TUM is among the top 10 #universities worldwide for #patentapplications filed with the European Patent Office in 2025, with a particularly strong focus on #biotechnology! 👏 In Germany, TUM takes the top spot by a wide margin: go.tum.de/627894 🚀 📷A.Eckert
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The Munich Institute of #BiomedicalEngineering (MIBE) at TUM is celebrating its 25th anniversary! 🎉 MIBE brings together #medicine, #engineering and the #NaturalSciences to develop innovative solutions for #MedicalChallenges: go.tum.de/415854 #HightechAgendaBayern #FutureOfMedicine 📷️A.Heddergott
💬 Join the Presidential Staff Lunch with TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann on December 2 in #Munich and share your ideas and perspectives on TUM’s future in a small, informal setting. Apply by November 4: tum.de/en/presidential-lunches #university #community 📷️A.Eckert
#Data is only valuable when companies know how to use it. At the TUM TALK 2026 at our #Campus Heilbronn, experts from academia and business discussed how #SMEs can turn data into better strategic decisions: go.tum.de/791347 📷️Andreas Henn for DIE ZEIT
A new laboratory building at our university’s #Garching #campus brings #physics and the #LifeSciences under one roof. With 44 labs and researchers from five #ClustersOfExcellence, it provides space for #BasicResearch across disciplines: go.tum.de/577290 📷A.Eckert
TUM has opened its new Convergence Center at #Munich Airport’s LabCampus! The new location brings together students, researchers, industry partners and society to collaborate on technologies and solutions for the future: go.tum.de/469731 #innovation #AI 📷️A.Heddergott
At the new TUM #RoboGym, opened by TUM and NEURA Robotics, around 100 humanoid and service robots will initially train in 48 training cells, generating data for safer, more reliable #AI-powered #robots: t1p.de/TUMRoboGym #robotics #PhysicalAI 📷A. Heddergott
The new issue of the TUM Magazine is here! 📖 The cover story explores how our scientists use #AI, #SatelliteData and #EnvironmentalDNA to monitor changes in forests and freshwater ecosystems and identify ways to protect them: t1p.de/MeasuringDiversity @rupertseidl.bsky.social 📷P. Neusser
From #startup ideas to student-built satellites and #GeothermalEnergy, our university showcased its research and #innovation during a visit by German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil: t1p.de/KlingbeilatTUM 📷️A. Heddergott
A virtual counterpart that evolves alongside a patient’s health: our latest TUM #ScienceGlossary entry takes a closer look at #DigitalHealth twins and their potential for more personalized approaches to medicine: go.tum.de/219479 #FutureOfMedicine 📷TUM CCC / B. Schuller
You can study abroad through #TUMexchange! Students can explore #InternationalOpportunities, like Nick, who is spending a semester in #Singapore to pursue his long-term research goals. Applications are open now through October 29: t1p.de/TUMexchange 📷Nick G.
With the new Center for #QuantumEngineering, TUM is bringing research, application and young talent together under one roof, strengthening #Munich’s position as a major hub for #QuantumResearch: go.tum.de/590884 📷️A.Eckert
🎓Back where it all began! 15 or 25 years after #graduation, TUM #alumni returned to the Garching #campus for this year’s Alumni Homecoming. Together, they revisited old memories, renewed connections and experienced today’s TUM: go.tum.de/646593 📷F.Vogl
Get inspired, get involved! ✨ On October 21, the TUM #StudentClub Fair returns to #Campus Garching. Discover more than 110 clubs and partners, explore their projects and find a #community that matches your interests: go.tum.de/246083 #UniversityLife 📷TUM
🌍 #ClimateChange is creating new ecosystems around the world. Scientists, including Tina Heger, show what these shifts mean for #conservation and why we should rethink how we protect nature in a changing world: go.tum.de/153818 #ecology #biodiversity A.Heddergott
#Munich Climate Week is coming up from October 19-25! TUM and UnternehmerTUM are joining with talks, workshops and events on #climateaction and #sustainable #innovation: munichclimateweek.com/event-calendar 📷Munich Climate Week 2026
How can lab-grown models deepen our understanding of the human body? Our latest TUM #ScienceGlossary takes a closer look at #organoids and artificial tissues and their potential for #biomedical research and #healthcare: go.tum.de/219479 #FutureOfMedicine 📷TUM CCC / M. Hebrok
Over 100 venues will open their doors for the 27th Long Night of #Munich #Museums on October 17. TUM will once again be part of the event, offering diverse insights into research, culture and history: t1p.de/LangeNacht2026 #architecture 📷muenchner. de
We greeted our first-year students at the Welcome@TUM event on the Garching #campus yesterday, kicking off the new #wintersemester together! 🤩16,750 new students are joining TUM this semester: go.tum.de/135862 📷️A.Heddergott
During the 1.000+ Project Week in April 2027, TUM master’s #students have the opportunity to work with companies, developing innovative solutions to real-world challenges. Apply by December 31: 1000plus.cit.tum.de #networking #innovation 📷️M.Oeder
How can #AI make our roads safer? Researchers at TUM and the BMW Group use connected #sensors at traffic lights and in cars to detect #traffichazards in real time and provide instant recommendations for road users: go.tum.de/736535 #roadsafety #mobility 📷A.Schmitz
Welcome to the new #wintersemester! 🤩 We wish all our #students a successful start and are very excited to greet our first-year students at today's Welcome@TUM event on the #Garching #campus, kicking off at 3:30 pm: go.tum.de/512647 📷️M.Kastl
Modern medicine increasingly relies on data. Our latest TUM #ScienceGlossary introduces #AI-assisted diagnostics, one example of how digital technologies are advancing #healthcare and #MedicalResearch: go.tum.de/219479 📷TUM CCC / B. Schuller
TUM and Sartorius are launching the #CellCulture #Biomanufacturing Lab (CCBM) that aims to provide state-of-the-art research infrastructure and a shared platform for #interdisciplinaryresearch, education, and collaboration with industry: go.tum.de/864920👏 📷M.Vahidinasab
As cars become increasingly autonomous, #cybersecurity becomes a safety issue. TUM researchers, including Sebastian Steinhorst, are exploring sensor and camera vulnerabilities to help protect #mobility systems from #cyberattacks: go.tum.de/317938 🚗 📷️A.Heddergott
Thanks to around 15,000 visitors who joined us at the #OpenHouse on the #Garching #campus on Saturday to explore labs, meet researchers, try experiments, and discover everything from #quantumtechnologies to the mysteries of the universe: go.tum.de/599077🚀 📷A.Eckert
The Munich-based #startup RobCo, founded by three former TUM #robotics students, is now the 24th unicorn to emerge from our #entrepreneurship ecosystem. 👏 It focuses on #AI-powered automation solutions for industrial manufacturing: go.tum.de/712730 📷️A.Griesch
A new app supports teachers in strengthening their #HealthLiteracy. Developed by TUM and AOK Bayern, it offers personalized exercises and resources based on a survey of 1,400 teachers: go.tum.de/481485 #HealthApp #SchoolCommunity 📷iStock / D. Zigic
Congratulations to TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor Francis Halzen on receiving the @nobelprize.org in Physics for his contributions to @icecubeneutrino.bsky.social and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin: go.tum.de/800108 👏 📷A. Heddergott
Meet Dirk Wilhelm, our newly appointed professor of #MedicalRobotics, in the latest NewIn episode. He develops #roboticsystems designed to support and relieve #medicalpersonnel in their daily work: go.tum.de/323148 ▶️ youtu.be/N1cYe1O5Juw #clinicalpractice #medicineofthefuture 📹️ProLehre
The new Center for #OrganoidSystems (COS) combines pioneering #biotech research to better understand the human body and accelerate therapies for #cancer, #diabetes, and #cardiovasculardiseases: go.tum.de/265203 #FutureOfMedicine #HightechAgendaBayern 📷A.Heddergott
To mark #WorldMentalHealthDay, the TUM Institute for #LifelongLearning will be offering a variety of events on the topic of #MentalHealth from October 7 to 9 for our employees, including workshops and yoga. Register now: go.tum.de/862099 📷 TUM
The #KinderUni returns to TUM this fall with five lectures for children ages 7–12 on AI, health, climate and fire science. 🤩 Applications open on October 5, with sign language interpretation for all lectures: go.tum.de/958105 📷️G. Pleynet / KinderUni München
Congratulations to Pascal Berberat on his appointment as TUM’s Executive Vice President for #Academic and #Student Affairs! 👏 He succeeds Gerhard Müller, who held the role for four terms since 2014: go.tum.de/824151 #ExecutiveBoard #HigherEducation 📷A. Eckert
Every patient is different, and medical care is increasingly taking those differences into account. Our TUM #scienceglossary turns to #medicine, starting with #precisionmedicine and its role in personalized #healthcare: go.tum.de/219479 📷️TUM CCC / B. Schuller
As the global debate on #AIgovernance intensifies, Urs Gasser, from our School of Social Sciences and Technology, shares his perspective on the opportunities, risks and #geopolitical implications of the US-China #AI race in this Deutsche Welle analysis. Watch now: t1p.de/DeutscheW 📷️DW
When food is scarce, male #pigeons take on a larger share of incubation, while females spend more time foraging. A TUM study shows how this flexible division of #ParentalCare helps keep nests attended almost continuously: go.tum.de/818465 @terrecolgroup.bsky.social 📷iStock/P. Molinari
TUM is now among the world’s top 25 #universities in the Times Higher Education rankings, adding to its top 25 position in the QS World University Rankings! 🎉 It also holds the number 1 spot among universities in the EU in both: go.tum.de/249303 #UniversityRankings 📷️A.Eckert/ CCC
Watch the new close-up episode as #DoctoralResearcher Nina Miller visits the SyNergy Cluster of Excellence, where researchers are exploring the causes of #NeurologicalDiseases and developing new #TherapeuticApproaches: youtu.be/METIE2bAp9s #FutureOfMedicine 📹️ProLehre, CCC
#DigitalGovernment is making progress, but expectations remain high. The new eGovernment MONITOR 2026 shows that 81% of users are satisfied with #DigitalPublicServices, yet only 15% feel their expectations are fully met: go.tum.de/657034 #GovTech iStock/ B. Szewczyk
A new partnership connects the TUM #innovation ecosystem in #Munich with NUSX in #Singapore!👏 NUS #startup teams will gain access to Munich, while UnternehmerTUM plans a presence in Singapore through TUM Venture Labs: go.tum.de/213029 #entrepreneurship 📷 NUS
Join the kick-off event of “2036 – Healthy with #AI?” on October 7! Featuring Alena Buyx, the event explores the impact of AI on #healthcare, responsibility, fairness, and society. Register now: gesund-mit-ki.de/veranstaltung #FutureOfMedicine 📷M1 - Munich #Medicine Alliance
A soft robotic #exosuit developed at TUM helps older adults stand up and walk more efficiently. In a study, 10 participants completed sit-to-stand movements faster with the suit’s assistance: go.tum.de/190389 #robotics #AssistiveTechnology 📷A.Heddergott
How can institutions learn and adapt in times of rapid technological change? In Science's new Expert Voices series, Urs Gasser will regularly share insights on governance, #AI, law, and #publicpolicy: t1p.de/vo0f3
Finding the right support can be challenging for #FemaleFounders. TUM is one of 17 institutions in #Munich joining forces in the new #WomenEntrepreneurs Alliance to make existing programs, coaching, networks and funding easier to navigate: go.tum.de/459473 📷iStock/. shock
Oliver Lieleg, professor of #Biopolymer Materials, and his team developed a glue made from mistletoe berries. It bonds materials like wood, metal and glass and could make repairs and #recycling easier, particularly for #electronicdevices: go.tum.de/414897 📷A.Heddergott
💡Explore the world’s largest #AIChip, trace the Big Bang, and hear #NobelLaureate Reinhard Genzel speak on black holes, all at the #OpenHouse on October 3 at the #Garching Research #Campus: go.tum.de/595384 📷️A.Heddergott, A. Eckert
Congratulations to Wolfgang A. Wall, professor of #NumericalMechanics, on receiving the #UNIPRENEURS Award! 👏 He supports researchers in turning scientific ideas into companies and has co-founded two spin-offs: go.tum.de/997235 #entrepreneurship 📷 T.Upchurch