09.01.2025, 18:00 - 19:30

Increasing Minerals and Vitamins in Rice Grains for Human Health

Projections show that the world population will grow to more than 9 billion people by 2050. Goals 2 and 3 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals embrace the provision of sufficient and nutritious food for the growing population to promote human health and wellbeing. Major crops such as cassava, maize, potato, rice, and wheat are rich in starch and together they provide more than 60% of the carbohydrate calories consumed worldwide, but they have a poor micronutrient content. People for whom these crops are the primary staple food receive enough calories, but they are often malnourished because these staple foods do not contain enough of the necessary vitamins and minerals such as iron for a healthy diet. To date, 1.6 billion people worldwide suffer reduced productive capacity due to iron-deficiency anemia. Achieving higher micronutrient content for health and nutrition is often not possible with available breeding germplasm, especially in rice. We are employing genetic engineering and genome editing strategies to increase the iron and vitamin content of polished rice grains for improving human health. For example, we increased iron and zinc in rice grains to dietary relevant levels, and combined iron and zinc with essential vitamins. Multi-year field trials and feeding experiments with these biofortified rice lines demonstrate that the micronutrient traits are stable and bioavailable.

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20.01.2025, 13:00 - 13:45

From Nano to Mesoscale: Structure, Composition, and Transport Processes in Human Dental Enamel

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21.01.2025, 19:00 - 20:30

TUM@Freising: Die Böden unseres Planeten - eine kostbare und höchst vielfältige Ressource

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23.01.2025, 18:00 - 19:30

Following the Money Pipeline

In this lecture, Johanna Frühwald will explore the critical intersection of finance, fossil fuels, and climate action by giving insights into the work of the German environmental and human rights NGO, Urgewald. Founded in 1992, Urgewald has become a global leader in tracking the financial flows that support destructive industries and advocating for transformative change. The presentation will spotlight Urgewald’s pioneering data-driven campaigns, including the development of the Global Coal Exit List (GCEL) and Global Oil & Gas Exit List (GOGEL)—the most comprehensive publicly accessible databases on the fossil fuel industry. These tools are used by hundreds of financial institutions to shape investment decisions and policies. Moreover, insights from a current campaign in collaboration with the Filipino organization Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED), targeting the massive expansion of gas infrastructure in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, will be shared.

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30.01.2025, 18:00 - 19:30

Hidden Treasure in the Deep? Does Deep-Sea Mining Have a Future?

The talk will cover the following topics: - Introduction to deep-sea biology (oceanography, ecology, biodiversity); - What are ocean minerals? (types, history/summary of scientific knowledge about them); - Human interest in ocean minerals (history of interest, proposed applications, methods of extraction, management of resources); - Potential environmental and social impacts of ocean mineral extraction; - Do we need deep-sea minerals? (mineral supply and demand and the development of technology); - A way forward (drafting of regulations and reaching consensus).

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06.02.2025, 18:00 - 19:30

Tainted Love: a Dive into the Wildlife Trafficking World

During this short talk we will take a dive into the wildlife trafficking world. What is wildlife trafficking? Why does it happen? What are the drivers? Why does it matter and what are the impacts and facets of wildlife trafficking? And finally how each person can contribute to end this horrendous practice.

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06.03.2025, 19:00 - 20:30

TUM@Freising: Schwein gehabt! Fleisch aus dem Bioreaktor - ist das die Zukunft?

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17.03.2025, 16:00 - 17:00

Online-Info-Session zu den Förderprogrammen der Humboldt-Stiftung

Online-Info-Session zu den Förderprogrammen der Humboldt-Stiftung Wie werde ich Gastgeber:in für internationale Forschungstalente?

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24.03.2025, 07:00 - 28.03.2025, 20:00

TUM Master’s Days

TUM Master’s Days: Sie interessieren sich für einen Masterstudiengang an der TUM? Bei den virtuellen TUM Master’s Days haben Sie die Möglichkeit, die TUM, ihre Studienangebote und zahlreiche Serviceeinrichtungen näher kennenzulernen. Die virtual Master’s Days 2025 finden vom 24. bis zum 28. März statt. Nähere Informationen können Sie dieser Webseite Anfang 2025 entnehmen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUM Master’s Days Are you interested in a Master's program at TUM? At the virtual TUM Master’s Days you have the opportunity to get to know TUM, its Master's programs and its advising services. The virtual Master’s Days 2024 take place from the 24 until 28 of March. Further information will be available on this website in early 2025.

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24.03.2025, 07:00 - 28.03.2025, 20:00

TUM Master’s Days

TUM Master’s Days: Sie interessieren sich für einen Masterstudiengang an der TUM? Bei den virtuellen TUM Master’s Days haben Sie die Möglichkeit, die TUM, ihre Studienangebote und zahlreiche Serviceeinrichtungen näher kennenzulernen. Die virtual Master’s Days 2025 finden vom 24. bis zum 28. März statt. Nähere Informationen können Sie dieser Webseite Anfang 2025 entnehmen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUM Master’s Days Are you interested in a Master's program at TUM? At the virtual TUM Master’s Days you have the opportunity to get to know TUM, its Master's programs and its advising services. The virtual Master’s Days 2024 take place from the 24 until 28 of March. Further information will be available on this website in early 2025.

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24.03.2025, 07:00 - 28.03.2025, 20:00

TUM Master’s Days

TUM Master’s Days: Sie interessieren sich für einen Masterstudiengang an der TUM? Bei den virtuellen TUM Master’s Days haben Sie die Möglichkeit, die TUM, ihre Studienangebote und zahlreiche Serviceeinrichtungen näher kennenzulernen. Die virtual Master’s Days 2025 finden vom 24. bis zum 28. März statt. Nähere Informationen können Sie dieser Webseite Anfang 2025 entnehmen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUM Master’s Days Are you interested in a Master's program at TUM? At the virtual TUM Master’s Days you have the opportunity to get to know TUM, its Master's programs and its advising services. The virtual Master’s Days 2024 take place from the 24 until 28 of March. Further information will be available on this website in early 2025.

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24.03.2025, 07:00 - 28.03.2025, 20:00

TUM Master’s Days

TUM Master’s Days: Sie interessieren sich für einen Masterstudiengang an der TUM? Bei den virtuellen TUM Master’s Days haben Sie die Möglichkeit, die TUM, ihre Studienangebote und zahlreiche Serviceeinrichtungen näher kennenzulernen. Die virtual Master’s Days 2025 finden vom 24. bis zum 28. März statt. Nähere Informationen können Sie dieser Webseite Anfang 2025 entnehmen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUM Master’s Days Are you interested in a Master's program at TUM? At the virtual TUM Master’s Days you have the opportunity to get to know TUM, its Master's programs and its advising services. The virtual Master’s Days 2024 take place from the 24 until 28 of March. Further information will be available on this website in early 2025.

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24.03.2025, 07:00 - 28.03.2025, 20:00

TUM Master’s Days

TUM Master’s Days: Sie interessieren sich für einen Masterstudiengang an der TUM? Bei den virtuellen TUM Master’s Days haben Sie die Möglichkeit, die TUM, ihre Studienangebote und zahlreiche Serviceeinrichtungen näher kennenzulernen. Die virtual Master’s Days 2025 finden vom 24. bis zum 28. März statt. Nähere Informationen können Sie dieser Webseite Anfang 2025 entnehmen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUM Master’s Days Are you interested in a Master's program at TUM? At the virtual TUM Master’s Days you have the opportunity to get to know TUM, its Master's programs and its advising services. The virtual Master’s Days 2024 take place from the 24 until 28 of March. Further information will be available on this website in early 2025.

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04.04.2025, 13:30 - 17:30

Think.Make.Start. Demo Day batch#20

Think.Make.Start. Demo day batch#20 Please join us for the grand finale of TMS on 04.04.2025 from 1:30 pm till 5:30 pm at the Entrepreneurship Research Institute Get your free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/thinkmakestart-demo-day-batch20-tickets-1079094333199?aff=oddtdtcreator

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14.04.2025, 13:00 - 14:00

Stable Isotope Toolkits for Environmental Forensics and Paleoclimatology

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28.04.2025, 12:30 - 13:30

The role of plastics in plant agriculture: from benefits and risks to plastic additives in food

Monday, 28th of April 2025, at 12:30 pm Building CH-6 Seminar room 36220, Department of Chemistry, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching Topic: TUM IWC colloquium WiSe 2024/25 Join the Zoom meeting https://tum-conf.zoom-x.de/j/63630900077?pwd=Nlo1gtkeelCvC5CrqO0Q7xYwI3SK2J.1 Meeting ID: 636 3090 0077 ID code: 853527   Colloquium Series in Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry Summer semester 2025 The role of plastics in plant agriculture: from benefits and risks to plastic additives in food Prof. Dr. Thilo Hofmann Zentrum für Mikrobiologie und Umweltsystemwissenschaft, Department für Umweltgeowissenschaften, University of Vienna, Austria Abstract: Car tires consist of a complex mixture of materials that improve their performance and durability. These include 5-15% chemical additives, which comprise hundreds of substances, for example antioxidants, antiozonants, vulcanizing agents, anti-aging agents and many more, to enable the high-tech performance of a modern tire. The compounds leached from car tires find their way into agriculture through atmospheric deposition, irrigation with treated wastewater and the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. There they can be taken up by plants and thus also reach humans. Similarly, the presence of drug residues in commercially sold fruit and vegetables has already been scientifically investigated many times. However, chemical substances from tire wear also find their way into the food chain. We have detected these chemical residues in leafy vegetables. Although the concentrations were low, the evidence was clear, a finding that is also known for drug residues in plant-based foods. Some of these substances and their transformation products can potentially pose ecological and toxicological risks. About Thilo Hofmann: Thilo Hofmann earned his Ph.D. in aquatic geochemistry from the University of Bremen in 1998 and continued as Assistant Professor at the University of Mainz. In 2005, he joined the University of Vienna, where he has since held the position of Full Professor and Chair of Environmental Geosciences. Prof. Hofmann has played a significant role in shaping the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography, and Astronomy at the University of Vienna, serving as Vice Dean from 2006 to 2012, and as Dean from 2012 to 2016. In 2014, he founded the University of Vienna's Environmental Research Network, now the “Environment and Climate Research Hub”, where he serves as Director. This interdisciplinary network brings scientists from diverse fields, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, law, and economics, all working collaboratively to address pressing environmental challenges. Prof. Hofmann’s research focuses on pollutants of emerging concern. His scholarly contributions include more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, and his work has earned him recognition from institutions such as the German Academic Scholarship Foundation, the German Water Chemistry Society, and Berlin Technical University. In addition to his role at the University of Vienna, Prof. Hofmann holds adjunct positions internationally. Since 2017, he has been Adjunct Full Professor at Duke University in the United States, and in 2018, he was honored as a Guest Professor at Nankai University in Tianjin, China.

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29.04.2025, 18:15 - 20:15

Kubisch addierbare Raumgittermodule inspiriert von anastomosierenden Stützstrukturen weicher Meeresschwämme

Präsenz-Veranstaltung, die aber auch online live übertragen wird! Bitte unbedingt rechtzeitig beim VDE anmelden, siehe Website unten.

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29.04.2025, 19:00 - 20:30

TUM@Freising: Genuss ohne Folgen – Zwei neue Apfelsorten für Allergiker

In Deutschland isst jede Person rund 20 Kilogramm frisches Obst pro Jahr, dazu kommen rund zehn Kilogramm in verarbeiteten Produkten. Am beliebtesten ist der Apfel. Allerdings müssen rund vier Millionen Menschen auf den Verzehr verzichten, weil sie auf Äpfel allergisch reagieren. Doch jetzt sind Lösungen in Sicht – Prof. Wilfried Schwab stellt sie in seinem Vortrag bei TUM@Freising vor.

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30.04.2025, 15:00 - 18:00

Virtuelle audiovisuelle Welten im reflexionsarmen Raum der TUM

Erleben unsere virtuelle Realität und was es bedeutet, schwerhörig zu sein. Wir stehen Ihnen bei Fragen über das Hören, Schwerhörigkeit und Cochlea Implantate zur Verfügung.

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05.05.2025, 10:00 - 14:00

Sustainability Student Club Fair

Sustainability Student Club Fair for TUM initiatives in the field of sustainability and interested students

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05.05.2025, 13:00 - 14:00

Ctrl+S Won't Save You: Smarter Strategies for Scientific Data Management

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06.05.2025, 13:00 - 16:00

TUM Sustainability Career Day

The TUM Sustainability Career Day at the Straubing campus brings students together with companies and offers an opportunity for networking. The focus is on entry-level opportunities and careers in the fields of sustainability, bioeconomy and biotechnology.

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13.05.2025, 18:00 - 20:00

TUM Start-up Meet & Talk – Insights from Capmo

In this series of events organised by TUMentrepreneurship and TUM Alumni & Career, TUM Alumni give a glimpse behind the scenes of their young companies. This time with TUM Alumni Sebastian Schlecht, Co-Founder, Managing Director and CTO of Capmo.

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03.06.2025, 19:00 - 20:30

TUM@Freising: Artensterben: Warum es uns alle betrifft

Dieser Frage widmet sich Prof. Sebastian T. Meyer, Leiter der AG Ökosystemfunktionen und Biodiversität am Lehrstuhl Terrestrische Ökologie an der Technischen Universität München (TUM), in einem Vortrag aus der Reihe TUM@Freising am Dienstag, 03. Juni 2025, um 19 Uhr im Lindenkeller Freising.

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08.07.2025, 19:00 - 20:30

TUM@Freising: Mikrobiomforschung: große Datensätze für kleine Mikroben

Mikrobiomforschung: große Datensätze für kleine Mikroben! Diesem Thema widmet sich Prof. Melanie Schirmer, Professur für Translational Microbiome Data Integration an der Technischen Universität München (TUM), in einem Vortrag aus der Reihe TUM@Freising am Dienstag, 08. Juli 2025, um 19 Uhr im Lindenkeller Freising.

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04.09.2025, 08:00 - 07.09.2025, 21:00

ICOMOS Workshop "Development of Management Plans for Emerging Cultural Heritage Sites in Germany"

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04.09.2025, 08:00 - 07.09.2025, 21:00

ICOMOS Workshop "Development of Management Plans for Emerging Cultural Heritage Sites in Germany"

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04.09.2025, 08:00 - 07.09.2025, 21:00

ICOMOS Workshop "Development of Management Plans for Emerging Cultural Heritage Sites in Germany"

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04.09.2025, 08:00 - 07.09.2025, 21:00

ICOMOS Workshop "Development of Management Plans for Emerging Cultural Heritage Sites in Germany"

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25.09.2025, 19:00 - 20:30

TUM@Freising: Bioökonomie – was bedeutet das für eine nachhaltige Forst- und Holzwirtschaft?

Bioökonomie – was bedeutet das für eine nachhaltige Forst- und Holzwirtschaft? Dieser Frage widmet sich Prof. Gabriele Weber-Blaschke, Leitung Forschungsbereich Stoffstrommanagement Holzforschung München an der Technischen Universität München (TUM), in einem Vortrag aus der Reihe TUM@Freising am Donnerstag, 25. September 2025, um 19 Uhr im Lindenkeller Freising.

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27.11.2025, 19:00 - 20:30

TUM@Freising: Unsichtbare Mitbewohner – wie Parasiten Mensch und Tier beeinflussen

Unsichtbare Mitbewohner – wie Parasiten Mensch und Tier beeinflussen! Diesem Thema widmet sich Prof. Friederike Ebner, Professur für Infection Pathogenesis an der Technischen Universität München (TUM), in einem Vortrag aus der Reihe TUM@Freising am Donnerstag, 27. November 2025, um 19 Uhr im Lindenkeller Freising.

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