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News, research results and events: everything that enthuses people at our university.

Research

Electrically controllable DNA switch

Programmable molecular machines are getting closer

A newly developed nanoscale switch made of DNA can electrically regulate molecular functions and remains stable over...

7/3/2026 Reading time 2 min.

Medicine

Personal health data

Study reveals privacy risks in medical AI

AI models – for example, those used for cancer detection – are trained on patients’ health data. Even the mere fact that...

6/30/2026 Reading time 4 min.

Research

EU research funding

Five ERC grants awarded to TUM researchers

A newly discovered receptor could form the basis for a diabetes therapy. Physical principles underlying vascular networks...

6/30/2026 Reading time 5 min.

Community

Online Learning Days

“AI is fundamentally changing the way we work”

TUM enables its employees to navigate everyday life with artificial intelligence. In this interview, Kristin Knipfer...

6/29/2026 Reading time 2 min.

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Our upcoming event highlights

7/2–5

Festival of the Future

Thu 2 – Sun 7/5/2026

Munich

Discover innovations in technology, business, and society – with free admission on the weekend!

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7/8–10

Learning Days: Digital work & AI

Wed 8 – Fri 7/10/2026

Online

We invite all employees to virtual short workshops on digital working and AI. Register now!

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7/8

Focus: Women's hearts

Wed 7/8/2026, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Munich

Learn more about gender-specific differences in cardiovascular diseases. Register now!

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7/11

Science Snack: Cooking evening on intestinal health

Sat 7/11/2026, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Munich

Cook together, ferment and learn more about gut health and preventing bowel cancer.

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Degree programs

What drives us: President Thomas F. Hofmann about TUM

Research and innovations for society, innovative teaching and continuing education: This is how we shape a sustainable future, relying on the intelligence of the entire university and working closely with global partners to do so.

TUM in figures

Students

ERC Grants for cutting-edge research

Nobel Prizes

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Our research goals

Understanding the essential foundations of life

We explore which fundamental forces and mechanisms shaped the universe and how its galaxies, stars and planets developed - and how life originated.

Maintaining health and targeting diseases

How will we treat serious illnesses in the future and how can we make reliable diagnoses more quickly? We address these questions with the latest technologies and methods.

Shaping a sustainable living environment

We combine all our expertise to slow down climate change and create sustainable places to live and work.

Creating new materials and manufacturing technologies

High-precision sensors on a quantum basis and new systems for storing energy - we develop digital manufacturing technologies and sustainable process engineering.

Pioneering digital transformation for a secure future

We develop secure digital technologies that make life and work easier. Our goal is to find solutions to questions of digital change and to constantly drive them forward.