Press releases
TUM coordinates project on long-term sequelae of coronavirus in children and adolescents
New network for Long Covid treatment and research
The Federal Ministry of Health recently announced nearly 45 million euros in funding for four projects addressing the long-term sequelae of Covid-19 in children and adolescents. This includes the PEDNET-LC consortium, which is being coordinated at the Technical University of Munich’s TUM University Hospital. The consortium will receive 41 million euros in funding. As part of the project, 20 specialized comprehensive care centers (CCCs) for children and adolescents with Long Covid and related diseases are established nationwide and new research infrastructures on this topic will be implemented.
QS World University Rankings by Subject
TUM among the top 20 worldwide in natural sciences and engineering
In the renowned QS World University Rankings by Subject, TUM is among the top 20 universities in the world for the first time in both natural sciences (18th place) and engineering & technology (19th place). In the rankings for six individual subjects, it ranks in the top 25. In six other subjects it places among the top 50 universities.
Pioneering educational project by TUM and the Roland Berger Foundation
Supporting socially disadvantaged children with AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) will shape the future - but not all children have the same opportunities to learn how to use it. A unique educational project by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Roland Berger Foundation (RBS) addresses precisely this issue: Socially disadvantaged schoolchildren are to develop AI skills at an early age in order to actively shape the digital future.
Interaction of exoskeleton and electrical stimulation
Regaining mobility quickly after a stroke
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a system that helps patients learn to move their paralyzed arms and hands quickly after a stroke. This requires targeted stimulation of the muscles in the forearm and the support of an exoskeleton. Twenty-four stroke patients have already tested the system at the Schön Klinik Bad Aibling.
Autonomous vehicle thinks for itself
Robot Jack moves like a human
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a wheeled robot that makes its way through a crowd of people safely and without hesitation. A computer on board predicts the movement of people in the vicinity and how they are likely to react to the robot. From this, it calculates the fastest route. Similar algorithms could also be used for humanoid robots or autonomous driving to enable safe interaction between robots and humans.
Award for study on pain perception in chicken embryos
Animal welfare research prize for TUM researchers
A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has made a contribution to German animal welfare legislation with research into the pain sensation of chicken embryos: For animal welfare reasons, the destruction of eggs as part of the sexing of chicken embryos has been banned from the 13th day of hatching since 2024. The TUM researchers are awarded the Felix Wankel Animal Welfare Research Prize 2025 for this commitment.
Now in use at first school in North Rhine-Westphalia
AI-based math: individualized support for schoolchildren
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Cologne have developed an AI-based learning system that recognizes strengths and weaknesses in mathematics by tracking eye movements with a webcam to generate problem-solving hints. This enables teachers to provide significantly more children with individualized support.
Training neural networks more efficiently
New method significantly reduces AI energy consumption
The enormous computing resources needed to train neural networks for artificial intelligence (AI) result in massive power consumption. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that is 100 times faster and therefore much more energy efficient. Instead of taking an iterative approach, the parameters are computed directly based on probabilities. The results so far are comparable in quality to existing iterative methods.
Gentler and more efficient than previous procedures
A method to purify proteins with light
Proteins play a key role in the life sciences — from basic research and biotechnological applications to the development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that relies on physics rather than conventional chemistry to obtain the proteins that are needed for this purpose. Using short-wave, UV light invisible to humans, they have succeeded in purifying proteins from cell extracts or cultures. This technique is more efficient and gentler than previous methods.
Fertilization affects the plant immune system
Why too much nitrogen is harmful to plants
Even for plants, there can be too much of a good thing. When nitrogen levels are too high, for example due to excessive fertilization, plants become more susceptible to certain diseases. However, the exact reasons are not yet fully understood. A group of researchers involving the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now taken the first steps towards answering this question. They identified a small protein (peptide) that makes the plant resistant to certain bacteria. However, its effect is limited when there is a high nitrogen supply.