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TUM has again moved upward in the THE World University Rankings by Subject and is now among the world’s 23 best universities for natural sciences. It ranks 35th in life sciences which… [read more]

Petra Först received a new professorship in Food Process Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in October. In this short interview, she talks about what she is currently… [read more]

A central task of universities is to train the next generation of scientists, practitioners and multipliers who, based on scientifically sound knowledge and methods, actively contribute to… [read more]

All interested parties are cordially invited to the Technical University of Munich’s (TUM) first Sustainability Day. Together, we will set out on the path to a more sustainable university. … [read more]

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have opened a sample of lager beer that was stored at constant room temperature for over 140 years. The beer, brewed in 1885, was… [read more]

Prof. Aurélien Tellier, Professorship for Population Genetics (TUM), was awarded the Ctibor Blattný Medal at the occasion of the XXII congress of the Czech Society for Plant Protection in… [read more]

Dr. Peter Schad, Chair of Soil Science (TUM), was awarded the Guy Smith Medal on 2 August 2022 during the XXII. World Congress of Soil Science in Glasgow. The medal is assigned by the… [read more]

Forest ecosystems are central to life on Earth. However, forest ecosystems worldwide are undergoing rapid transformation. Prof. Rupert Seidl, Professor of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest… [read more]

Malnutrition is a key challenge not only in African countries. As an international study now shows, egg powder is a food with great potential to improve the nutritional situation of children… [read more]

Only very few drugs show significant benefit across the general patient population due to imprecise targeting. As a consequence, often symptoms of a disease rather than its molecular cause… [read more]