Current Updates

A new mixed-methods study on HIV and viral hepatitis testing in the Kyrgyz Republic has just been published in PLOS ONE. The paper brings together quantitative data from primary healthcare facilities and rich qualitative insights to show how testing is actually delivered, understood, and experienced… [read more]

The results of the seroprevalence of Mpox study published in Communications Medicine (Nature) has identified the primary drivers behind the rapid decline of Berlin’s 2022 mpox outbreak, one of Europe’s largest during the global epidemic. [read more]

The UN draws attention to violence against women and girls with the “Orange Days” from 25 November to 10 December – violence that often remains invisible. Many affected individuals do not turn to the police. How many women experience violence over the course of their lives and who is particularly… [read more]

The three-day workshop “Connecting Violence Researchers in Germany” brought together experts from across Germany at the TUM Science & Study Center in Raitenhaslach. Funded by the Technical University of Munich, the event featured research group introductions, thematic poster walks, and collaborative… [read more]

After ten years, this research updates the INSPIRE Framework with the latest evidence, drawing on more than 200 systematic reviews and roughly 3,000 primary studies. [read more]

The team of the Professorship of Global Health and Vasanthi Subramonia Pillai from the Professorship of Behavioral Science for Disease Prevention and Health Care published the review and meta-analysis in the journal "Trauma, Violence, & Abuse". [read more]

The European conference on care, connection and harm reduction, organized by ONG Stop was helt from October 23-24 2025. It brought together chemsex users, healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers to generate shared knowledge and co-create strategies addressing the needs of the… [read more]

Prof. Janina Steinert presented her latest research at the Fragile Lives 2025 Conference, held from 30 September to 1 October 2025 at Humboldt University in Berlin. The conference brought together scholars and policymakers to discuss how rigorous scientific evidence can inform policy interventions… [read more]

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a widespread issue with serious and far-reaching consequences for individuals and societies. Beyond physical violence, IPV involves patterns of psychological violence and coercive control that obstruct victims’ wellbeing, safety, and autonomy. Yet, much of this… [read more]

On 9–10 October 2025, the Development Cooperation Working Group of the German Health Economics Association e.V. (dggö) met at TUM, and the workshop for young scientists of the working group was held in advance. [read more]