The Collaborative Research Centre ‘GAUS’ researches complex geometric and arithmetic objects

There are places no one will ever visit, simply because they don’t exist in our everyday reality. Mathematicians in the research project CRC/TRR 326 GAUS explore such places daily: they investigate fascinating objects that can neither be touched nor drawn and that no one can truly imagine. To make this possible, they must get creative and approach these inaccessible objects through something they can grasp: they construct models of the objects, study the resulting structures, and, through this indirect method, uncover the properties of the original forms – properties they could never have identified directly.

Insights into the path to a PhD and a research career

Are you considering pursuing a research career after your Master’s? We are hosting a joint event across all Unite! universities where you can connect with researchers to learn about their doctoral journeys.

Interview with Professor Torsten Frosch of TU Darmstadt, coordinator of the LOEWE “MultiDrug-TDM” research cluster

A novel intelligent sensor system that significantly improves cancer treatment for paediatric patients: Researchers from TU Darmstadt and Goethe University Frankfurt have been working on this interdisciplinary innovation since the start of the year as part of the “MultiDrug-TDM” project. Coordinator Professor Torsten Frosch from TU Darmstadt provides an insight into the research project.

Unite! Seed Fund for Student Activity: E3

With the support of the Unite! Seed Fund for Student Activity, a group of master's students from TU Darmstadt and fellow Unite! universities is launching Unite! E3 – European Energy Excursion. This student-driven initiative aims to explore Europe's energy transition through an international one-week study trip across Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Registration is open until 30 April 2026. The excursion will take place from 7 to 13 June 2026.

Study led by TU Darmstadt published in ‘Nature’

Can cleared rainforests recover and can extinct species return? A research team investigating these questions as part of the ‘Reassembly’ consortium, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), has achieved encouraging results.

TU research team develops method with potential for quantum computers

Researchers at the Department of Physics at TU Darmstadt have succeeded in controlling up to 2,500 laser beams simultaneously with spatial and temporal precision. They have now presented their findings in the prestigious journal „Physical Review Applied“.

Increases in EU funding, LOEWE and Industrial Collaborative Research

Over the last year, TU Darmstadt has obtained around 210.3 million euros in third-party funding. This represents a slight increase in the already high level of third-party funding – at a time when third-party funding is generally decreasing. The positive result underscores TU Darmstadt’s strong performance.

One month ahead of the on-site evaluation by the international review panel as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments, the strategic Rhine-Main Universities (RMU) alliance is entering the final phase of preparations with confidence and strong momentum. From April 14 to 16, 2026, the alliance – comprising Goethe University Frankfurt, Technical University of Darmstadt and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz – will present itself and its joint proposal “EXCITE – Excellent. Collaborative. Transformative.” on Frankfurt’s Westend Campus. With this proposal, RMU is applying for designation as a University Consortium of Excellence.

Feedback from academic and administrative staff requested

The Online Toolkit for Joint Educational Offerings is currently being further developed within the Unite! Alliance – and contributions from practice are highly welcome. The Toolkit is a central, practice-oriented resource that supports the development and delivery of joint educational offerings within Unite!. It brings together guidelines, tools and practical examples, helping to facilitate the planning and implementation of collaborative teaching formats between partner universities.

Interdisciplinary publication at the Centre for Synthetic Biology

How can cells be programmed to respond to complex signals and make targeted decisions, similar to a logical circuit in a computer? An interdisciplinary team from two research groups at the Centre for Synthetic Biology at TU Darmstadt has developed a new approach: an RNA-based genetic switch. The results were published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.

New RMU Research Training Group examines the experiential dimension of democratic coexistence

On 1 April, the Research Training Group ‘Aesthetics of Democracy’, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), will start under the leadership of Goethe University Frankfurt and with the participation of TU Darmstadt, both of which are part of the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU). Spokesperson Professor Johannes Völz (Goethe University) and co-spokesperson Professor Sophie Loidolt (TU) present the research project in an interview.

Students from six Unite! universities meet in Wrocław

Seventeen student representatives from UPC, TU Darmstadt, Aalto, KTH, ULisboa and Wrocław Tech came together in Poland to discuss collaboration, communication and responsibility in a changing technological world. The forum also provided insight into what Unite! offers students in concrete terms and how students can actively contribute and shape the alliance.

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‘Excellence Track Algebra’ launched

The Collaborative Research Centre ‘GAUS’ has been researching complex geometric and arithmetic objects since 2021. The Rhine-Main Universities Goethe University Frankfurt (as coordinator), TU Darmstadt and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (as associate partner) as well as the University of Heidelberg are involved. For the 2025/26 winter semester, the ‘Excellence Track Algebra’ has now been established as an in-depth, research-oriented programme for Master's students. Professor Timo Richarz presents the programme in an interview.