Settings
Design

If you use one of the color modes, the TUM website and its elements will be displayed in either dark or light.

The settings are stored on your computer and not transferred to the server.

All News

The latest from studies, research and campus life.

View our events

Filter by categories (multiple selection possible):

4/2/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

1981 Nobel Prize-winning model confirmed correct

Proof for theory of visual perception

A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled. Researchers at TUM have succeeded in observing the visual information flow from neuron to neuron. Their findings confirm the validity of the 1981 Nobel Prize-winning model by David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel, which had remained controversial in some aspects.

Learn more
Research
4/1/2026

Podcast "We are TUM"

A look inside the School of Medicine and Health

In this episode of "We are TUM", we take a closer look at the TUM School of Medicine and Health, which was founded in 2023 as part of our university’s structural reform. Founding Dean Stephanie E. Combs shares insights into how the School was established and how it is developing. We are also joined by Orkan Okan and doctoral researcher Helena Engel. Orkan Okan explains the role of prevention and health literacy in society and healthcare, while Helena Engel offers insights into her work at the interface between science and elite sport.

Learn more
Teaching Studies Research Community
Close-up of green asparagus sprouting from the soil.
3/31/2026
Reading time: 2 Min.

Digitalisation in Agriculture

Teaching robots to harvest asparagus

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are developing a harvesting robot for asparagus. They programmed a prototype that detects and localizes ripe green asparagus, moving at a commercially attractive speed. Further testing is planned to develop the harvest ability of the robot.

Learn more
Research
3/27/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

TUM researchers uncover how solar cells age and develop solution

Making perovskite solar cells weather-resistant

Perovskite solar cells are widely seen as the next big leap in photovoltaics. These devices use a special class of crystalline materials that convert sunlight into electricity with exceptional efficiency. However, their sensitivity to temperature swings has slowed their path to our rooftops. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Cluster of Excellence e-conversion have now identified why these promising materials lose their performance – and how they can be stabilized.

Learn more
Research Sustainability Energy
Two elderly people riding electric bikes
3/26/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

Study at TUM University Hospital finds sharp rise in e-bike crashes

E-bike crashes especially dangerous for older men

Since 2023, more e-bikes have been sold in Germany than conventional bicycles. But the number of crashes has been rising just as sharply. Doctors at The Technical University of Munich’s TUM University Hospital analyzed patterns in e-bike crashes and found that older men face a particularly high risk of serious injury. The data also revealed clear patterns in the underlying risk factors.

Learn more
Research
Researchers in a lab.
3/25/2026
Reading time: 2 Min.

QS World University Rankings by Subject

TUM among the top 20 in engineering and natural sciences

TUM has once again been ranked among the top 20 universities in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, both in engineering (16th) and in natural sciences (19th). In the rankings for five individual subjects, it places among the top 25. In eight other subjects, it ranks in the top 50 universities.

Learn more
TUM in Rankings
3/24/2026
Reading time: 1 Min.

Media tip: ZDF Moma Future

Nanorobots train stem cells

Researchers at TUM are using nanorobots to reliably and precisely transform stem cells into bone cells. Berna Özkale Edelmann and Chen Wang explain to Moritz Neuß from ZDF Moma Future how this works.

Learn more
TUM in the media
3/23/2026
Reading time: 8 Min.

Technologies for sustainable space travel

Resource efficiency in space

From lower-emission propulsion systems and servicing robots to photobioreactors for autonomous life support, researchers at TUM are developing technologies to make spaceflight more sustainable. They aim to balance growth with responsibility and ensure the long-term use of the orbit.

Learn more
TUM Magazine Research Entrepreneurship Sustainability
A team in a meeting.
3/19/2026
Reading time: 2 Min.

New program for spin-offs from the social sciences

Research with greater impact

Not all ideas from the social sciences that have the potential to improve society make it into practice. Through the new Catalyst GER program, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will support research teams that aim to achieve sustainable societal impact through a spin-off or other forms of knowledge transfer.

Learn more
President Entrepreneurship
Prof. Leonie Sundmacher
3/19/2026
Reading time: 4 Min.

Prof. Leonie Sundmacher on the role of research in health policy

“The German health care system requires especially robust evidence”

Leonie Sundmacher is Professor of Health Economics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and serves on several scientific advisory bodies to the German federal government, including the German Advisory Council on Health and Care. In this interview, she talks about what it is like to help shape health policy as a researcher and about the work of the Munich Center for Health Economics and Policy (M-CHEP).

Learn more
Research
Loader

Contact

Corporate Communications Center
Public Relations Team
Arcisstraße 21
80333 Munich
Tel. 089/289-22778
Fax 089/289-23388
pressespam prevention@tum.de

Team

Further information

HSTS