing supramolecular materials with a tunable lifetime MUNICH, 24-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Materials that assemble themselves and then simply disappear at the end of their lifetime are quite common in nature. Researchers at the Technical University Munich (TUM) have now successfully … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich (TUM) and TUM School of Management will get involved in the Bildungscampus Heilbronn

MUNICH, 07-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — At the initiative of the Dieter Schwarz Stiftung, a German non-profit organization, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the TUM School of Management will get involved in the Bildungscampus Heilbronn. The three focal areas of … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich (TUM) scientists developed holography to depict the radiation of a Wi-Fi transmitter

MUNICH, 09-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a holographic imaging process that depicts the radiation of a Wi-Fi transmitter to generate three-dimensional images of the surrounding environment. Industrial facility operators could use this … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich (TUM) is now the fourth-ranked in Reuters ranking of Europe’s 100 most innovative universities

MUNICH, 09-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has moved up once again to the become the fourth-ranked in the latest Reuters ranking of Europe’s 100 most innovative universities. The British news agency Reuters analyzes how strongly the … Read the full press release

TUM the only Germany institute involved and the second largest partner in the project “MultipleMS”

A large global new partnership called ‘MultipleMS’, coordinated by Karolinska Institute in Sweden, has been awarded 15 million euro from the European Commission in the Horizon2020 program to find novel and better treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In this project, … Read the full press release

General Electric (GE) Global Research Europe and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to open leading-edge axial compressor laboratory near Munich

A successful partnership: GE and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) open leading-edge axial compressor laboratory MUNICH, 24-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — General Electric (GE) Global Research Europe and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have put their joint axial compressor laboratory … Read the full press release

TUM appoints Mathias Pfeil General Conservator of the Bavarian State Office for Monument Conservation as honorary professor

MUNICH, 01-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Technical University of Munich (TUM) now counts yet another eminent member among its body of professors: Mathias Pfeil, General Conservator of the Bavarian State Office for Monument Conservation, has been appointed as an honorary professor. … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich (TUM) scientists discovered possible reasons for failure of Alzheimer’s treatment

Agglutinated proteins in the brain, known as amyloid-β plaques, are a key characteristic of Alzheimer’s. One treatment option uses special antibodies to break down these plaques. This approach yielded good results in the animal model, but for reasons that are … Read the full press release

EU’s Seventh Framework Program: Technische Universität München (TUM) won the largest amount of research funding among German universities

Among all of the German universities, the Technische Universität München (TUM) has won the largest amount of research funding from the just-expired Seventh Framework Program (FP7) of the EU, with a total of more than 130 million euros. The latest … Read the full press release

Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) research to record driving data from 130 virtual electric cars on the roads of Munich, Germany

A fleet of 130 virtual electric cars is set to commence on the roads of Munich, Germany. Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) provides participating companies with smartphones that will be installed in taxis and commercial vehicles to track their movements. The … Read the full press release