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Prof. Wolfgang A. Wall erhält UNIPRENEURS-Preis

9/22/2026

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Award for Commitment to Technology Transfer

Prof. Wolfgang A. Wall receives UNIPRENEURS Award

Wolfgang A. Wall, professor of numerical mechanics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is being awarded the UNIPRENEURS Award for his commitment to helping researchers turn scientific ideas into new companies. The initiative honors university faculty members who support students and researchers on their path to becoming independent entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurship

From an elevated vantage point, you can see a crowd of people on the ground floor of a building. Some people are talking, while others are walking around and looking about. You can see a tube slide leading from the upper floors down to the ground floor.

9/22/2026

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Entdecken. Checken. Wissen.

Open House at the Garching Research Campus

Listen to a Nobel laureate, follow the traces of the Big Bang, marvel at the world’s largest AI chip—on October 3, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., you can experience all this and more at the Garching Research Campus Open House. The Technical University of Munich (TUM), together with more than 30 other institutions and companies, will showcase the work being done at the research campus.

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Campus news

9/17/2026

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TUM ranks in the global top 20 in four subjects

Shanghai Subject Rankings: TUM tops Germany 22 times

According to the prestigious Shanghai Rankings, TUM is a global leader in research in several fields. It ranks among the best 20 universities in agricultural sciences, medical technology, remote sensing and robotics. In four other subjects, it makes it into the top 50. In a Germany-wide comparison, TUM ranks first in 22 disciplines – more than any other university.

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Research TUM in Rankings

9/16/2026

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Supplements on Social Media

“Most people do not need dietary supplements”

It is almost impossible to avoid advertisements for dietary supplements on social media. They are heavily promoted and often presented as cure-alls. At the same time, platforms such as Instagram and TikTok have become major sources of misinformation. Hans Hauner, nutrition specialist and Senior Professor at the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine (EKFZ) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), explains which supplements may be beneficial and when they can pose health risk.

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Research Medicine

A group of people is standing in front of the new building at the topping-out ceremony for the Center for Digital Medicine and Health.

9/15/2026

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Topping-out ceremony marks progress on the construction project

Center for Digital Medicine and Health expands

At the TUM University Hospital Rechts der Isar, the Center for Digital Medicine and Health (ZDGM) is emerging as a new interdisciplinary research hub at the intersection of medicine, computer science, data science, and artificial intelligence. Under the direction of Munich’s State Building Authority 2, the new building is visibly taking shape. An important milestone was reached today with the topping-out ceremony.

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Research Artificial Intelligence Medicine President

A man is standing in the foreground wearing a white lab coat and speaking into the camera. He is standing in front of a large white chamber with a display on the door. Purple light can be seen shining from inside the chamber.

9/10/2026

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Media tip: Bayerischer Rundfunk

Climate chambers at TUM campus Weihenstephan

There are eight climate chambers on TUM’s Freising-Weihenstephan campus—what are climate chambers, and what kind of research is being conducted there? In this report, Bayerischer Rundfunk speaks with researchers and the scientific director of the climate chambers.

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Research TUM in the media

Deutscher Gründerpreis für TUM-Ausgründung DeepDrive

9/10/2026

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Award for highly efficient in-wheel motors

German Founders Award for TUM Spin-off DeepDrive

DeepDrive, a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has won the 2026 German Founders Award in the “Rising Star” category. The company has developed a novel electric motor technology designed to make electric vehicles more efficient, more sustainable, and more affordable. DeepDrive was founded by graduates of TUM.

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Entrepreneurship Mobility

Professor Jürgen Geist and two members of his team in a boat on a lake.

9/9/2026

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Nature-like fishways

Long-lost fish species rediscovered in another section of the Inn River

The Danube gudgeon had been considered extinct in the Inn River for more than 100 years. Only a few years ago, the highly endangered species was rediscovered there. Now, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have documented the fish in another section of the Inn. The finding emerged from a joint research project with hydropower operator VERBUND examining the effects of nature-like fishways on fish populations and river ecology.

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Research Sustainability

9/8/2026

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Average skills in international comparison

PISA scores at a new low

Young people in Germany are achieving their lowest scores in science, reading and mathematics since the PISA studies started. As a result, Germany now ranks only at the average level of OECD countries. About one-fifth of 15-year-olds lack sufficient basic skills in any of the three areas. The correlation between young people’s science skills and their families’ socioeconomic status is stronger than ever before.

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Research

9/7/2026

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Munich launch vehicle reaches Earth orbit on second flight

Spectacular Success for TUM Spin-off Isar Aerospace

A historic achievement for space startup Isar Aerospace: On just its second launch attempt, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) spin-off successfully placed its Spectrum launch vehicle and payload into Earth orbit. The milestone marks a major step toward establishing independent European access to space for the company based in Ottobrunn near Munich.

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