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Today marks the launch of a special exhibition at Munich’s Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism presenting the history of the Technische Hochschule München (THM), which is now TUM, during the Nazi era. Prof. Winfried Nerdinger, founding director of the center and TUM Emeritus of Excellence, explains in this interview how students took action against Jewish professors, why THM was honored as an “exemplary war company” and why even scientists who were not National Socialists were willing to perform research for the regime.

For a while, it seemed like we knew everything there was to know about hydroelectric power. Now, however, researchers from 26 institutions across Europe are joining forces to investigate the impact of hydroelectric power plants on different ecosystems. Project Manager Prof. Peter Rutschmann from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) tells us why they are using ultrasound to track fish, how hydroelectric power plant operators can benefit from the insights and how this project can help resolve the conflict between ecologically friendly electricity production and nature conservation.

The legacy of the 1972 Summer Olympics goes into a new future: The Free State of Bavaria is investing 143 million euros to make Central University Sports (ZHS), in which all Munich students participate, and the Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) internationally competitive. Science Minister Prof. Marion Kiechle and TUM President Prof. Wolfgang A. Today Herrmann laid the foundation stone for a building complex of superlatives.

Karl Max von Bauernfeind was the first Director of what is today the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He had just turned 50 when he opened the new "Polytechnic School Munich" in 1868. Thus TUM's 150th anniversary year also marks the 200th anniversary of Bauernfeind's birth. Yesterday TUM held a memorial service during which President Prof. Wolfgang A. Herrmann placed a wreath at Bauernfeind's tomb in Munich's Old North Cemetery.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is launching a new Bachelor's curriculum and six new Master's curricula in the upcoming winter semester. This includes the first two degree programs from the TUM School of Management at the new Heilbronn campus and one at the Straubing Campus for Biotechnology and Sustainability, which has been completely integrated in TUM since October 2017. Online applications are possible.

Last night, computer engineer Prof. Marco Caccamo was awarded a Humboldt Professorship, Germany´s most prestigious research award. The Federal Minister for Education and Research, Anja Karliczek, and the President of the Humboldt Foundation (AvH), Hans-Christian Pape, presented the award at a ceremony in Berlin. Caccamo is the sixth Humboldt Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), making TUM the university with the most Humboldt Professorships overall.

The differences within the European Union have recently become more evident than ever before, in most cases in the form of conflicts. How can this diversity be turned into a strength? To discuss this issue, the TUM School of Management is hosting the second "European Union Week" with guests from Hungary and Greece. The opening address will be held on May 14 by Nadja Hirsch, MEP.

Mixed forests are more productive than monocultures. This is true on all five continents, and particularly in regions with high precipitation. These findings from an international overview study, in which the Technical University of Munich (TUM) participated, are highly relevant for forest science and forest management on a global scale.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has been awarded top grades by its students. For the latest ranking of the Centre for Higher Education (CHE), they were asked to rate their study experience in terms of numerous criteria. TUM scored multiple top grades in all assessed fields of study. The results for the School of Medicine were particularly impressive.

Pore-forming toxins are common bacterial poisons. They attack organisms by introducing holes in cell membranes. A team of scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now unraveled the mechanism of action for one of these toxins. The findings could help combat associated diseases and advance crop protection.