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Whether visiting a museum, strolling through the city or traveling - we use all our senses for orientation. But how do people with impairments, disabilities and disadvantages navigate? How can individual mobility and social participation be enabled… [read more]

New mapping methods for improved food safety and research into an innovative manufacturing process: The European Research Council (ERC) will fund projects by Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Adams and Prof. Dr. Xiaoxiang Zhu from the TUM School of Engineering and… [read more]

Southeastern Bavaria's 'Chemical Triangle' region will be the future home to research on the climate-neutral transformation of Germany's entire chemical industry. The main focus will be on the use of hydrogen as an energy source and as a raw material… [read more]

How can the pressing issues of our day, such as immigration policy, war, identity questions and refugee movements be represented artistically? Visual artist Alfredo Jaar has an answer. He addresses the debate in his new art installation for the… [read more]

Could the houses, bridges and train stations of the future be pro- duced in 3D printers? Additive manufacturing has already made inroads into the construction sector. The digitally controlled pro- cess of applying layer upon layer of material… [read more]

Since March 2023, dissertations can be admitted to the TUM School of Engineering and Design (ED) that consist of a combination of a doctoral thesis and another medium. This new "media-dissertation" is particularly interesting for scientists in the… [read more]

Patients with heart valve disease may someday be able to grow their own healthy heart valves on an implanted scaffold thanks to Prof. Petra Mela, Chair of Medical Materials and Implants. Mela is leading the development of these game-changing… [read more]

Am 13. März 2023 ist Prof. Eberhard Schunck im Alter von 85 Jahren gestorben. 1992 folgte er einem Ruf an die Technische Universität München, wo er bis zu seiner Emeritierung im Jahr 2002 Ordinarius für Baukonstruktion war, auch hier als Architekt an… [read more]

The ADDONISS (Ageing and Degenerative Diseases of Neurons on the ISS) project of the WARR student group was launched to the International Space Station ISS today. The winning team of the "Überflieger 2" competition of Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur (DLR)… [read more]

Whether sustainability, digitization or healthcare: many of the most important topics of our time transcend disciplinary boundaries. With the Project Weeks, TUM has therefore created a new teaching format in which students and teachers across… [read more]

The TUM Venture Lab Built Environment, as a new start-up center for architects and engineers of the TUM School of Engineering and Design, now offers a monthly "Open House Session". [read more]

How do you make sure to remove bias from your everyday work?  "Prejudices are our constant companion. To avoid them, I try to question my reactions and my communication as often as possible to make myself aware of it and correct myself if… [read more]

Anastazja Broniatowska and Guisela Ortega are pursuing a Master´s degree in Computational Mechanics at the TUM School of Engineering and Design. In an interview, they talk about their fascination with this interdisciplinary study, which combines the… [read more]

An international research team has discovered a previously unknown chamber in the Cheops pyramid of Gizeh. As early as 2016 measurements had given reason to assume the existence of a hidden hollow space in the vicinity of the chevron blocks over the… [read more]

With the interview series "Appointment with...", the TUM School of Engineering and Design introduces new professors: This time we talked to Prof. Marcelo Lobo Heldwein, who has been appointed as full professor for the Chair of High-Power Converter… [read more]

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has anchored the topic of Sustainability in university leadership to ensure robust realization of its Sustainable Futures Strategy. Werner Lang, TUM Professor of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and… [read more]

Der diesjährige Förderpreis des Münchener Architekten- und Ingenieur-Verein e.V. mit dem Titel „WoodCycle“ wurde an interdisziplinäre Teams von Studierenden der Masterstudiengänge Architektur und Bauingenieurwesen verliehen. [read more]

The new Master of Science in Risk and Safety prepares you for a career as a risk and safety expert. Do you want to work towards safer technologies and a safer environment? Are you interested in probabilistic modeling, data analysis, risk assessment,… [read more]

About the privilege of turning one's favourite sport into a career, training routines and making sacrifices in student life: Maria Luisa Grohs, 21, is studying mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich - and is the number… [read more]

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Board of Management has announced a number of various relief measures. Thus an emergency relief scholarship will be created and made available to… [read more]

With the interview series "Appointment with...", the TUM School of Engineering and Design introduces new professors: This time we are talking to Prof. Christoph Goebel, who has been appointed full professor of the Chair of Energy Management… [read more]

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed autonomous driving software which distributes risk on the street in a fair manner. The algorithm contained in the software is considered to be the first to incorporate the 20… [read more]

On January 25, 2023, the series of ED research networking events continued. At the invitation of Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Birgit Vogel-Heuser and Prof. Dr. Stefan Winter, Department Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering, around 25 researchers met in… [read more]

Dr.-Ing. Fabian Wenner wurde für seine Dissertation "Interrelations between Transport Infrastructure and Urban Development. The Case of High-Speed Rail Stations" mit dem Promotionspreis 2022 der Freunde der TUM e.V. ausgezeichnet. [read more]

Franziska Seeber studied Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Currently she works as a research assistant at the Professorship of Wood Technology, Department of Materials Engineering at the TUM School of Engineering and… [read more]

In cooperation with the Chair of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics of the TUM School of Engineering and Design, the new journal ing.grid on data management in engineering was created. For the first time, the journal offers a platform to best practices… [read more]

Michaela Benthaus had dreamed of becoming an astronaut since she was a young girl. Then came the accident that changed her life completely. In December the aerospace student experienced zero gravity for the first time – through a US program that aims… [read more]

Getting children as young as primary school age interested in technology: this is the goal of the project "Ran an die Ingenieurwissenschaften", which is offered by the Chair of Structural Mechanics at the TUM School of Engineering and Design in the… [read more]

With the interview series "Appointment with...", the TUM School of Engineering and Design introduces new professors: In conversation with Prof. Dr. techn. Jan Torgersen, who was appointed as full professor of the Chair of Materials Science at the… [read more]

Why am I active in the Diversity Team of the TUM School of Engineering and Design? "The world is diverse. We have to mimic this diversity also in our TUM teams to achieve equality for all." Anne Imig, PhD Candidate and research associate at the… [read more]