Press releases
TUM launches Public Science Lab
Research becomes public
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has founded the TUM Public Science Lab, which will involve people from all areas of society in research. It will thus incorporate previously unconsidered perspectives and expertise. In this way, the lab aims to identify issues that have a decisive influence on coexistence and to point out ways for public decision-making processes and sustainable innovations.
TUM Senate
Chiara Manfletti is the new Chair of the Senate
Prof. Chiara Manfletti is the new Chair of the Senate of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). She was elected to the body for the first time in the summer elections and was elected Chairwoman by the Senate members at its constituent meeting.
EXplained: e-conversion with Jennifer Rupp and Ian Sharp
Research for a sustainable energy future
In our video series “EXplained,” we present the seven clusters of excellence with which our university is entering the next funding phase of the Excellence Competition. This episode focuses on the e-conversion cluster, whose speakers at TUM are Prof. Jennifer Rupp and Prof. Ian Sharp.
Number 27 in THE rankings
TUM once again named best university in the EU
In the new rankings by Times Higher Education (THE), the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is ranked 27th, once again making it the best university in the European Union.
Award for research into organometallic framework compounds
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for TUM honorary doctor Kitagawa
The Japanese materials researcher and TUM honorary doctor Prof. Susumu Kitagawa has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is being honored for his research on organometallic framework compounds, as announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
OneTutor startup supports students with AI-powered chat and quizzes
Successful study with AI
Asking for clarification during lectures and getting precise answers within seconds or being quizzed on the material on the go with questions tailored to individual needs: this is made possible by the startup OneTutor, established at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The digital study tool is already being used at 30 universities. In a pilot phase, students made intensive use of OneTutor and achieved better exam results than their fellow students who did not use the system.
Anniversary ceremony for the Munich School of Politics and Public Policy
75 years in the service of democracy
The Munich School of Politics and Public Policy (HfP) was founded 75 years ago with the aim of strengthening democracy. During this time, it has made a significant contribution to political education in Bavaria. For a good ten years now, the HfP, with TUM as its host university, has been investigating the interactions between politics and technology, thereby enabling society to meet the challenges facing democracy today. The anniversary was celebrated in the Bavarian State Parliament.
EXplained: TransforM with Sebastian Pfotenhauer
Systematically linking technology and society
In our "EXplained" video series, we introduce the seven Clusters of Excellence at our university. This time, we take a look at the third newly funded cluster, TransforM, whose spokesperson is Prof. Sebastian Pfotenhauer from the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology.
Dependence of tipping points in the global system
Four central climate components are losing stability
Four of the most important interconnected parts of the Earth's climate system are losing stability. This is shown by an international scientific study based on observational data published in Nature Geoscience. The researchers succeeded in highlighting the warning signals for destabilization of the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the Amazon rainforest, and the South American monsoon system.
New TUM teaching building in Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen to go into operation in winter semester 2025
TUM Aerospace Campus grows rapidly
This is another milestone on the way to becoming the largest university campus for aerospace and geodesy in Europe: just in time for the new winter semester, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has spacious lecture and seminar rooms with room for around 2500 students at its Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen site. The new buildings were presented to the public on Wednesday.