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NewIn: Julian Grünewald

Curing heart disease with CRISPR

In the first episode of the video format "NewIn", we introduce Julian Grünewald. The newly appointed Professor of Gene...

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Sustainability project Synergy Fuels

Funding for research on climate-neutral fuels

Together with partners from industry and science, six professorships at our Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and...

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Biophysik-Labor der TUM TUM in Rankings

QS World University Rankings

Ranked among the top 25 in five subjects

In the QS World University Rankings by Subject TUM ranks among the 25 best universities worldwide in five subjects. TUM is...

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Applying the principle of photosynthesis

Highly efficient generation of energy from sunlight

To enable new sustainable processes which in the future may produce syngas (synthetic gas) for the large-scale chemical...

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What drives us: President Thomas F. Hofmann about TUM

Research and innovations for society, innovative teaching and continuing education: This is how we shape a sustainable future, relying on the intelligence of the entire university and working closely with global partners to do so.

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Our research goals

Understanding the essential foundations of life

We explore which fundamental forces and mechanisms shaped the universe and how its galaxies, stars and planets developed - and how life originated.

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Maintaining health and targeting diseases

How will we treat serious illnesses in the future and how can we make reliable diagnoses more quickly? We address these questions with the latest technologies and methods.

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Shaping a sustainable living environment

We combine all our expertise to slow down climate change and create sustainable places to live and work.

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Creating new materials and manufacturing technologies

High-precision sensors on a quantum basis and new systems for storing energy - we develop digital manufacturing technologies and sustainable process engineering.

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Pioneering digital transformation for a secure future

We develop secure digital technologies that make life and work easier. Our goal is to find solutions to questions of digital change and to constantly drive them forward.

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Responsible research and innovation in service of society

The technological progress that we help to shape should benefit people and society in the sense of "human-centered engineering".

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Students walking through the entrance hall of the newly finished building for the TUM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on the Garching campus (Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM).

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"I am a problem solver"

Nikita Jayswal, alumna and sustainability expert

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We are TUM – the podcast of our university

In our podcast series, we regularly talk to the people who make up our university: From top researchers, students and faculty to the "hidden champions" behind the scenes.

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