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#SeasonsGreetings to our students, staff, alumni, and friends! ✨ In the International Year of #QuantumScience, our picture features a beam splitter from the laboratory of the Semiconductor Nanostructures and #QuantumSystems group: go.tum.de/276363

📷 A. Eckert
Black beam splitter cube in a quantum optics lab with red, green, yellow, and blue reflections inside, surrounded by purple/magenta mounts, gold/brass and silver/gray components, against a dark blurred background.
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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In the German science program Quarks, Bärbel Stecher, professor of #IntestinalMicrobiome, explains how #bacteriophages target specific bacteria and their relevance for #AntibioticResistance and the #GutMicrobiome. Watch now: go.tum.de/112324

📷A.Eckert
Are phages the future of medicine?
Phages offer hope in the fight against resistant germs. TUM professor Bärbel Stecher provides insights into the current state of research.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Two #students from our university were selected as EU #Bioeconomy #YouthAmbassadors! 👏 Ivana Suver and Katina Staleva represent youth perspectives in EU-level discussions on the #GreenTransition: go.tum.de/893856

#sustainability
@ec.europa.eu

📷TUM CST
“Stand up for what you believe in!”
How are young voices shaping Europe’s green transition? Two TUM students are among just 15 EU Bioeconomy Youth Ambassadors.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Five research projects at our School of #SocialSciences and Technology have been awarded "Change! #Fellowships" funded by Volkswagen Stiftung. 🎉 The projects address societal challenges with partners from #CivilSociety & the #PublicSector: go.tum.de/357035

📷A.Heddergott
Interior view of the lobby at the School of Social Sciences and Technology at our university, with a glass roof, concrete walls, large windows, and a prominent red curved wall element on the right.
December 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Meet Sabina Leonelli, Professor of Philosophy and History of #ScienceandTechnology and head of the Public Science Lab, in this NewIn episode. She talks about history, #participatoryresearch, and the perception of #philosophers in Germany: go.tum.de/293415

▶️ youtu.be/r68jQKLqd34

📹ProLehre
Sabina Leonelli: “Every researcher is faced with philosophical questions”
In the new episode of “NewIn,” Sabina Leonelli explains her work as a professor of philosophy and history of science and technology.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Researchers completed an #irradiation test of monolithic uranium-molybdenum fuel plates at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research #NeutronSource. This supports work on conversion to #LowEnrichedUranium and the 2025 licence application: go.tum.de/470087

📷B.Ludewig / FRM II
Important uranium fuel test for FRM II successful
An important fuel test for the conversion of TUM's FRM II research neutron source to low-enriched uranium has been successfully completed.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Today, our #alumna Michaela Benthaus will fly to space as the first person with a #spinalcordinjury on a suborbital mission: derstandard.de/story/300000... (in German)🚀

#Spaceflight #DisabilityInclusion

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Erster Weltraumflug einer querschnittsgelähmten Raumfahrerin steht bevor
Michaela Benthaus soll am 18. Dezember als erste Person mit Behinderung in den Weltraum fliegen. Die 33-Jährige möchte damit ein Zeichen für Inklusion setzen
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December 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Our #IndustryEngagement Program brings researchers and companies together to explore shared innovation fields. With Tata Consultancy Services joining, the program adds its first partner from the technology-based #consulting sector: go.tum.de/809111

📷 A. Gebert
Tata Consultancy Services becomes a partner of TUM
The largest subsidiary of India's Tata Group, Tata Consultancy Services, is becoming a partner of the TUM Industry Engagement Program in the TUM ecosystem.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Gijón, Kraków, Paris, or Milan – where will your #Erasmus semester take you? Our #students studied in various cities and share a wide range of experiences. You can still apply until January 13 for stays in the 2026/27 academic year: go.tum.de/264318

📷 S. Heiberg
Experience Europe with Erasmus+: Study without borders, discover without limits
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December 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Samira Epp and Valentin Riedl show that #fMRI blood-flow signals are not a reliable indicator of #BrainEnergy use. Around 40% can oppose neuronal activity, challenging standard interpretations: go.tum.de/211216

#Neuroscience
@fau.de

📷G.Castrillon
40 percent of MRI signals misinterpreted
Interpretation of numerous MRI data may be incorrect: blood flow is not a reliable indicator of brain activity.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Researchers, including Oliver Hayden, developed a method to test #AntibioticResistance in #urine directly, delivering results up to 24 hours earlier without bacterial pre-cultivation. This may support more targeted treatment of #UTIs: go.tum.de/775073

📷A.Heddergott
New method accelerates resistance testing in urinary tract infections
Researchers at TUM have developed a test for urinary tract infections that accurately identifies the eight most common bacterial strains within one day.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Get to know the #startup Hula Earth, which uses #satellitedata and #birdcalls to determine #biodiversity. More than 80 small high-tech boxes are installed in the outdoors, collecting data and transmitting it to the company headquarters: go.tum.de/230329

📷A. Heddergott
Hula Earth measures biodiversity
The start-up Hula Earth uses satellite data and bird songs to determine biodiversity. It's a growing business.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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With the new TUM Shenzhen Liaison Office, our university expands its cooperation with #TsinghuaUniversity and strengthens research, exchange and #mobility in the region. The office will act as a hub connecting China, Munich and Singapore: go.tum.de/681015

📷S. Zhou
TUM strengthens strategic activities in China with office in Shenzhen
The Technical University of Munich is expanding its activities in China and opening a TUM Liaison Office in Shenzhen.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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The latest #PIAAC study shows that adults in #Germany perform above the international average when dealing with new and complex situations. However, unlike in other countries, these skills are strongly influenced by #socialbackground: go.tum.de/463496

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PIAAC study: adults in Germany are good at solving problems
Adults in Germany are better than the international average at coping with problems in new and complex situations according to the PIAAC study.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Congrats to Nadine Abdelmalek on winning the DAAD Prize 2025 for her #academicwork and her commitment to our #studentrepresentation, the #mentoring program for German schools abroad, and German Model UN: go.tum.de/833008 👏

📷A. Hüttenrauch
Nadine Abdelmalek awarded the DAAD Prize 2025
TUM student Nadie Abdelmalek was awarded the DAAD Prize 2025 for her outstanding academic achievements and volunteer work.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Frank Pollmann, professor of Theoretical #SolidState Physics, receives the 2026 #LeibnizPrize for research in theoretical #quantumphysics! His work supports deeper insights into quantum many-body systems and new states of matter. Congrats! 👏 go.tum.de/569614

@dfg.de
📷A.Heddergott
Physicist Frank Pollmann receives Leibniz Prize
Quantum physicist Prof. Frank Pollmann awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in 2026.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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For the first time, researchers, including Laura Fabietti, at CERN’s #particleaccelerator, directly observed how light atomic #nuclei and their antiparticles – so-called #deuterons and #antideuterons – are formed in extremely high-energy #particlecollisions: go.tum.de/450524

📷A. Eckert
Particle physics: Mystery of deuteron formation solved
A mystery in particle physics solved: Researchers from TUM observed for the first time how light atomic nuclei and their antiparticles are formed.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Our new We are TUM episode looks at the Advent concerts featuring Felix Mayer from the TUM Center for #CultureandArts. We also dive into TUM #JazzBand highlights and unique #campusartworks. Listen to the #podcast (in German): go.tum.de/123836 🎙️

📷A.Eckert
Felix Mayer, conductor of the TUM Advent concerts and Artistic Director of the TUM Center for Culture and Arts, addressing the audience on stage with an orchestra in the background during a concert at the Isarphilharmonie.
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Researchers developed an enzymatic #oxygenscavenger that brings the accuracy of oxidase-based #biosensors for #glucose, #lactate and #creatinine from 50% up to 99%, paving the way for new uses: go.tum.de/432668

#healthcare #agriculture

📷A. Heddergott
Biosensor performance doubled
TUM researchers have doubled the measurement accuracy of biosensors. This opens up new applications ranging from medicine to agriculture.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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TUM Venture Labs will work with Giesecke+Devrient to strengthen #startup activities in the fields of #cybersecurity, #AI and #postquantum cryptography within our university’s ecosystem: go.tum.de/428442

#Entrepreneurship

📷S.Bogdanovic
G+D supports TUM start-ups in the field of cybersecurity
Security tech company Giesecke+Devrient will support start-ups and research teams from the TUM ecosystem in the field of cybersecurity.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Six scientists, including Karen Alim (pictured), receive new ERC Consolidator Grants supporting projects in #biotechnology, #medicine and #physics, ranging from adaptive matter to cancer signaling and dark matter detection. Congrats! 👏 go.tum.de/402398

#ERCCoG
@erc.europa.eu
📷A.Heddergott
Six ERC Consolidator Grants awarded to TUM researchers
Six additional researchers at TUM will receive funding through the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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At an event honoring TUM #alumni, past and present members of the Scientific Workgroup for #Rocketry and #Spaceflight (WARR) reflect on how the #studentclub influenced them and their careers: go.tum.de/315084

#aerospace #engineering

📷Photogenika
Past, present, and future of WARR
At the ceremony honoring TUM alumni, current and former members took a look back at WARR’s more than 60-year history and its successes.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Researchers show how a defect in the #enzyme #GPX4 can trigger #ferroptosis and lead to neuronal loss in certain forms of #dementia. The work provides new insights into cell protection mechanisms: go.tum.de/142494

@lmu-klinikum.bsky.social @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social

📷T.Orschmann & S. Lorenz
Defective enzyme causes nerve cells to die
Researchers have discovered a protective mechanism in nerve cells that offers new targets for future therapies—especially for dementia.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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We are launching a long-term #researchcollaboration with the #Munich #FireDepartment! The focus is on practical topics such as firefighting for #LithiumIonBatteries, operational tactics, and resource-efficient #FireSafety: go.tum.de/770211 🚒

📷J. Höller
TUM and Munich Fire Department join forces for sustainable fire protection
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Munich Fire Department are launching a long-term research collaboration.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Yesterday, our TUM family celebrated the #DiesAcademicus, which was all about remaining excellent and relevant. We highlighted how a clear vision for the future is essential to meet today’s major challenges: go.tum.de/878510

#ExcellenceStrategy #innovation
📷A. Heddergott
Attendees gathered in the grand lecture hall of TUM during Dies Academicus 2025, with Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation Gerhard Kramer, TUM president Thomas F. Hofmann, student representative Paula Drobinski, Bavaria's Minister of Science Markus Blume and Executive Vice President for Talent Management and Diversity Claudia Peus, standing in the foreground and rows of seated guests visible in the background. Wide view of the grand lecture hall at TUM during Dies Academicus 2025, illuminated in blue lighting, showing a full audience and a speaker addressing the crowd from the stage. Group of Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal recipients holding certificates and medals on stage at the Technical University of Munich’s Dies Academicus 2025, with a large blue backdrop displaying the event name and campus images. TUM JazzBand performing live at Dies Academicus 2025, with musicians playing saxophones and other instruments in front of a blue stage backdrop featuring the event logo and projected visuals.
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM