TUM School of Life Sciences

The TUM School of Life Sciences (SoLS or formerly TUM WZW) is a school of the Technical University of Munich, located at its Weihenstephan campus in Freising. It encompasses the life sciences, in particular biology, agricultural science, food technology, landscape architecture, biotechnology, and nutrition.

TUM School of Life Sciences
TypePublic
Established1970 (campus)
2000 (current organization)
DeanThomas Becker
Academic staff
84 professors (2020)[1]
Students4,329 (2020)[2]
Location
Freising
,
Bavaria
,
Germany
AffiliationsTUM
Websitewzw.tum.de
The building of the food chemistry department on the Weihenstephan campus

History

The School of Life Sciences can be traced back to the "School of Agriculture" and the "Central Tree Nursery for the Electorate Weihenstephan", founded in 1803. The first lecturer was Max Schönleutner. In 1855, the "Bavarian Agricultural Experiment Institute" was founded by Justus von Liebig, who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry. In 1895, these institutes became the "Royal Bavarian Academy for Agriculture and Beer Brewing", and in 1928–1930 were merged into the Technische Hochschule München, which would later become the Technical University of Munich.[3]

The campus in Weihenstephan was founded in 1970. In 1998, the TUM Department of Biology relocated to Weihenstephan, and in 1999, the Department of Forestry of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich was handed over to TUM.[3]

In 2000, the TUM departments in Weihenstephan were consolidated into the Wissenschaftszentrum für Ernährung, Landnutzung und Umwelt (Center of Life and Food Sciences). In 2020, it became the present School of Life Sciences.[3]

Departments
The World Agricultural Systems Center, research center for agricultural science

The TUM School of Life Sciences is structured into three research departments:[1]

Molecular Life Sciences

Life Science Systems

Life Science Engineering

Rankings
University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS  ()
THE Life Sciences 2021[4] 46  (3)
ARWU  ()
QS Biological Sciences 2020[5] 48  (3)
THE  ()
ARWU Biological Sciences 2020[6] 51-75  (2-3)
QS Agriculture & Forestry 2020[7] 23  (3)
THE  ()
ARWU Agricultural Sciences 2020[8] 33  (2)
QS  ()
THE  ()
ARWU  ()
CHE Ranking 2020 – National
Biology[9]
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Support in the study entry phase ● 10/12 pts.
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The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranks life sciences at TUM as 46th in the world and 3rd in Germany, after the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Heidelberg University.

In biology, the department is ranked No. 48 in the world and No. 3 in Germany in the QS World University Rankings.[5] In the Academic Ranking of World Universities, it ranks No. 51–75 in the world and No. 2–3 in Germany. In the national 2020 CHE University Ranking, the department is rated in the top group for overall study situation, study organization, and infrastructure.[9]

In agricultural science, the department is ranked No. 23 in the world and No. 3 in Germany in the QS World University Rankings.[5] In the Academic Ranking of World Universities, it ranks No. 33 in the world and No. 2 in Germany.[6]

References
  1. "The TUM School of Life Sciences". TUM School of Life Sciences. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "TUM Facts & figures". Technische Universität München. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "History". TUM School of Life Sciences. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "World University Rankings 2021 by subject: life sciences". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Biological Sciences". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Biological Sciences". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Agriculture & Forestry". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Agricultural Sciences". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. "Studying Biology in Germany". CHE University Ranking. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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