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Between sunshine and storm clouds: a striking view of the #Garching #campus. ☁️⚡We hope you're staying cool and enjoying the summer. Thanks to Gopi Mehta for the campus #PhotoOfTheMonth for July! If you took a great campus photo as well, send us your #tumcampuspic to social-media@tum.de 📧
Europe’s forests are under pressure. 🌲TUM researchers found unprecedented #biomass loss since 2018, highlighting the growing impact of #drought, #barkbeetles, and other forest disturbances on the #climate: go.tum.de/226538 #SatelliteData @esaclimate.bsky.social @eoem-tum.bsky.social 📷️S.Kissel
Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018
Since 2018, European forests have undergone an unprecedented biomass decline, which may also affect the achievement of the EU's climate targets.
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Meet Daria Gritsenko, our newly appointed Professor of #AlgorithmicGovernance and #PublicPolicy, in the latest NewIn episode! She explores how algorithmic decision-making is transforming government and democracy: go.tum.de/164367 ▶️ youtu.be/_DMHG4sRf-Q #algorithms @hfp.tum.de 📹️ProLehre 📷️️A.Eckert
How algorithms change public decision-making
In this episode of “NewIn,” we meet Daria Gritsenko. The new professor of Algorithmic Governance and Public Policy examines how digital technologies are reshaping government and how algorithmic decisi...
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Researchers at TUM visualized underground plant–fungal networks in #3D for the first time. The method reveals roots and #fungal structures in their natural soil environment and could support research on more drought-resilient crops: go.tum.de/165444 📷iStock/ weisschr
3D Imaging Reveals Underground Plant–Fungal Networks
A new TUM method reveals how plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi interact in soil, offering insights for climate-resilient and drought-tolerant crops.
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The #MSWissenschaft, a floating science center featuring hands-on and interactive exhibitions, will be in #Heilbronn from July 31 to August 3!🚢Come aboard and discover how researchers are shaping the #medicine of tomorrow: ms-wissenschaft.de/en 📷️Wissenschaft im Dialog
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PISA is one of the most widely followed and debated #EducationalAssessments. Ahead of the release of Germany’s latest #PISA results in September, experts at TUM fact-check five misconceptions about the survey: go.tum.de/697878 📷A.Eckert
Five misconceptions about the PISA studies
The PISA study series is one of the most widely debated scientific assessments worldwide. Yet, misconceptions persist. Here is a fact-check for five of them.
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What if traffic could adapt to changing conditions in real time? 🚗 Discover how #IntelligentTransportationSystems (ITS) help optimize traffic flow and make #mobility smarter in our latest TUM #ScienceGlossary entry: go.tum.de/749067 📷️TUM CCC / K. Bogenberger, G. Wulfhorst
At Mini-Munich, children become entrepreneurs, researchers, and decision-makers while building their own city. Supported by experts from TUM and #Munich's leading research institutions. Join in from August 3-21: t1p.de/okqt2 💡 #PublicEngagement 📷️Kultur & Spielraum e.V.
English - Die Spielstadt für Kinder und Jugendliche
Mini-Munich is a play city for children aged 9 to 15 and the largest summer cultural program for Children in Munich. Within a carefully designed urban setting
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Around 350 elementary #schoolchildren from across Bavaria gathered at TUM’s #OlympicPark #campus to kick off Bavaria’s 2026 School Sports Week with a morning of #sportsactivities alongside Olympic and Paralympic athletes: go.tum.de/485885 🏃♀️🏅 📷M.Balk
Elementary school children embrace the Olympic spirit
About 350 elementary school students from all over Bavaria celebrated the School Sports Festival on the TUM campus in the Olympiapark.
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The MCube #mobility cluster is launching MOSAIQ, a project to temporarily transform streets and public spaces in Schwabing-West and Moosach.🌳New #greenspaces, safer crossings, and cycling amenities will be created as part of a collaborative process with local residents: go.tum.de/944687 📷️C.Mayer
MCube MOSAIQ begins street redesign projects in the Schwabing-West and Moosach neighborhoods
The MCube mobility cluster is launching the MOSAIQ project to temporarily redesign selected street sections and squares in Schwabing-West and Moosach.
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We are expanding its strategic partnership with the Computer Science and AI Laboratory at MIT to advance #Robotics and #AI research. Joint projects will focus on AI-powered robotics, with researchers spending time at both institutions to develop and test new technologies: go.tum.de/417479 📷️TUM
TUM and MIT are expanding their strategic partnership in the fields of AI and robotics. The Bavarian Ministry of Science is providing 1.6 million.
TUM and MIT are expanding their strategic partnership in the fields of AI and robotics. The Bavarian Ministry of Science is providing 1.6 million.
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Congratulations to Lukas Burgholzer on winning this year's #YoungTalent Award at the Bavarian Hightech Award!👏He develops open-source software with the goal to make #quantumcomputing accessible to everyone t1p.de/Hightechprizes #HightechAgendaBayern 📷️A. König
Meet our #alumna Nina Böhm. After studying #InformationSystems and earning her doctorate at TUM, she now helps shape the #DigitalFuture of #Munich’s public administration as a #Digitalization Strategist: go.tum.de/715617 📷️M.Kofler
How can cities like #Munich become more accessible for everyone? 🏙️ As cities continue to grow and evolve, #urbanmobility is becoming increasingly important. Learn more in the latest TUM #scienceglossary: go.tum.de/749067 📷️TUM CCC / K. Bogenberger, G. Wulfhorst
Congrats to Francis H. Arnold and Tao Zhang on receiving the Dr. Karl Wamsler #Innovation Award from TUM and Clariant for their outstanding achievements in #catalysis research, including biocatalysis and white #biotechnology: go.tum.de/549571 👏 📷️A. Heddergott
Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award honors Frances H. Arnold and Tao Zhang
TUM and Clariant have presented the Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award for the tenth time. The award was presented to Frances H. Arnold and Tao Zhang.
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Researchers at the TUM Campus Straubing developed a process for producing crucial #aminoacids from #carbondioxide, #hydrogen, and #renewableenergy. Over time, this could enable more efficient land use and sustainable amino acid production: go.tum.de/967922 📷J.Winter
Turning solar power into protein
TUM researchers have developed a method to produce crucial amino acids from carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and renewable energy.
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We are proud to contribute! 👏 At TUM's #OlympicPark #campus, #Munich, Bavaria and TUM presented plans for a potential Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games bid to representatives of Germany's sports federations: go.tum.de/884815 #olympics #SportsScience 📷️A. Heddergott
Making the case for Munich's Olympic bid
On July 21, representatives of Germany’s leading sports federations gathered at the TUMs Olympic Park campus to learn about Munich’s Olympic bid concept.
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Low-skilled workers are less likely to join employer-sponsored training than their more highly skilled colleagues. Participation is mainly driven by expected #careerprospects and job satisfaction: go.tum.de/940562 #SkillsDevelopment 📷iStock/ monkeybusinessimages
Why low-skilled workers are less likely to participate in continuing education
Low-skilled workers are less likely to participate in employer-sponsored continuing education programs than their more highly skilled colleagues.
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The #EuroTeQ Course Catalogue for winter semester 2026/27 is now open! #Students can apply for courses offered by EuroTeQ partner #universities. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Apply now: go.tum.de/587322 📷EuroTeQ
Cooking, tasting and talking about science: Students in TUM's Science Snack project use shared meals to explore how nutrition can influence #GutHealth and #ColorectalCancer prevention: go.tum.de/486148 #PublicEngagement 📷️F. Vogl
Can cooking help prevent colorectal cancer?
Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Nutrition, Microbiome, Science Communication, Gut Health
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TUM and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation signed a funding agreement for a new #chipdesign specialization within the master's programm #InformationEngineering at our campus #Heilbronn, starting in winter 2026/27: go.tum.de/681678 #AIApplications 📷M.Stark
TUM Campus Heilbronn strengthens its expertise in chip design
TUM and Dieter Schwarz Foundation (DSS) have signed a funding agreement for a new specialization in chip design.
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Enkelejda Kasneci, professor of #HumanCentered Technologies for Learning, and her team studied how #AIavatars are perceived in #jobinterviews. After a job rejection, perceived fairness depended on the avatar’s gender and skin color: go.tum.de/994393 📷 A.Eckert
How fair does AI seem in job interviews?
A new study shows that job applicants mostly trust AI avatars conducting their interviews – but only until they receive a rejection.
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📚 The #summersemester lecture period has officially wrapped up. We wish you the very best for your upcoming exams and hope you enjoy a relaxing and well‑earned break afterwards! ☀️ #examseason #universitylife 📷E.Totoeva
Join us for the #OpenHouse at our #Campus #Garching on October 3 where researchers from TUM and around 25 partner institutions invite the public to step into labs, discover our research and take part in interactive activities for all ages: go.tum.de/206134 🤩 📹ProLehre
Robotic shuttles could help make transportation more accessible, from #RuralCommunities to #UrbanNeighborhoods. 🚐 Learn more about the technology in the latest TUM #ScienceGlossary: go.tum.de/749067 #mobility 📷️ TUM CCC / K. Bogenberger, G. Wulfhorst
Congrats to the TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass on receiving the "Möglich Macher 2026" award! 🎊 The program connects master's theses with start-up projects and has contributed to around 80 startups. Master students can apply by August 1: go.tum.de/745724
TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass: launching a start-up through a master’s thesis
The TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass uniquely combines degree programs with start-up activity.
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Researchers at TUM and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office develop AI-supported 3D crime scene twins that can be queried for objects, spatial relationships and lines of sight: go.tum.de/398513 #DigitalEvidence #PoliceInvestigations #3Dtwins #AI 📷iStock/J.Wackerhausen
TUM develops intelligent 3D twins of crime scenes
With the help of artificial intelligence, investigators will be able to interact with virtual representations of crime scenes in the future.
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🚀Our #ClustersOfExcellence are coming to #FORSCHA from July 17-19! Visit their interactive booths, take part in hands-on #experiments, and learn about cutting-edge research from #Munich's leading scientific institutions: go.tum.de/344935 #PublicEngagement 📷️T.Kiewning
Researchers from TUM and @plasmaphysik.bsky.social have launched the FUMA consortium at the Garching campus to study materials for future #FusionPower plants. The project combines #neutron and #positron methods to investigate material damage and service life: go.tum.de/803245 📷W. Schürmann
TUM and IPP Are Testing Materials for Fusion Power Plants
Materials for future fusion power plants are being tested at TUM's FRM II research reactor.
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How do we want to work at TUM? #CareerDesign @ TUM prepares mid-level #AcademicStaff and #ScienceManagers for future leadership roles through #ProfessionalDevelopment, mentoring, coaching, and peer exchange: www.tum.de/en/careerdesign @wissenschaftsrat.de @dfg.de 📷TUM #LifelongLearning
