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5/8/2026

Advisory and Supervisory Board of the Deutsches Museum TUM

TUM President Hofmann to Chair the Board of Trustees

The Deutsches Museum has a new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, President of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is taking over the leadership of the museum's highest decision-making body. He had previously served as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees. After eight years, he succeeds Prof. Andreas Biagosch, who did not seek another term as required by the bylaws.

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President Community Public Engagement
5/7/2026
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CHE University Ranking 2026 in Business Administration and Business Informatics

Students Give TUM Outstanding Ratings

TUM students are exceptionally satisfied with the quality of teaching and study conditions in Business Administration and Information Systems. In the new CHE University Ranking 2026, they give their university outstanding marks. This also counts for TUM Campus Heilbronn.

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TUM in Rankings Studies Community
5/5/2026
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Tool for Better Control of Stem Cell Development

Reading Genetic Activity from Living Cells without Destroying Them

Until now, studying the genetic processes in cells required destroying them - making it impossible to observe these processes over extended periods of time. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz Munich has developed a new method to repeatedly obtain up-to-date genetic information from living cells. In the future, this will enable better monitoring of stem cells for therapies or the effects of drugs within cells.

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Research
Exterior view of the StudiTUM House at Trogerstraße 12, showing a light-colored historic building with wooden-framed windows connected to a modern extension. In the foreground, a paved walkway leads to an accessible entrance with steps and a ramp, surrounded by trees and landscaped green areas.
5/4/2026
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StudiTUM House opens at TUM University Hospital

“A place that inspires”

Creating space for creativity, collaboration, and concentration – this is the mission of the student-managed StudiTUM Houses at the Technical University of Munich. The fourth such house was built on the grounds of the TUM University Hospital at a historic location on Trogerstraße. As of today, it is open to all TUM students.

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Studies Campus news Community
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
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