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Environment - Health - 25.04.2018
Environment - Administration - 25.04.2018
Environment - Earth Sciences - 23.04.2018 
Trees with grassy areas soften summer heat
Research news Trees cool their environment and "heat islands" like Munich benefit from it. However, the degree of cooling depends greatly on the tree species and the local conditions.
Life Sciences - Environment - 10.04.2018
Environment - Physics - 22.03.2018 
Virtual sound spaces
Research news A trip through Munich in only a few short minutes: From the traffic noises of Stachus to the center of a concert hall and on to the idyllic chirping of birds in the English Garden.
Environment - 22.03.2018
Environment - 20.03.2018 
Natural enemies reduce pesticide use
03/20/2018 Crop variety in agriculture has a positive impact on the natural enemies of aphids. Farmers can use this insight to keep aphids at bay and cut down on pesticides. The greater the diversity of crops grown in agricultural landscapes is, the better natural enemies are able to control pests on wheat fields.
Environment - Administration - 15.03.2018
Civil Engineering - Environment - 07.02.2018 
Wind data for urban planning
Extreme gusts of wind of more than 40 km per hour are common on Hamburg's footpaths. Measurements undertaken by Professor Felix Ament and Dr. Sarah Wiesner from the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) at Universität Hamburg demonstrate this.
Environment - 02.02.2018 
Ecuador: Deforestation destroys more dry forest than climate change
Research news Tropical forests all over the world are at risk. Two of the main threats are the deforestation for arable land and climate change.
Environment - 01.02.2018
Life Sciences - Environment - 01.02.2018
Environment - 23.01.2018
Environment - Continuing Education - 11.12.2017
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 08.11.2017 
Ghana’s pineapple farmers need more intensive training
Research news Simple technologies can be learned effectively through imitation, while complex methods require professional training.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 02.10.2017
Earth Sciences - Environment - 27.09.2017 
Preservation of floodplains is flood protection
Research news The silting of rivers and streams leads to problems for fish, mussels, and other aquatic organisms because their habitats disappear.
Environment - 26.09.2017
Environment - Physics - 11.09.2017
Environment - 14.08.2017
Environment - Economics / Business - 10.08.2017
Environment - 31.07.2017 
Plastic containers for the campus
The aim of the "AK Umwelt" in Straubing is to promote environmental awareness at the site TUM-Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and sustainability.
Environment - Administration - 31.07.2017 
The most important lesson: Patience
While his fellow students delved into theory in the lecture hall in Munich, Simon Lutz - a student of Environmental Engineering - went to India; his greatest adventure so far.
Life Sciences - Environment - 21.07.2017
Economics / Business - Environment - 30.06.2017 
A week for the European idea
Termine The European Union is essential for peace and prosperity on the continent. Nevertheless, the EU is increasingly questioned in recent times.
Environment - 29.06.2017
Environment - Life Sciences - 27.06.2017 
How grassland management without the loss of species works
Research news The intensive management of grasslands is bad for biodiversity.
Environment - 27.06.2017 
TUM at Christopher Street Day
A student group of the TUM's 'Junge Akademie' has started a new project based on the idea of (car-)sharing - but focusing on 'umbrella sharing'.
Environment - Social Sciences - 27.06.2017
Administration - Environment - 26.06.2017 
Garching laboratory for research on the future of energy now complete
Campus news Energy research at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) now has a home of its own: In the new Research Center for Energy and Information (ZEI), built on the Garching Research Campus at
Architecture - Environment - 19.06.2017 
We are much more unique than assumed
Termin At the third Kunstareal-Fest on June 24 - 25, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will showcase architectonic highlights of its buildings not otherwise immediately visible to the public, and will send the robot Nao to the Pinakothek der Moderne.
Physics - Environment - 14.06.2017
Environment - Social Sciences - 01.06.2017
Environment - Architecture - 31.05.2017 
"We have no other choice but to build sustainably"
Research news Prof. Werner Lang's objective is constructing residential buildings with a positive ecological footprint.
Environment - Life Sciences - 24.05.2017
Life Sciences - Environment - 23.05.2017
Environment - Life Sciences - 15.05.2017 
How cities can prepare for the future
Research news What measures are needed to make cities "green" and get them ready for the future? An interdisciplinary team at the Centre for Urban Ecology and Climate Adaptation of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is conducting research on these questions.
Environment - Career - 03.05.2017 
Campus Run, Climate and MakerSpace
Join the run! The 5th TUM Campus Run will take place in Garching on June 28, 2017. This year, there will be up 1,000 participants.
Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 28.04.2017
Environment - 24.04.2017
Environment - Life Sciences - 13.03.2017 
Domino Effect in the Amazon Rainforest
Research news Reduced rainfall in the Amazon rainforest is increasing forest mortality. Fewer trees exacerbate regional periods of drought, leading to a self-amplified forest loss.
Environment - Administration - 10.03.2017
Environment - 03.03.2017 
Choreographer Mette Ingvartsen at Freie Universität
Danish choreographer Mette Ingvartsen is Valeska Gert Visiting Professor during 2017 spring/summer semester / Opening event on April 24, 2017 ' 041/2017 from Mar 03, 2017 The Danish dancer and choreo
Health - Environment - 17.02.2017 
"Experience Africa at first hand"
Campus news At a 'TUM Speakers Series' event today, Bill Gates, Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gerd Müller, German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, discussed development policy in Africa with student Nicki Weber.
Administration - Environment - 09.02.2017
Environment - 30.01.2017 
Study on Plane Crash: Researchers Call for Caution in Handling Technical Systems
Scientists at Technical University of Kaiserslautern and Freie Universität Berlin Analyzed Interactions between Humans and Technology based on a Plane Crash in 2009 ' 021/2017 from Jan 30, 2017 When
Environment - 20.01.2017 
Tracking down gray energy factors
Research news Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have analyzed the energy performance of a cooperative residential housing project in Munich across its entire life cycle - from ra
Environment - Life Sciences - 12.01.2017 
Diversity also a plus in science
Campus news They both perform research in the field of terrestrial ecology, one in Brazil and the other in Germany: Professors Thomas Lewinsohn (Campinas) and Wolfgang Weisser (Freising).
Social Sciences - Environment - 10.01.2017
Economics / Business - Environment - 05.12.2016 
Florian Diekert Receives ERC Starting Grant
Heidelberg economist Florian Diekert is receiving a highly endowed ERC Starting Grant for excellent young researchers from the European Research Council (ERC).
Environment
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Research news Trees cool their environment and "heat islands" like Munich benefit from it. However, the degree of cooling depends greatly on the tree species and the local conditions.
Research news A trip through Munich in only a few short minutes: From the traffic noises of Stachus to the center of a concert hall and on to the idyllic chirping of birds in the English Garden.
03/20/2018 Crop variety in agriculture has a positive impact on the natural enemies of aphids. Farmers can use this insight to keep aphids at bay and cut down on pesticides. The greater the diversity of crops grown in agricultural landscapes is, the better natural enemies are able to control pests on wheat fields.
Extreme gusts of wind of more than 40 km per hour are common on Hamburg's footpaths. Measurements undertaken by Professor Felix Ament and Dr. Sarah Wiesner from the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) at Universität Hamburg demonstrate this.
Research news Tropical forests all over the world are at risk. Two of the main threats are the deforestation for arable land and climate change.
Research news Simple technologies can be learned effectively through imitation, while complex methods require professional training.
Research news The silting of rivers and streams leads to problems for fish, mussels, and other aquatic organisms because their habitats disappear.
It’s Your Choice: High or Low
Berlin Weather Map Association and Freie Universität Award Naming Rights for 2018 - Starting September 13, 2017, 00:00 No 235/2017 from Sep 11, 2017 Eleven days before the German federal elections, weather fans have another choice to make: high or low?
Berlin Weather Map Association and Freie Universität Award Naming Rights for 2018 - Starting September 13, 2017, 00:00 No 235/2017 from Sep 11, 2017 Eleven days before the German federal elections, weather fans have another choice to make: high or low?
Successful Application under Horizon 2020
Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU) at Freie Universität Berlin coordinates European research network WinWind to promote acceptance of wind energy No 216/2017 from Aug 14, 2017 Freie Universit
Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU) at Freie Universität Berlin coordinates European research network WinWind to promote acceptance of wind energy No 216/2017 from Aug 14, 2017 Freie Universit
The aim of the "AK Umwelt" in Straubing is to promote environmental awareness at the site TUM-Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and sustainability.
While his fellow students delved into theory in the lecture hall in Munich, Simon Lutz - a student of Environmental Engineering - went to India; his greatest adventure so far.
Termine The European Union is essential for peace and prosperity on the continent. Nevertheless, the EU is increasingly questioned in recent times.
Sustainable Use of Resources with Biocoal
Joint Project of Freie Universität, Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde, and Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin ' 176/2017 from Jun 29, 2017 Scientists from the Department of Earth Sciences at Fr
Joint Project of Freie Universität, Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde, and Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin ' 176/2017 from Jun 29, 2017 Scientists from the Department of Earth Sciences at Fr
Research news The intensive management of grasslands is bad for biodiversity.
A student group of the TUM's 'Junge Akademie' has started a new project based on the idea of (car-)sharing - but focusing on 'umbrella sharing'.
Campus news Energy research at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) now has a home of its own: In the new Research Center for Energy and Information (ZEI), built on the Garching Research Campus at
Termin At the third Kunstareal-Fest on June 24 - 25, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will showcase architectonic highlights of its buildings not otherwise immediately visible to the public, and will send the robot Nao to the Pinakothek der Moderne.
Yana Vaynzof Receives ERC Starting Grant
Heidelberg physicist Yana Vaynzof is receiving a highly endowed grant from the European Research Council (ERC), an ERC Starting Grant for excellent young researchers.
Heidelberg physicist Yana Vaynzof is receiving a highly endowed grant from the European Research Council (ERC), an ERC Starting Grant for excellent young researchers.
Research news Prof. Werner Lang's objective is constructing residential buildings with a positive ecological footprint.
Research news What measures are needed to make cities "green" and get them ready for the future? An interdisciplinary team at the Centre for Urban Ecology and Climate Adaptation of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is conducting research on these questions.
Join the run! The 5th TUM Campus Run will take place in Garching on June 28, 2017. This year, there will be up 1,000 participants.
Evolution on Earth took place in 5 Stages
A new view of how life and planet Earth have evolved together could help predict how life on other planets may develop ' 101/2017 from Apr 28, 2017 In a perspective published today in the journal Nat
A new view of how life and planet Earth have evolved together could help predict how life on other planets may develop ' 101/2017 from Apr 28, 2017 In a perspective published today in the journal Nat
SUSTAIN IT! Action Days: "Repair - Rethink - Reuse"
Free Bicycle Repair Cafe and Clothing Exchange on April 26 and 27, 2017, at Freie Universität ' 093/2017 from Apr 24, 2017 Flat tires, squealing brakes, or a wonky front wheel?
Free Bicycle Repair Cafe and Clothing Exchange on April 26 and 27, 2017, at Freie Universität ' 093/2017 from Apr 24, 2017 Flat tires, squealing brakes, or a wonky front wheel?
Research news Reduced rainfall in the Amazon rainforest is increasing forest mortality. Fewer trees exacerbate regional periods of drought, leading to a self-amplified forest loss.
Danish choreographer Mette Ingvartsen is Valeska Gert Visiting Professor during 2017 spring/summer semester / Opening event on April 24, 2017 ' 041/2017 from Mar 03, 2017 The Danish dancer and choreo
Campus news At a 'TUM Speakers Series' event today, Bill Gates, Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gerd Müller, German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, discussed development policy in Africa with student Nicki Weber.
Scientists at Technical University of Kaiserslautern and Freie Universität Berlin Analyzed Interactions between Humans and Technology based on a Plane Crash in 2009 ' 021/2017 from Jan 30, 2017 When
Research news Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have analyzed the energy performance of a cooperative residential housing project in Munich across its entire life cycle - from ra
Campus news They both perform research in the field of terrestrial ecology, one in Brazil and the other in Germany: Professors Thomas Lewinsohn (Campinas) and Wolfgang Weisser (Freising).
Feminist Perspectives on Natural Catastrophes and Sustainability
Public Lecture by International Visiting Professor of Gender Studies Pilwha Chang on January 24, 2017 ' 005/2017 from Jan 10, 2017 Are natural disasters really natural, or do they have anthropogenic
Public Lecture by International Visiting Professor of Gender Studies Pilwha Chang on January 24, 2017 ' 005/2017 from Jan 10, 2017 Are natural disasters really natural, or do they have anthropogenic
Heidelberg economist Florian Diekert is receiving a highly endowed ERC Starting Grant for excellent young researchers from the European Research Council (ERC).
