With this throwback to the #northernlights at our Weihenstephan #campus last month, we want to wish you the best of luck for your exams and a wonderful #semesterbreak! 🍀🤩 Thanks to Julia Keberle for the campus #photoofthemonth for January.

In partnership with #MSC2026, the TUM Speakers Series invites you to an event with Jens Stoltenberg, Former #NATOSecretary, on February 14, for a film screening and a discussion and Q&A afterwards. Register now: t1p.de/TUMSpeakersSeries

On March 17, the #WomenofTUM Talk brings together students, alumnae, scientists, and staff as three #alumnae discuss #careerpaths, challenges, and how to shape existing structures. Register now: go.tum.de/804046 #IWD2026 📷TUM Community

Hussam Amrouch, professor of #AI processor design, developed a 7-nanometer #AIchip. The neuromorphic chip processes data directly on the device, reducing reliance on #CloudComputing and supporting #DataPrivacy: go.tum.de/287585 #semiconductor 📷A. Heddergott

Scientists identified a bacterial genus that supports root growth and nitrogen uptake in plants. The results indicate potential for #PlantProbiotics to reduce #NitrogenFertilizer use: go.tum.de/290572 🌱 #PlantScience #SustainableAgriculture 📷P. Yu

Alpine mountain forests are particularly affected by #ClimateChange. Our university launches the Center for #AlpineForest Management to study impacts and long-term options for protective forests: go.tum.de/885204 #ForestManagement #sustainability 📷R. Seidl

Meet Katharina Timper, our newly appointed Professor of Clinical #NutritionalMedicine, in the latest “NewIn” episode. She investigates the #neurobiologicalmechanisms of overweight and #obesity: go.tum.de/187168 ▶️ youtu.be/Us1Kw6F47O0 #endocrinology #diabetology 📹&📷ProLehre

Starting your studies at our #university this #summersemester and coming from abroad? 🌍📚 Our TUM First Steps webinars are happening from February 23-27 and will give you all the essential info to get started. Register now: go.tum.de/193694 #InternationalStudents

A new survey shows broad support in #Germany for strengthening #SecurityPolicy and closer #EuropeanCooperation. Many respondents favor higher defense spending rather than #socialspending: go.tum.de/429682 📷iStock/Cineberg

Congrats to Jennifer Altomonte (pictured) and Nicolas Plumeré who receive @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grants!👏The projects focus on virus‑driven #cancertreatments and new ways to supply #electrons for #enzyme‑based technologies, respectively: go.tum.de/219173 #ERCPoC 📷J.Eberle

Our Architekturmuseum explores how #datainfrastructures — from submarine cables to data centers — are reshaping #landscapes, architecture, and #society. “City in the Cloud” opens a conversation on ecological futures. On display until March 8: go.tum.de/660014 @tumed.bsky.social 📷J. Gutjahr

#Startup SYPOX, founded at our university, develops electrically heated reactors to replace #naturalgas in #chemicalprocesses. The approach aims to reduce #CO2emissions without changing core chemistry: go.tum.de/509853 #EnergyTransition #sustainability 📷U.Meyer

Our researchers developed a new #carerobot with a mobile base, arms, #sensors, and a responsive head. It is being tested in Garmisch to explore how robots can assist #nursing tasks and interact with people: go.tum.de/112699 #robotics #healthcare #geriatronics 📷M. Herget

We have renewed our flagship partnership with Tsinghua University and are expanding our long-standing strategic collaboration on #climatechange, #health and #entrepreneurship: go.tum.de/643871 👏 #partneruniversities 📷A. Heddergott

Join the IKOM Bau #careerfair on January 26–27 and connect with over 90 companies from civil and #environmentalengineering, #geosciences, and #architecture. Registration for one-on-one meetings is still open today: ikom-tum.de/bau/students @tumed.bsky.social 📷 IKOM

The latest Times Higher Education Subject Rankings list us among the world's top 20 universities in #computersciences, #naturalsciences and #engineering: go.tum.de/245145 🎉 @timeshighered.bsky.social #universityrankings 📷A. Heddergott

For the third time, researchers from our #university are joining AI House alongside the #WorldEconomicForum in Davos. They will share #AI insights, discuss societal impact, and collaborate with experts from science, business, and politics: go.tum.de/487409 📷TUM

Thinking about starting a #BachelorsDegree and wondering which field is right for you? Visit our TUM #OpenCampus in March and explore the #university through #campustours, open lectures, and information booths: go.tum.de/383745💡#HigherEducationon

Today, at the JOIN Stage of the #DLDConference, our #researchers Fabian Theis, Daniel Rückert and Jacqueline Lammert, among others, will be part of the BAIOSPHERE Health Track, starting at 9am. Watch the livestream here: dld-conference.com #AI #Healthcare

Researchers, including Melanie Schirmer, found identical #bacterialstrains in the mouth and gut of patients with advanced chronic #liverdisease, linking #oralbacteria to gut and #liverhealth: go.tum.de/871690 #microbiome #GutHealth 📷A. Eckert

At ExploreTUM’s first GirlsLAB@TUM, girls in grades 9–11 from our Bavarian #partnerschools, discovered technology and science at our #university in a hands-on way and gained new ideas for their educational and #careerpaths: go.tum.de/484608 #GirlsInSTEM 📷ExploreTUM

Researchers show how excavated soils from #constructionsites can be upgraded with #organicwaste for reuse in cities. By adjusting mixtures, soils can support #greenspaces or #groundwater protection: go.tum.de/306737 #UrbanSoils #CircularEconomy 📷A.Eckert

Join the #TUMSpeakersSeries event on January 15 for a talk and discussion with Werner Vogels, Amazon's CTO and Vice President, who will speak about #datamapping in #AI: go.tum.de/800960 📷 TUM Speakers Series

Our Language Center and HFF Munich run the #DIVERSITY film series, showcasing #internationalfilms to discuss #sociocultural topics across languages and contexts. On January 15, the documentary "The Making of a Japanese" will be screened: go.tum.de/743002 📷E.Kaminski

Join the #CareerDay at our Garching campus on January 22! Students can get #CV feedback, take #application photos, ask questions, meet companies online, and join webinars. #STEM alumni share career paths in the evening: go.tum.de/567445 🗓️

Our university & @tudresden.bsky.social start the second funding phase of 6G-life², advancing research on next-generation #mobilecommunications. Interdisciplinary teams develop concepts for human-centered #6G, with the project running until 2029: go.tum.de/617883 @6g-life.bsky.social 📷A.Heddergott

Celebrating 10 years of #hackaTUM! Take a look back at last year's event where teams worked on company challenges and self-defined ideas, combining #softwaredevelopment, teamwork, and short project presentations: go.tum.de/217472 🚀 #hackathon #coding 📷B.Willer

With this picture of our #Munich main #campus, we want to wish you a great start to the week! 🌇 Thanks to Ece Atesoglu for the campus #photoofthemonth for December. If you took a great campus photo as well, send us your #tumcampuspic to [email protected] 📧

Watch the documentary “Fermenting – Power for a #HealthyGut”, in which Marius Henkel, Professor of #CellularAgriculture at our School of #LifeSciences, provides insights into #precisionfermentation and its potentials (in German): go.tum.de/390199 📷A. Eckert

We wish you and your families a healthy and happy 2026! 🎉 Thank you for accompanying us through a successful year 2025. 👏 #NewYearsEve #HappyNewYear2026 📷A. Eckert

#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

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

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

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

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

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

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 📷APA-Images / laif / Judith Jocke

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 📷iStock/ shurkin_son

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

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

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

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

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

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