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Documentation Integrative Research Centers
In recent years, TUM has invested heavily in new Integrative Research Centers. The organizational structures vary depending on individual requirements, but all centers strive for the same goal: encouraging scientists from different disciplines to come together on integrative research programs, explore new areas of research and bundle expertise to find innovative ways of solving tomorrow’s challenges.
TUM offers an exceptionally broad range of subjects in disciplines such as natural science, engineering, medicine, life science and economics. No other university in Germany can match its spread, making TUM a leading light in European academic circles. This unique position means that TUM is ideally equipped to create and advance new interdisciplinary research opportunities.
Research campus in Garching
TUM Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
TUM Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) enables outstanding scientists from different universities and research institutes as well as high achievers from industry to spend research sabbaticals at TUM, where they can collaborate with TUM scientists. Research teams are given complete freedom to work on interdisciplinary projects, focused on new, forward-looking – and therefore often high-risk – research areas.Munich School of Engineering (MSE)
The Munich School of Engineering (MSE) is currently a platform for research-oriented education and interdisciplinary research in all aspects of engineering. It places greater emphasis on the natural sciences than typical engineering courses. The focus of the research is on “clean” technologies, especially in energy research. At present, around 100 TUM professors from 10 faculties are contributing in this focus area.Further Information: - TUM•Energy - Center for Power Generation - Network for Renewable Energy - Electromobility Science Center - Centre for Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building
MUNICH CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY (MCTS)
Das Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) der Technischen Universität München erforscht die humanwissenschaftlichen Aspekte der Technikwissenschaften. Soziologen und Ethiker, Philosophen und Historiker, Politik- und Medienwissenschaftler arbeiten in gemeinsamen Forschungsprojekten Hand in Hand mit Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaftlern.TUM Corporate Research Centers
The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source produces neutrons that are used as probes in physics, chemistry, biology and the material sciences. FRM II also focuses on extremely even silicon doping for high-performance electronics, the production of radiopharmaceuticals and the deployment of fast neutrons to directly irradiate tumors close to the surface of the skin.
The Hans Eisenmann Center for Agricultural Science is a hub that connects all agricultural professors and institutes at TUM and builds a bridge between basic research and its applications in the agricultural industry.
The Walter Schottky Institute connects basic physics with research into semiconductor electronics and nanomaterials. Primary areas of focus include the manufacture of new semiconductor materials, the development of highly sensitive measurement methods in physics and chemistry as well as the creation of new nanostructures, material combinations and component prototypes.
The ZIEL Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences acts as a hub for scientific expertise in the fields of food, nutrition and health sciences. The Center’s work looks at the food chain as a whole – from the generation of raw materials through the handling and processing of foodstuffs to human physiology and pathophysiology.
The Catalysis Research Center bundles research into catalysis – a crucial step in many industrial processes. The center focuses on the full spectrum from basic molecular research to industrial applications. The CRC not only looks at traditional catalytic chemistry, it also drives research into new reaction and synthesis paths and explores reaction mechanisms. It complements these areas with technical expertise, particularly from engineering fields.
Medical science touches almost all disciplines, from medicine and natural sciences through engineering to mathematics and IT. IMETUM provides a central infrastructure for collaborative projects. It covers a broad range of biomedical research topics, with a special focus on medical imaging.
TUM Leonardo da Vinci-Centre for Biomimetics
Bionics takes biological construction principles and strategies and applies them to the design of technical products and processes. The TUM Leonardo da Vinci Center for Bionics combines findings from biology with engineering research to create environmentally friendly technologies.
TUM School of Education
Although the TUM School of Education is organized as a conventional faculty, it fulfils an important interdisciplinary role. As Germany’s first faculty for teacher training, it organises integrative courses for all trainee teachers at TUM. Educational scientists investigate learning and teaching at schools and universities. Other chairs focus on the social and historical impact of the natural sciences and technology. These include gender studies in engineering, philosophy and science theory, the history of technology, business ethics and scientific communication.TUM Graduate School
The TUM Graduate School has set up interdisciplinary and international courses for PhD students. It provides them with skills such as team leadership and project management as well as the entrepreneurial skills required for key positions in the worlds of science and business. The TUM-GS promotes intensive support through a network of scientists and mentors, enabling students to complete their PhD studies quickly and successfully. The 13 faculty-based graduate centers and 10 interdisciplinary graduate centers – among them the International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE) sponsored within the framework of the Excellence Initiative – offer courses tailored to graduates’ individual research topics along with individual support and advice.Integrative Research Centers run with partners
Clusters of Excellence
TUM is part of five Clusters of Excellence, bringing together scientists from different disciplines and institutions. The TUM is the host university in the „CoTeSys“ (Cognition for Technical Systems) and „Origin and Structure of the Universe“. In the CoTeSys cluster, scientists are investigating how robots can perceive their surroundings and react appropriately to them. The Origin and Structure of the Universe cluster investigates the innermost structure of material, space and time, as well as the nature of fundamental forces and the structure, geometry and composition of the universe.Straubing Center of Science (Wissenschaftszentrum Straubing)
The Straubing Center of Science is a hub comprising five Bavarian universities researching the material and energy use of renewable raw materials. TUM’s Institute of Resource and Energy Technology, the Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources and the Chair of Biogenic Polymers are in the Center of Sciences.Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health (HELENA)
TUM, the Helmholtz Center in Munich and Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich jointly train PhD students in the field of environmental health at the Graduiertenzentrum HELENA Research in this important branch focuses on diseases influenced by environmental factors and lifestyle.Munich Aerospace
TUM, the Universität der Bundeswehr Munich, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Bauhaus Luftfahrt have bundled their aerospace research know-how under the umbrella of Munich Aerospace The alliance is based in Munich and leverages Germany’s most concentrated hub of research talent to drive joint scientific projects.TUM CREATE
TUM is the only German university to be part of the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) in Singapore. The campus was established by the Singapore National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF). It brings together renowned universities from across the globe. At the TUM CREATE scientists from TUM and the National University of Singapore (NTU) are developing an end-to-end electromobility concept in a tropical urban center with several millions inhabitants.contact: presse@tum.de
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