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TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, Prof. Reinhold R. Geilsdörfer, Chairman and CEO of DSS and Prof. Ali Sunyaev, Vice President of TUM Campus Heilbronn

7/20/2026

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The Dieter Schwarz Foundation supports specialization in the master's program in Information Engineering

TUM Campus Heilbronn strengthens its expertise in chip design

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation (DSS) have signed a funding agreement for a new specialization in chip design within the existing master’s program in Information Engineering. Over the course of six years, the DSS will fund the necessary personnel, organizational, and technical resources at the TUM Campus Heilbronn. The program is scheduled to begin in the 2026/27 winter semester.

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Artificial Intelligence

Project lead Anna Fuhrmann and team member Laura Werner in the teaching kitchen at the TUM Campus at the Olympic Park

7/16/2026

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Award-winning science communication project

Can cooking help prevent colorectal cancer?

The Science Snack project brings people together to cook, taste, and discuss. A team of students shows how the latest findings from nutrition research can be applied in everyday life – and why colorectal cancer prevention is important for young people, too.

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Studies Research Public Engagement

Participants in the TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass

7/15/2026

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“MöglichMacher” award for TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass

Launching a start-up through a master’s thesis

The TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass uniquely combines degree programs with start-up activity. In their master’s thesis, students can explore a research question that is crucial to their own start-up or another TUM spin-off, or they can investigate how entrepreneurship support can be improved. Around 80 start-ups have already emerged from the program. For this achievement, the Masterclass has now been awarded the “MöglichMacher 2026”, the Bavarian university prize for entrepreneurship.

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Studies Entrepreneurship

7/15/2026

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AI for police investigations

TUM develops intelligent 3D twins of crime scenes

A crime scene is often accessible only for a short period of time. During that time, all relevant evidence must be documented quickly, and even small details can prove crucial. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (BLKA) are working together to fundamentally transform this process. Using artificial intelligence, investigators will be able to interact with virtual representations of crime scenes in the future.

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Research Artificial Intelligence

7/15/2026

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New TUM and IPP research consortium launched at the Garching campus

Testing materials for fusion power plants

Materials for future fusion power plants are to be developed at the Garching research campus. As part of a new program of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), several research groups from the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) are pooling their expertise.

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Research

A doctor and a patient are looking at a tablet PC

7/14/2026

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The digital platform “2036 – Healthy with AI?” is now online

Medical AI – a look ten years into the future

Artificial intelligence is transforming medicine. But what will be the direct impact in the coming years? A project by M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance takes a look into the future. Using fictional patient stories, experts describe what prevention, diagnosis, and treatment might look like in 2036. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) as part of the Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future.

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Medicine Research Artificial Intelligence Public Engagement

7/10/2026

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Perceptions of avatars depend on gender and skin color

How fair does AI seem in job interviews?

Many companies rely on AI for recruitment. A new study shows that job applicants mostly trust the avatars conducting their interviews – but only until they receive a rejection. How fair this decision is perceived to be depends on the avatars’ identity characteristics. The test subjects who felt treated the most unfairly were not those who differed most from the avatar – but rather those who matched it in either gender or skin color.

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Research Artificial Intelligence

7/10/2026

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Continuity in the TUM Executive Board

Prof. Peus and Prof. Winkelmann re-elected as Vice Presidents

Prof. Claudia Peus and Prof. Juliane Winkelmann will remain on the Executive Board of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The University Council, TUM’s central supervisory body, confirmed both in their roles as Executive Vice Presidents.

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Researcher Marius Schaab (front) from TUM inspects the drone, which is set to fly over volcanic gases in a crater on Vulcano.

7/10/2026

Using drones to measure eruptive gases more accurately

Better prediction of volcanic eruptions

To better assess the danger posed by volcanoes, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new measurement system. Laser beams are sent through escaping gas clouds and reflected by drones. An algorithm uses the reflected signals to generate a map showing gas concentrations, including elevated carbon dioxide levels. The ratio of carbon dioxide to sulfur dioxide is an important indicator of impending eruptions.

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Research Artificial Intelligence

7/9/2026

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NewIn: Robert J. Mayer

The rules of reactions

Through automated experiments and data-driven models, Robert J. Mayer aims to gain a better understanding of catalytic reactions. This will make it possible to identify the optimal conditions for chemical syntheses more quickly, for example for new molecules, active ingredients or research into the chemical origins of life.

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