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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 30/09/2026

TUM is now among the world’s top 25 #universities in the Times Higher Education rankings, adding to its top 25 position in the QS World University Rankings! 🎉 It also holds the number 1 spot among universities in the EU in both: go.tum.de/249303 #UniversityRankings 📷️A.Eckert/ CCC

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 17/08/2026

The latest Shanghai Ranking names TUM the top-ranked #university in Germany! 🥳 Ranked 45th worldwide, we are once again among the world’s top 50 universities: go.tum.de/865171 #ARWU #UniversityRanking #HigherEducation 📷️A.Eckert

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TUM is the best university in Germany

According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (“Shanghai Ranking”), TUM is the best university in Germany. It ranks 45th worldwide.

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Congratulations to IAS Hans Fischer Senior Fellow Tao Zhang!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Meet one of the newest IAS Rudolf Mößbauer Tenure Track Professors!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Next week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Hans Fischer Senior Fellow Heather Kulik @kulikgroup.bsky.social will talk about "The Evolution of Discovery: Mapping Chemistry’s Family Tree”. Join us on Wednesday at 1 p.m. - DM us for Teams access info! www.ias.tum.de/ias/news-eve...

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Anna Boyksen Fellow Nathalie from @unihannover.bsky.social will be talking about “From City to System: Computational Thinking in Postwar Urbanism” Join us online tomorrow at 1 p.m. - DM us for Teams access info!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Congratulations to the five TUM researchers who secured ERC #ProofOfConcept Grants - among them Matthias Feige, who was one of the first TUM-IAS Rudolf Mößbauer Tenure Track Professorships @tum.de!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Do we need to be afraid of demographic change? Join us at the Garching public library on July 7 at 19:30 for the upcoming Garchinger Gespräche, where economist Axel Börsch-Supan will speak about this pressing issue to a broad audience. Attendance is free - book your seat at buecherei@garching.de!

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 23/06/2026

Join the 10th “#WomenInSTEM Round Table” on June 29, 11am—this time with a focus on women in #startups! You will get insights into the start-up world and discover potential career paths you may not have considered before. Register now: go.tum.de/260762 #networking 📷️TUM

Poster for the “10th Edition Women in STEM Round Table” at TUM. Focus: women in startups. Date: June 29, 2026, 11:00–14:30. Location: Vorhoelzer Forum, Munich campus. Program includes a panel discussion with female founders, followed by Q&A and networking with snacks and drinks. Illustration of three people in conversation.

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Mathias Wilhelm, co-founder of @msaid-de.bsky.social, will talk about “From #MassSpectrometry to Market: The Story of AI-Driven #Proteomics”. The talk will be online! Join us at 1 p.m. while enjoying your after-lunch #coffee - DM us for Teams access info!

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 18/06/2026

For the second consecutive year, TUM has been listed among the top 25 #universities in the QS World #UniversityRankings and is once again the number one university in the #EU: go.tum.de/616441 🎉 #QSWUR 📷A.Heddergott

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QS Ranking: TUM among the top 25 universities worldwide

TUM ranks 25th in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings. This once again makes it the best university in the European Union.

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Fascinating work by Rudolf Mößbauer Tenure Track Professor Dominik Bucher!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Next week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Dieter Schwarz Fellow Kejia Hu from Saïd Business School @ox.ac.uk on "Digital Transformation Pathway: The Value of Hybrid Talent." 1 p.m. on Wednesdays - DM us for Teams access info! www.ias.tum.de/ias/news-eve...

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Join Rudolf Diesel Industry Fellow Mathis Wackernagel, founder of @footprintnetwork.bsky.social, at his talk on the "Effectiveness of Metrics" at 16:30!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Alumnus #Philosopher in Residence Roberto Giuntini (University of Cagliari) on "When is a #Quantum Computer Really Quantum?” Join us online at 1 p.m. - DM us for login information!

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 17/02/2026

Our #mobility cluster, MCube, was featured in two well-known children's TV shows, "Checker Tobi" and "1, 2 oder 3", introducing mobility research at our #university to a young audience. Watch now: go.tum.de/763834 #urbanspaces #autonomousdriving 📷MCube

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Mobility research in the spotlight for children

Gleich zwei bekannte Kindersendungen haben die Mobilitätsforschung der TUM nähergebracht – „Checker Tobi“ und „1, 2 oder 3“.

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 05/02/2026

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

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Women of TUM - TUM Community

The Women of TUM promote the international exchange and mutual support of women in business and science.

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 02/02/2026

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

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TUM launches Center for Alpine Forest Management

The Center for Alpine Forestry at TUM is researching how protective forests will develop under climate change.

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Angelika Harbauer @harbauerlab.bsky.social on "Mitophagy in axons". Join us online on Wednesday at 1 p.m. - DM us for Zoom info!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Angela Casini @medbioinorgchem.bsky.social on "A #LEGO-like Strategy to Assemble the Next Generation of #Radiopharmaceuticals.” Join us online on Wednesday at 1 p.m. - DM us for Zoom access info!

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 15/01/2026

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

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Oral bacteria play a role in chronic liver disease

Researchers have discovered that in chronic liver disease, bacteria from the mouth colonize the gut. This can worsen the condition.

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

1st #WednesdayCoffeeTalk of 2026: @elawprof.bsky.social Dirk Heckmann on "Beyond Blackletter Law: Creative Legal Thinking for the #DigitalAge”. Join us on Wednesday at 1 p.m.! DM us for Zoom info.

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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 09/01/2026

𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 For outstanding researchers from abroad who want to establish their research activities at a German institution – while continuing their position in their country of origin. Join us on January 13th to find out more about the programme: bit.ly/4988BL0

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Feeling festive yet? For us, it sure helps that every year we get to host the Christmas tree for the @tum.de campus in Garching!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Niklas Boers from @tum.de on "Destabilizing Earth System Components". www.ias.tum.de/ias/news-eve... Join us on Wednesday at 1 p.m.!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Rebecca Preller from the University of Bayreuth's Institute for #Entrepreneurship & #Innovation: "Inventions, Innovations, and Entrepreneurial Action: How Scientists Can Translate Scientific Discovery into Innovations with Impact” Online at 1 pm - DM for Zoom info!

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Scientists Meet Scientists – TUM-IAS Wednesday Coffee Talk “Inventions, Innovations, and Entrepreneurial Action: How Scientists Can Translate Scientific Discovery into Innovations with Impact” by Rebe...

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk: Dominik Bucher on "Optical #MagneticResonance microscopy with #QuantumSensors in diamond”. Join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. - it's online, so you can listen from wherever you are. DM us for Zoom info! www.ias.tum.de/ias/news-eve...

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Among these researchers: Dieter Schwarz Courageous Research Grant recipient Fikile Brushett from @mit.edu. He was awarded 1 Mio € to spend @tum.de on a radical solution to a major challenge in #Digitization and #Sustainability. Apply for a Dieter Schwarz Courageous Research Grant until March 4:

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Dieter Schwarz Courageous Research Grant Call 2025 – Application Description - TUM-IAS Fellowship-Calls - BayernCollab

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 25/11/2025

On today's #InternationalDay for the Elimination of Violence against #Women, our Thiersch Tower shines in bright orange in support of the UNvWomen #OrangeTheWorld initiative: t1p.de/8k8nw 🧡 #OrangeDay #EndViolenceAgainstWomen 📷 A. Eckert

The Thiersch Tower glowing orange on an overcast day, illuminated for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, surrounded by the rooftops of nearby buildings.

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk will again focus on the #NobelPrize2025: Benjamin Lienhard will talk about "2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: From Macroscopic Quantum Phenomena to Superconducting #QuantumComputing." Join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. - DM us for Zoom info! www.ias.tum.de/ias/news-eve...

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Nobel Prize in Physics

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Mathias Senge @mathiassenge.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

new preprint out in @chemrxiv.org on how fixate #porphyrin #atropisomers via metal coordination chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... work at @ias-tum.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social and supported by @tum.de @researchireland.ie stay tuned 😉

Porphyrin atropisomerism is an outstanding tool for the accessibility of shape specific molecules, yet over twenty years after the unusual rotational barriers of nonplanar porphyrins was observed, a quantitative relationship remains at large. There is a growing need to control this phenomenon in nonplanar porphyrin systems due to the mounting interest in these systems as enzyme-mimics and organocatalysts. Hence, in this work the influence of steric bulk on the stability of nonplanar 5,10,15,20-tetraaryl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethyl-porphyrin atropisomers was explored. The library of atropisomeric porphyrins synthesized herein emphasizes the delicate balance that must be achieved between steric bulk without inducing an undesired amount of macrocycle flexibility to obtain an atropisomer with a predictable rotational barrier. To overcome this challenge, a stabilization strategy was devised by exploiting metal coordination to the peripheral porphyrin functionalities, leading to an atroposelective superstructure formation.

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk will be given by Hans Fischer Fellow Dennis Christensen from DTU: “#Nanoscale Visualization of Internal #Battery Processes using #QuantumSensing.” Join us on Wednesday at 1 p.m. - DM us for Zoom access info! www.ias.tum.de/ias/news-eve...

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Congratulations to our Fellows Tim Brodribb of @utas.edu.au, Melanie Schirmer of @tum.de, Yang Shao-Horn of @mit.edu, and Tao Zhang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, who all made it on the #HighlyCited2025 researchers list!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk will again focus on the #NobelPrize2025: Roland A. Fischer will talk about "Metal-Organic Frameworks have been knighted! The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025”. Join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. - DM us for Zoom access info!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Listen to Thomas Misgeld here - alumnus Fellow, host to a couple of Fellows and long-standing member of our Advisory Council. They do amazing work at the SyNergy #ClusterofExcellence!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

If you wondered what was going on here today...

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 04/11/2025

Our #university established a #commemorative space on the #Weihenstephan #campus that memorializes four professors who were forced into retirement or dismissed between 1934 and 1936 during the National Socialism regime: go.tum.de/422117 📷A.Eckert

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Campus Weihenstephan commemorates persecuted university members

TUM has now established a commemorative space on the Weihenstephan campus. The site commemorates four persecuted professors

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

This week's #WednesdayCoffeeTalk will be about the #NobelPrize2025 in Medicine and Physiology: Christian Peschel will talk to us about "The role of regulary T cells in #adaptiveimmunity." Join us on Wednesday at 1 p.m. - it's online, so please send us a DM if you would like the Zoom access info.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi "for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance"

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

We are deeply saddened by this news. Alice Gast was a highly valued member of the @tum.de Institute for Advanced Study's Board of Trustees for many years. Rest in Peace.

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

📣 Call for Applications 📣 Are you an international researcher eager to collaborate long-term with a TUM group? Our Fellowship programs offer multi-year opportunities to deepen scientific exchange and build lasting partnerships. More information on individual programs below. Please share!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Scientists Meet Scientists - Wednesday Coffee Talk returns this week! The first talk will be by Rudolf Mößbauer Tenure Track Professor Dominik Bucher: “Optical #magneticresonance microscopy with #quantumsensors in diamond.” Wednesdays at 1 pm - DM us for Zoom info!

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This year's #SustainabilityAwards of the Nobel Sustainabilty Trust go to Dresden, Canada and Australia! It was a pleasure to lead the selection of these outstanding candidates on behalf of @tum.de.

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 10/10/2025

Our #university launched the TUM #PublicScience Lab — a new platform where science engages with society. The lab brings together diverse perspectives to address major #societalchallenges and promote #sustainableinnovation: go.tum.de/583509 #publicengagement 📷A.Heddergott

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TUM launches Public Science Lab

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has founded the TUM Public Science Lab, which will involve people from all areas of society in research.

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TUM Institute for Advanced Study @ias-tum.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

This could be the view from your office if you come to visit! The next call for Fellowship nominations is opening soon. #VisitingProfessorships #Sabbatical #FallFoliage #LeafPeeping #NoFilter

View of a research campus with grey concrete floor tiles and bright red fall foliage.

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Technische Universität München @tum.de · 08/10/2025

Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa on being awarded the #NobelPrize in #Chemistry! 👏 The honorary doctor of our university is honored for his research on #organometallic framework compounds: go.tum.de/479463 📷 A. Battenberg

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry for TUM Honorary Doctor Kitagawa

Japanese materials scientist and TUM honorary doctor Prof. Susumu Kitagawa has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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