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All interested parties are cordially invited to the Technical University of Munich’s (TUM) first Sustainability Day. Together, we will set out on the path to a more sustainable university. … [read more]

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have opened a sample of lager beer that was stored at constant room temperature for over 140 years. The beer, brewed in 1885, was… [read more]

Prof. Aurélien Tellier, Professorship for Population Genetics (TUM), was awarded the Ctibor Blattný Medal at the occasion of the XXII congress of the Czech Society for Plant Protection in… [read more]

Dr. Peter Schad, Chair of Soil Science (TUM), was awarded the Guy Smith Medal on 2 August 2022 during the XXII. World Congress of Soil Science in Glasgow. The medal is assigned by the… [read more]

Forest ecosystems are central to life on Earth. However, forest ecosystems worldwide are undergoing rapid transformation. Prof. Rupert Seidl, Professor of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest… [read more]

Malnutrition is a key challenge not only in African countries. As an international study now shows, egg powder is a food with great potential to improve the nutritional situation of children… [read more]

Only very few drugs show significant benefit across the general patient population due to imprecise targeting. As a consequence, often symptoms of a disease rather than its molecular cause… [read more]

Climate change is putting increasing pressure on forests. In recent years substantial forest areas have died off in Central Europe as a result of climate extremes. With the participation of… [read more]

Flowers are plant’s sexual structures that are normally assumed to have evolved in concert with their mutualistic pollinators, such as bees, butterflies and honeybirds. However, a new study… [read more]

The disruptions in global trading markets resulting from the war in Ukraine, among other causes, have focused public attention on the issue of securing a sufficient supply of high-quality… [read more]