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Group photo of the finalist teams
4/30/2026
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Global Sustainability Challenge

TUM team wins global competition

A solar-powered cooling system for remote regions and a concept for predicting bark beetle infestation: these start-up concepts for food security and the protection of forests were each awarded first prize in their category at the Global Sustainability Challenge. They were selected from a field of more than 3,500 participants representing 91 countries. The final took place as part of the TUM Sustainability Day.

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Entrepreneurship Sustainability Community
TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann in conversation with exhibitors
4/30/2026
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TUM Sustainability Day 2026

Shaping sustainability together

In times of global crises, sustainability sometimes falls out of the public spotlight. Yet it forms the basis for future life and is considered a central technological and transformation task. At this year's TUM Sustainability Day on the Garching campus, students, researchers, TUM employees and international partners showed how sustainability can be transferred from idea to practice through concrete solutions and concepts.

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Entrepreneurship Sustainability Community
Eine weiß gekleidete Person zieht einen Rahmen aus einem Bienenstock. Bienen sind am und um den Rahmen herum, im Rahmen befinden sich gefüllte Honigwaben.
4/29/2026
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The „Urban Bee Concept“

How can honeybees and wild bees coexist in cities?

The rising popularity of urban beekeeping has raised concerns about honeybee well-being and the impact they might have on wild bee populations in cities. A collaborative study of beekeepers, political stakeholders and research institutions, including researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the “Urban Bee Concept” which includes measures to foster co-existence between honeybees and wild bees in cities.

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Research Sustainability
Foto von Unterholz im Amazonas
4/28/2026
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Study highlights climate role of Amazon understory trees

Rainforests can buffer rising CO2 in the short term — but this comes at a cost

Tropical forests are among the world’s most important carbon sinks. A study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Vienna, and Brazil’s National Institute for Amazonian Research suggests that even small understory trees can temporarily store more CO₂ as atmospheric CO₂ levels rise. However, their long-term capacity to sequester carbon may be constrained by nutrient limitations, potentially reducing this ability.

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Research Sustainability
Michael Mehringer (Mitte) mit Prof. Simon Jacob (l.) und Prof. Bernhard Meyer
4/27/2026
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Brain-computer interface: restoring agency with AI

The power of the mind

Michael Mehringer is paralyzed from the neck down. Together with a team of neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, robotics experts, and AI researchers, he is working to gain more autonomy through a brain-computer interface.

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TUM Magazine Research Artificial Intelligence
4/24/2026
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Beijing Robot Half Marathon

TUM team won the “Best International Team Award”

At the half-marathon race for humanoid robots in Beijing, the team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) won the prize for best international team. The robot, entered into the race by TUM Professor Gordon Cheng, completed the 21-kilometre course in 3 hours and 35 minutes. This made it the best team from outside China, finishing in 39th place overall. Around half of the 124 participants had to withdraw.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
4/23/2026
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Anniversary of the Versuchsanstalt Obernach founded by Oskar von Miller

100 Years of Water Research at TUM

For 100 years, the Versuchsanstalt Obernach of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has been dedicated to water research. Founded by science pioneer Oskar von Miller, the test facility focuses on advancing hydropower and, increasingly, on questions related to climate impact research and prevention for people and nature.

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President Research Energy
View of Warsaw
4/22/2026
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European Union Week

“One of the best decisions I ever made as a student”

At European Union Week, students discover how valuable and enriching it is to be part of the European Union. Events are held at TUM and nine partner universities.

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TUM Magazine Studies Community
4/20/2026
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Alisa Machner and Georgia Samaras receive Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Teaching with expertise and personality

The unity of research and teaching is what defines universities. And it is the combination of academic excellence, didactic skill, and personal commitment that defines good teaching. This is exemplified by TUM lecturers Alisa Machner and Georgia Samaras, who have now been honored with the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts’ Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

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Teaching Studies Community
4/17/2026
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TUM and BGZ cooperation at Campus Garching

Research on the storage and disposal of radioactive waste

The federal state-owned Gesellschaft für Zwischenlagerung (BGZ) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will in the future conduct joint research on the safe interim storage and disposal of radioactive waste. A corresponding "Joint Lab BGZ" was launched on Thursday at TUM Campus Garching.

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