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How genes, brain characteristics and intelligence are connected
Connection genes, brain characteristics and intelligence
Published on Tuesday, 04 April 2023
Genes influence different structures and the function of the brain. These in turn explain differences in behaviour. Analysing all three aspects at once is a challenge – and has been achieved for ...
Les livres de comptes de la ville de Luxembourg de 1388 à 1500
Les livres de comptes de la ville de Luxembourg de 1388 à 1500
Published on Friday, 24 March 2023
L’Université du Luxembourg, l’Université de Trèves et la Ville de Luxembourg ont accompli l'édition critique des livres de comptes médiévaux de la Ville de Luxembourg de 1388 à 1500.
Successful launch of BRAINS experiment into space
Published on Thursday, 16 March 2023
Midbrain organoids from the interdisciplinary BRAINS project have successfully launched towards the International Space Station. After more than a year of intense preparation since being selected by ...
Shifts in human gut microbiome due to COVID-19
Published on Thursday, 09 March 2023
COVID-19, caused by an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020.  While some people developed severe illness and ...
Poverty is linked to increased dementia risk, regardless of genetics
Matthias Klee
Published on Tuesday, 07 March 2023
People who live in poverty are significantly more likely to develop dementia compared to people of higher socioeconomic status, regardless of genetic risk, new research concludes.
WHO study: Luxembourg has lowest excess mortality during pandemic
Published on Thursday, 09 February 2023
Luxembourg’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
New algorithm enables simulation of complex quantum systems
Quantum
Published on Monday, 30 January 2023
An international team of scientists from the University of Luxembourg, Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data (BIFOLD) at TU Berlin and Google has now successfully developed a ...
A new approach for solving the dark energy mystery
Cosmic microwave background seen by Planck - European Space Agency
Published on Thursday, 26 January 2023
What is behind dark energy - and what connects it to the cosmological constant introduced by Albert Einstein? Two physicists from the University of Luxembourg point the way to answering these open ...
Open Science for water research
Open Science for Water generated by DALL.E2
Published on Thursday, 19 January 2023
For the launch of the new scientific journal Nature Water, researchers Emma and Stan Schymanski contributed an article about the future of water research. This opinion paper focuses on the ...
Prof. Chatzinotas on the IRIS2 Satellite Constellation
Published on Thursday, 19 January 2023
The European Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS2 ) promises a powerful new space-based communication infrastructure for the EU. This ambitious venture is ...
Prestigious Horizon Europe grant for Prof. Francesco Viti
Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2023
ACUMEN (Ai-aided deCision tool for seamless mUltiModal nEtwork and traffic managemeNt), a project Associate Prof. Francesco Viti of the Department of Engineering at the University of Luxembourg has ...
Bringing foreign investment to the Ukrainian economy during wartime
Yuliia Teres
Published on Thursday, 12 January 2023
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
Study shows efficiency of solar cells directly linked to R&D efforts
Published on Tuesday, 03 January 2023
Professor Phillip Dale of the University of Luxembourg and Professor Mike Scarpulla of the University of Utah have discovered that researchers improve the efficiency of solar cells, the constituents ...
How damaged cells inhibit muscle regeneration over lifetime
Fotolia_sq260
Published on Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Humans have a limited capacity for self-regeneration of tissues and organs but they do keep a pool of stem cells throughout their life that can self-renew and differentiate into specific cell types. ...
210 PhDs received their diploma
PhD Graduation Ceremony 2022
Published on Tuesday, 20 December 2022
For research universities like the University of Luxembourg, doctoral candidates form the backbone of research. In a celebratory ceremony on Friday 16 December, 210 doctoral candidates proudly ...
Gaining unprecedented view of small molecules by machine learning
Published on Monday, 19 December 2022
A new tool to identify small molecules offers benefits for diagnostics, drug discovery and fundamental research.
Focus on young researchers at the IAS community event
Institute for Advanced Studies Jens Kreisel and Claus Voegele
Published on Tuesday, 13 December 2022
The Institute for Advanced Studies Luxembourg (IAS) of the University of Luxembourg held its annual community event on 23 November 2022, on Belval Campus, with interdisciplinarity as a leitmotiv.
FNR PEARL Chair on Alzheimer’s disease for Prof. Michael Heneka
Michael Heneka
Published on Friday, 09 December 2022
The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) has awarded an FNR PEARL Chair to the director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg for a research ...
Prof. Björn Ottersten Appointed to ERC Scientific Council
Björn Ottersten
Published on Thursday, 08 December 2022
The European Commission has announced that SnT Director, Prof. Björn Ottersten will join the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. From 1 January 2023, Prof. ...
Spuerkeess and Uni.lu Launch Partnership on Decentralised Finance
Spuerkeess and Uni.lu Launch Partnership on Decentralised Finance
Published on Monday, 05 December 2022
Spuerkeess and the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) announce a new partnership focused on exploring the potential of decentralised ...
Construction of a new building for biomedical research
Biotech 3 groundbreaking
Published on Tuesday, 29 November 2022
On Tuesday, 29 November 2022, Claude Meisch, Minister of Research and Higher Education, and Simone Asselborn-Bintz, Mayor of Sanem, broke ground for the new Biotech 3 building on Campus Belval, in ...
UniGR-CBS remporte le Prix Interrégional de la Recherche
UniGR-Center for Border Studies Irène Weiss Christian Wille
Published on Tuesday, 29 November 2022
A l’issue de la Conférence interministérielle de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche de la Grande Région qui s’est tenue à Metz le 25 novembre 2022, l’UniGR-Center for Border ...
Luxembourgish and Computational Linguistics
SciLux podcast
Published on Monday, 28 November 2022
Christoph Purschke is the guest of the latest episode of Scilux, a podcast dedicated to research and technological changes in Luxembourg. He talks about the role of digital methods in the Humanities ...
Researchers reveal a hidden universe of uncertainty
Observing many researchers using the same data and hypothesis reveals a hidden universe of uncertainty
Published on Thursday, 24 November 2022
The Department of Social Sciences contributed to a large-scale replication study that aimed to understand the role of decisions scientists make during the research process. Published in the ...
Psychological mechanisms in math skills
Published on Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Inhibition, mental set shifting, and memory updating are related to math skills in preschool children. These meta-analytic findings from a research project led by the Luxembourg Centre for ...
Four University professors on the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list
Professors Stéphane Bordas, Michael Heneka, Alexandre Tkatchenko and Paul Wilmes
Published on Friday, 18 November 2022
Professors Stéphane Bordas, Michael Heneka, Alexandre Tkatchenko, and Paul Wilmes have been ranked among the “Highly Cited Researchers” 2022 list by Clarivate.
Studying educational technology usages in Luxembourg
Kateryna Ivanishchenko
Published on Friday, 18 November 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
Active lipids enable intelligent swimming under nutrient limitation
Published on Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Biophysicists from the University of Luxembourg have uncovered how microplankton – key photosynthetic organisms which produce nearly 50% of the oxygen we breathe – adopt a thrifty lifestyle when ...
Study of a new anthropological dimension for the digital age
Kseniia Fedorova
Published on Friday, 11 November 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
International ideas competition for new interdisciplinary centre
Complex Environmental Systems
Published on Thursday, 10 November 2022
The University of Luxembourg will establish a new interdisciplinary centre (IC) for researching complex environmental systems. In an ideas competition or “Concours d'idées”, the University is ...
First Luxembourgish AI Model created in BGL BNP Paribas Partnership
BGL BNP Paribas and SnT partnership
Published on Wednesday, 09 November 2022
The first Luxembourgish language model using the state-of-the-art BERT technology was recently released. It was developed through a partnership between BGL BNP Paribas and the University of ...
€1.5M to attract world-class researchers at the University’s IAS
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Published on Tuesday, 08 November 2022
The University of Luxembourg will receive 1.5 million euros from the European Union’s flagship research programme, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, to finance ten research projects at the ...
Professor Jorge Iñiguez named 2022 American Physical Society Fellow
Published on Friday, 04 November 2022
Jorge Iñiguez, an affiliate professor of physics at the University of Luxembourg and a leading physicist at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), has been elected fellow of the ...
Exploring multiculturalism in education
Oxana Chaika
Published on Friday, 04 November 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
First Autonomous Car in Luxembourgish Traffic
Published on Thursday, 03 November 2022
The University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) demonstrated its autonomous car in live traffic on Kirchberg today, Thursday 3 November 2022. This ...
How does war past become embedded into political present?
Josip Glaurdić
Published on Monday, 31 October 2022
As we are faced again with images of war coming from Ukraine, the five-year project ELWar (Electoral Legacies of War) ends with significant findings on how war past becomes embedded into post-war ...
Strengthening multicultural cooperation through research
Oksana Karbashevska
Published on Friday, 28 October 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
Prof. Simone Niclou appointed Vice-Rector at the University
Prof. Simone P. Niclou
Published on Wednesday, 26 October 2022
After consulting the University Council, the Board of Governors has today appointed Prof. Simone P. Niclou as Vice Rector of the University of Luxembourg, with responsibility in particular for ...
Urgent Call for Ukrainian Researchers – Let’s Spread the Word!
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Published on Monday, 24 October 2022
In an act of solidarity, the University of Luxembourg is participating in the new MSCA4Ukraine fellowship programme, which offers support to displaced researchers from Ukraine. Now we need YOU to ...
Les chercheurs et professeurs de l’Uni récompensés aux FNR Awards 2022
FNR Awards 2022
Published on Friday, 21 October 2022
La 14e édition des FNR Awards, qui récompensent des chercheurs, professeurs et médiateurs scientifiques dans un large éventail de disciplines, a eu lieu jeudi 20 octobre 2022 sur le campus de ...
Improving excise duty on nicotine-containing products
Nadiia Novytska
Published on Thursday, 20 October 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
Disclosing Software Vulnerabilities: An Ethical Perspective
Published on Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Naturally, we want our software and the services that we use to be secure, and this often requires discovering vulnerabilities and taking actions to fix them. But what is the right way to disclose ...
Colour-changing fibres for smart clothes
Published on Monday, 17 October 2022
When we think about clothing, we usually think of it as something we wear to cover our body, convey our style and protect us from the environment. What if the cloth changes its visual appearance when ...
Helping to stabilise Ukraine’s economy
Liudmyla Momotiuk
Published on Friday, 14 October 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
Mental health in times of war
Viktoriia Gorbunova
Published on Thursday, 06 October 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
Prof. Vögele Appointed New Head of the Institute for Advanced Studies
Claus Vögele
Published on Tuesday, 04 October 2022
Prof. Claus Vögele is the new head of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) as of 1 October 2022. Prof. Vögele was elected by the members of the IAS Fellows College for a two-year ...
How to implement arbitration in temporarily occupied territories
Serhii Kravtsov
Published on Thursday, 29 September 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
RHEA Luxembourg leads international partnership with ESA on QKD
Published on Monday, 26 September 2022
RHEA System Luxembourg S.A., POST Luxembourg, HITEC Luxembourg, the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), evolutionQ Inc. and SpeQtral Pte ...
A new survey to detect risk factors for Parkinson’s disease
Etude Vieillir en bonne santé
Published on Monday, 26 September 2022
The National Centre of Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD) is launching an online survey addressed to residents in Luxembourg and the Greater Region who are over 50 and not ...
Agreement with Ministry of Economy for teaching and research in HPC
Master européen en High-Performance Computing
Published on Friday, 23 September 2022
The Ministry of the Economy and the University of Luxembourg have signed an agreement that provides a framework for higher education and research activities focused on High-Performance Computing, ...
EIC Pathfinder grant for research in AI-driven data visualisation
Symbiotik
Published on Wednesday, 21 September 2022
A team of researchers from the University of Luxembourg, AEGIS IT Research GmbH (Germany), Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium), and Telefónica I+D (Spain) has received an EIC Pathfinder ...
Une Petite Maison pour de grandes réflexions
Published on Monday, 19 September 2022
Ce vendredi 16 septembre la Faculté des Sciences Humaines, des Sciences de l’Éducation et des Sciences Sociales​ de l'Université du Luxembourg inaugurait le projet architectural collaboratif ...
“Portes Ouvertes Luxembourg”: Visit University Labs
Published on Thursday, 15 September 2022
The University of Luxembourg will participate in the 16th edition of the “Portes Ouvertes Luxembourg”.
Partnership with Daiwa Pharmaceutical on dietary guidelines in cancer
Published on Wednesday, 14 September 2022
The University of Luxembourg and Daiwa Pharmaceutical, a Japanese leading supplier of functional foods, have entered a strategic partnership, along with the Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch and the ...
Spresso: Historical newspaper photography goes supercomputing
Published on Monday, 12 September 2022
While supercomputers are traditionally being used in physics, material science and advanced chemistry, the Spresso project entails the very first formal cooperation between the Luxembourgish ...
University of Luxembourg to use AWS Processors in HPC Research
Published on Tuesday, 06 September 2022
Today, the University of Luxembourg announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) cloud computing infrastructure in order to accelerate ...
First professors appointed in nursing sciences
Published on Monday, 05 September 2022
The Board of Governors of the University of Luxembourg has appointed Laurence Bernard and Marie Friedel Full professors in Nursing Sciences who will jointly develop a comprehensive study offer in ...
Digitalising historical objects in the face of war
Photo of Volodymyr Nemchenko
Published on Friday, 02 September 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
Amazon to support student research at the University of Luxembourg
Published on Thursday, 01 September 2022
Amazon and the University of Luxembourg have signed a five-year agreement to support thesis research projects at the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL) of the Faculty ...
How bacteria synchronise to build complex structures in good time
Anupam Sengupta
Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Bacteria collaborate and coordinate collectively as they form a shared structure called a biofilm, such as the dental plaque on our teeth or the microbiome associated with our gut. This ...
19 PhD positions in immunology and chronic inflammation – Apply now!
Published on Thursday, 18 August 2022
In the framework of the NextImmune2 Doctoral Training Unit, the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) are recruiting 19 PhD students to work on research projects ...
Exploring the unification of EU patent protection
Olena Sokolova
Published on Thursday, 18 August 2022
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of ...
LURN: Connecting Ukrainian and Luxembourg Researchers
Dr Inna Ganschow introduces the LURN workshop
Published on Thursday, 11 August 2022
A new Luxembourg Ukrainian Researcher Network (LURN) was unveiled in early August 2022 at the University of Luxembourg.
International study links socioeconomic deprivation to dementia risk
Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
Published on Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Current research shows that cognitive impairment and dementia are, to a significant degree, determined by the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.
Dr Martin Stöhr wins Rolf Tarrach Prize 2022
Martin Stoehr
Published on Wednesday, 13 July 2022
The 2022 award for the best PhD thesis of the University of Luxembourg was conferred to Dr Martin Stöhr, PhD in Physics, for his work “Van der Waals Dispersion Interactions in Biomolecular ...
Encevo Launches First Joint Research Projects with Uni.lu and LIST
Published on Thursday, 07 July 2022
Encevo S.A. announced today that they have signed a Partnership Framework Agreement with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), and the University of Luxembourg’s ...
Professor Stéphane Bordas elected to the Learned Society of Wales
Published on Tuesday, 05 July 2022
Stéphane Bordas, Professor of Computational Mechanics at the University of Luxembourg’s Department of Engineering, has been named Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.
Ukrainian refugee crisis tests humanitarian and integration policy
Published on Monday, 04 July 2022
In a new Research Note, researchers from the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), the University of Luxembourg and the European Migration Network (EMN) discuss the issues related ...
Research on next-generation fitness tracker receives Lux-Quebec grant
Published on Thursday, 30 June 2022
NextStepEI (Next level step monitoring in health, sports and medicine by augmenting gait with meaningful environmental information), a new bilateral research project co-coordinated by teams at the ...
Global biodiversity framework falls short on chemicals
Published on Friday, 17 June 2022
An international group of scientists are highlighting the broad impacts of chemical pollution on ecosystems to decision makers as negotiations continue on a new international agreement to protect ...
International Team Identifies Neurotoxins generated by COVID-19
Detail of neurotoxins associated with COVID-19
Published on Tuesday, 14 June 2022
New results from an international research team composed of the La Trobe and Swinburne Universities in Melbourne, ETH Zurich, and the University of Luxembourg, published in the peer reviewed Nature ...
“Remixing Industrial Pasts in the Digital Age” reweaves History
Esch-sur-Alzette Galgenbierg
Published on Wednesday, 08 June 2022
The research project “Remixing Industrial Pasts in the Digital Age” of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) is part of the European Capital of Culture Esch 2022’s ...
US Air Force Grant: Empowering Cognitive Radars with Active Learning
Bhavani Shankar
Published on Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Every day, radar provide us with critical information about moving objects, such as their position and trajectory. Traditionally radar has done this by continuously scanning an entire area, but ...
University researcher receives the first EIC grant in Luxembourg
Philip Dale
Published on Wednesday, 04 May 2022
A consortium including the University of Luxembourg has been awarded a prestigious PathFinder Open grant of the European Innovation Council (EIC) that supports innovative and disruptive ...
Climate warming alters glacier-fed stream ecosystems worldwide
Published on Wednesday, 27 April 2022
According to two recent studies carried out as part of the Vanishing Glaciers Project, the ecosystems of glacier-fed streams are undergoing profound change around the world. That could have major ...
ERC Advanced Grant on Quantum Materials for Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko
Alexandre Tkatchenko
Published on Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Professor Alexandre Tkatchenko, head of the Department of Physics and Materials Science and professor of theoretical chemical physics at the University of Luxembourg, has been awarded an Advanced ...
Chair in Cyber Policy to launch in September 2022
Published on Wednesday, 20 April 2022
The Directorate of Defence of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MFA) and the University of Luxembourg have partnered to establish a Chair in Cyber Policy at the University. The ...
Uni.lu and LuxProvide sign MeluXina supercomputer framework agreement
Published on Thursday, 14 April 2022
The University of Luxembourg and LuxProvide, operator of the Luxembourg supercomputer MeluXina, have signed a framework agreement to cooperate through the participation in common research and ...
A first testbed for quantum communication infrastructure in Luxembourg
LUQCIA-Quantum
Published on Wednesday, 06 April 2022
The University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), in collaboration with the Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy (SMC) of the Ministry ...
Prof. Ladewig appointed to Paul Wurth Energy Process Engineering Chair
Published on Monday, 04 April 2022
On 4 March 2022, the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg-based company Paul Wurth, part of SMS Group, renewed their agreement on a teaching and research collaboration and appointed Bradley ...
University and UNICEF release COVID-Kids ll
Published on Friday, 25 February 2022
The COVID-Kids II study, conducted by the University of Luxembourg in cooperation with UNICEF Luxembourg, shows that the prolonged impact of the pandemic has reduced life satisfaction for more than ...
CoVaLux research programme launched
Published on Thursday, 24 February 2022
Research Luxembourg has announced the CoVaLux research programme (COVID-19, Vaccination & long-term health consequences of COVID-19 in Luxembourg), a comprehensive study aimed at addressing key ...
University Announces Launch of Finnovation Hub
Published on Thursday, 10 February 2022
The University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) today announces the launch of its Finnovation Hub, an initiative aiming to help Luxembourg continue ...
Jan Lagerwall obtains ERC Grant to produce smart mechanical sensors
Published on Monday, 07 February 2022
Prof. Jan Lagerwall, physicist at the University of Luxembourg, has obtained a Proof-of-concept grant from the European Research Council (ERC). He will work on the production of sheets and fibres of ...
New partnership for state digital transformation
Published on Monday, 07 February 2022
Marc Hansen, Minister Delegate for Digitalisation, and Yves Elsen, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Luxembourg representing the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, ...
Expand collaborative experiences with digital innovation
Published on Tuesday, 14 December 2021
The University of Luxembourg, Cisco Systems and SCRIPT (Service de coordination de la recherche et de l’innovation pédagogiques et technologiques) of the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth ...
A chair to promote teaching and research in sustainable finance
Published on Thursday, 25 November 2021
The University of Luxembourg, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research celebrate the first ...
University history researcher distinguished at 2021 FNR Awards
Published on Friday, 22 October 2021
Three out of seven awards by the Luxembourg National Research Fund to acknowledge outstanding work in the area of research went to researchers from the University of Luxembourg.
European scientists develop technology for protein identification
Published on Thursday, 19 August 2021
The University of Luxembourg participates in PROTEIN-ID, a research consortium that aspires to create device able to generate a proteins identity card. The newly funded project will develop a method ...
Solar cell efficiency record: University of Luxembourg comes close
Published on Tuesday, 08 June 2021
A solar cell developed by physicists from the University of Luxembourg and Uppsala University has recently been certified with an efficiency of 14%, which comes close to the world record of 15.5%. ...
Ten University Projects Granted Early Access to MeluXina
Published on Monday, 07 June 2021
Luxembourg’s first supercomputer MeluXina was officially launched on 7 June. MeluXina is a key element of Luxembourg’s data-driven innovation strategy, catering for the needs of companies, ...
Prof. Michael Heneka is appointed Director of the LCSB
Published on Thursday, 03 June 2021
The Board of Governors of the University of Luxembourg has ratified, at an extraordinary meeting held on 31 May 2021, the appointment of Prof. Michael Heneka as Director of the Luxembourg Centre for ...
The future is now - how can humans and robots live together?
Published on Tuesday, 11 May 2021
TRANSCEND is one of six new interdisciplinary research projects which received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies.
Country-specific COVID-19 incidences - A biased perspective
Published on Thursday, 29 April 2021
Incidence levels – the number of new COVID-19 cases within a given time period – are currently widely used as indicators to define high-risk areas.
Balancing the European Central Bank’s independence and accountability
Published on Tuesday, 27 April 2021
The project EMULEG is one of six new interdisciplinary research projects which received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for ...
10 years building colorectal cancer collection
Published on Friday, 16 April 2021
Initiated in 2011 by the University of Luxembourg and the Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) as a concerted action against colorectal cancer (CRC), the collection of tumour samples from various ...
Wellbeing in a dissolved workplace: Towards a new work-life balance?
Published on Thursday, 08 April 2021
The project W@W is one of six new interdisciplinary research projects which received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced ...
Lasting impact of birth mode on microbiome and immune system
Published on Wednesday, 31 March 2021
In a recent scientific publication, researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) and the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Luxembourg address the ...
Advancing diagnosis and therapy: Exploring the cancer microbiome
Published on Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Six new interdisciplinary research projects have received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies.
No cold case – Uni researchers explore the future of forensic genomics
Published on Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Six new interdisciplinary research projects have received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies. 
1 million Euros for black holes made from semimetals
Published on Wednesday, 03 March 2021
Semimetals are a class of materials which share features known from both metals and semiconductors. In recent years, it was found that the electrons flowing in certain novel – so-called ...
Exploring the future: on forensics, robots, humans and more
Published on Thursday, 25 February 2021
Six new interdisciplinary research projects have received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies.
Lindsay Flynn and Etienne Fodor awarded with FNR ATTRACT Fellowships
Belval campus
Published on Monday, 08 February 2021
The two researchers will strengthen the research units in respectively social sciences and physics.
Strengthening partnerships, knowledge and technology transfer
Published on Thursday, 04 February 2021
Interview with Dr Christophe Haunold
A University Chair in Urban Regeneration for Esch-sur-Alzette
Published on Monday, 25 January 2021
Renowned architect and urban planning researcher Prof. Markus Miessen has been appointed as chairholder for the new endowed Chair in Urban Regeneration between the University of Luxembourg and the ...
New ERC grant to develop novel chemical discovery platform
Published on Thursday, 07 January 2021
Alexandre Tkatchenko, professor of theoretical chemical physics at the University of Luxembourg, has been awarded a Proof-of-Concept grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to develop a novel ...
Two University professors on Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list
Published on Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Professors Stéphane Bordas and Alexandre Tkatchenko from the Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine have been ranked among the world’s most influential academics on the “Highly Cited ...
The University launches the Institute for Advanced Studies
Published on Wednesday, 11 November 2020
The University of Luxembourg has launched an Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) with the aim to strengthen its interdisciplinary research. The IAS will further reinforce the University’s ...
Understanding the factors that shape microbiomes
Published on Thursday, 05 November 2020
In two scientific articles recently published in high-impact journals – Nature Microbiology and Nature Communications – the Systems Ecology group at the University of Luxembourg's Luxembourg ...
Age-resistant quiescent stem cells support muscle regeneration
Published on Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Researchers from the Computational Biology group at the University of Luxembourg's Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biology (LCSB) participated in an international study focusing on adult stem cells in ...
How do different confinement measures affect people: Second report
Published on Friday, 18 September 2020
Researchers of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences have published a second report of the COME-HERE study. It presents the results of a comprehensive survey to analyse how ...
Using Machine Learning to combat the Coronavirus
Covid
Published on Monday, 14 September 2020
The intensive binding of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on human host cells appears to be a significant factor in the virus’s high infectiousness. A joint team of researchers from the University of ...
New approach against Parkinson’s disease through stem cell research
Published on Thursday, 10 September 2020
In a seven-year research effort, an international team of scientists has clarified the cause for certain genetic forms of Parkinson’s disease, and has identified potential pharmacological ...
Prof. Bissyandé Receives ERC Grant for Software Repair Research
Tegawendé F. Bissyandé
Published on Tuesday, 08 September 2020
Professor Tegawendé F. Bissyandé from the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) has been awarded the prestigious Starting Grant by the ...
University Spin-off DataThings Partners on Computer Vision Research
Published on Thursday, 30 July 2020
The University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) has signed a partnership with DataThings to conduct research on intelligent software systems for ...
Partnership Strengthens Luxembourg’s Smart Mobility Industry
Civil Maps
Published on Wednesday, 15 July 2020
Silicon Valley start-up Civil Maps and the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) announce a research partnership focused on autonomous ...
Cutting-Edge Research for Novel Satellite-Terrestrial Networks
Published on Monday, 13 July 2020
A six-year research partnership between the University and SES will be funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund’s Industrial Partnership Block Grant programme.
How do different confinement measures affect people: First results
Published on Tuesday, 07 July 2020
During the first Covid-19 lockdown, researchers of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences coordinated a comprehensive survey with participants from Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Sweden, ...
University Projects Receive Additional Funding to Research COVID-19
Published on Wednesday, 03 June 2020
The FNR has published the results of its second COVID-19 Fast Track Call. Eight projects from the University of Luxembourg have been retained for funding, representing a financial commitment of ...
University Receives Funding to Research COVID-19
Research FNR fast track
Published on Wednesday, 29 April 2020
The University of Luxembourg is an important pillar in the research effort to fight the spread of COVID-19. It is one of the participating partners in the research activities coordinated by Research ...
Inventing Autonomy for In-Orbit Satellite Repairs
SnT LIFT ME UP University of Luxembourg
Published on Friday, 14 February 2020
The University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) signed a partnership agreement with the space start-up LIFT ME OFF (LMO). The cooperation provides ...
1.2 million euros to explore information, irreversibility and energy
FQXi
Published on Monday, 27 January 2020
Prof. Massimiliano Esposito from the University of Luxembourg together with international scientists have been awarded a large grant from the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) to explore the ...
Big Data at the Nanoscale
nano
Published on Wednesday, 22 January 2020
An international team of scientists, including physicists from the University of Luxembourg, have reported a comprehensive view-point on how machine learning approaches can be used in Nanoscience to ...
Megeno and University partner to develop EU-wide genome data services
Published on Monday, 20 January 2020
Megeno S.A. and the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) signed a partnership agreement on the development of user-centred, transparent and ...
Paul Wilmes receives ERC Consolidator Grant
Published on Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Associate Prof. Paul Wilmes of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxemburg has received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for his project “ExpoBiome”. ...
Taming ultrafast electrons with light
Light
Published on Thursday, 09 January 2020
Physicists from the University of Luxembourg together with European researchers have exploited light to control the motion of electrons in a metallic nanocircuit. This could have major implications ...
Surfing on Quantum Waves: protein folding revisited
water
Published on Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Two physicists from the University of Luxembourg have now unambiguously shown that quantum-mechanical wavelike interactions are indeed crucial even at the scale of natural biological processes.
Three doctoral candidates in biology receive the 2019 Pelican Grant
Fondation de Luxembourg
Published on Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Borja Gomez Ramos, Nadège Minoungou and Mina Tsenkova, three PhD students from the Life Sciences Research Unit (LSRU) at the University of Luxembourg, have recently been awarded the Pelican Grant ...
Colorectal cancer initiation and progression: the role of low oxygen
Colorectal
Published on Friday, 13 December 2019
Scientists from the University of Luxembourg together with researchers from the Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) have recently demonstrated the ...
Working, Yet Poor Project Receives a 3.2 Million EUR H2020 Grant
Luca Ratti at the University of Luxembourg
Published on Thursday, 14 November 2019
The pan-European research project Working, Yet Poor (the “WorkYP Project”) was recently awarded 3.2 million euros for three years by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. The WorkYP Project will ...
Prof. Yannick Baraud appointed as ERA chair holder in data science
Yannick Baraud
Published on Tuesday, 05 November 2019
Professor Yannick Baraud has recently joined the University of Luxembourg as responsible for the European Research Area (ERA) Chair in Mathematical Statistics and Data Science entitled “SanDAL”. ...
University researchers win FNR Awards 2019
FNR Awards
Published on Friday, 25 October 2019
Luxembourg’s National Research Fund (FNR) has presented the 2019 FNR Awards, conferring four awards to researchers of the University of Luxembourg on 25 October 2019.
Partnership CSSF - SnT
CSSF and Uni.lu sign agreement
Published on Thursday, 24 October 2019
On 24 October 2019, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), and the University of Luxembourg’s Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) officially signed, in the ...
Alexandre Tkatchenko elected as American Physical Society Fellow
Alexandre Tkatchenko
Published on Monday, 21 October 2019
For the first time in Luxembourg, a physicist has been recognised by the American Physical Society (APS) for outstanding contributions to physics. Professor Alexandre Tkatchenko from the Physics and ...
University and ArcelorMittal extend collaboration in steel engineering
Uni.lu and ArcelorMittal extend collaboration
Published on Friday, 18 October 2019
ArcelorMittal Chair of Steel Construction
PayPal, University and the FNR announce new Chair in FinTech
Published on Monday, 07 October 2019
Prof. Gilbert Fridgen has been appointed the inaugural PayPal-FNR PEARL Chair in Digital Financial Services which will allow him to conduct scientific research at the digital transformation of ...
Researchers uncover privacy flaw in e-passports
Privacy Flaw in e-Passports
Published on Wednesday, 25 September 2019
ESORICS 2019 Conference: Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have discovered a flaw in the security standard used in biometric passports (e-passports) worldwide since 2004. This standard, ...
Predicting cell fate to better understand congenital heart defects
Published on Thursday, 25 July 2019
A new study published in the scientific journal Nature reveals molecular factors that determine the fate of specific cardiac stem cells and exposes mechanisms of disrupted cardiac development. This ...
Luxembourg Parkinson’s Study funded with an additional 6 million euros
Published on Friday, 19 July 2019
The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) has committed an additional 6 million euros to National Centre for Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD), paving the way for the second ...
Sean Takats will join the University with an FNR PEARL Chair
Published on Monday, 15 July 2019
Prof. Sean Takats, an internationally renowned expert on digital history, will start his research work in Luxembourg in October 2019. Backed by an FNR PEARL Chair from the Luxembourg National ...
Top Japanese research consolidates ties with Luxembourg
Published on Tuesday, 09 July 2019
The link between Luxembourg and Japanese research has been strengthened: Representatives of the Japanese RIKEN Institute, the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute for Health (LIH) ...
University grants ArcelorMittal and CERATIZIT access to Supercomputer
Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2019
The University of Luxembourg has entered service agreements with Luxembourg-based companies ArcelorMittal and CERATIZIT. 
Right combination of diet and bacteria limits cancer progression
Life science lab experiment
Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Researchers from the University of Luxembourg showed in an in vitro study that a combination of dietary factors and gut bacteria can inhibit the progression of colorectal cancer. 
Professor among the world’s most influential researchers in psychology
Published on Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Associate Prof. Joël Billieux was ranked 4th among the most influential academics in psychology worldwide, according to a performance metric in the 2018 global ranking produced by Elsevier.
University joins Ripple blockchain research on micropayments
Published on Thursday, 11 April 2019
The University of Luxembourg announced its participation in the University Blockchain Research Initiative, a multi-year, multi-million-euro research programme funded by Ripple, a provider of leading ...
The University cooperates with ArianeGroup on rocket engine technology
Published on Tuesday, 19 March 2019
The University of Luxembourg and the European rocket manufacturer ArianeGroup have signed a collaboration agreement to advance research in the area of rocket propulsion.
University signs agreement with Université de Montréal
Published on Friday, 08 March 2019
During their recent mission to Québec, a large delegation from the Luxembourg public research sector spent 27 February at the Université de Montréal (UdeM) to discuss potential avenues for ...
Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice
Published on Thursday, 28 February 2019
Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the ...
SnT at Heart of Major EU Cybersecurity Push
Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2019
The European Commission announces today the launch of four Cybersecurity Competence Networks -- a new initiative to accelerate cybersecurity research by drawing together Europe’s leading experts.
Pelican Grant for two PhD students in colorectal cancer
Fondation de Luxembourg
Published on Monday, 11 February 2019
Jessica Karta and Dominik Ternes, two PhD students from the Life Sciences Research Unit (LSRU) at the University of Luxembourg, have recently been awarded the Pelican Grant from the Fondation du ...
Prize-worthy: cross-border diagnosis research for Parkinson’s patients
Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2019
A German-Luxembourgish team of researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and the University of Saarland today received the second prize in ...
Access to the leading circle of patient-oriented health research
EIT Health Luxembourg_Rejko Krueger
Published on Friday, 11 January 2019
Through the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), the University of Luxembourg has become a partner in the health research area of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT ...
Researchers identify genetic mutations causing a childhood disorder
Published on Thursday, 10 January 2019
In a collaborative effort, researchers identified the genetic cause of a severe novel childhood disease. Affected children typically suffered from episodes of neurological regression triggered by ...
Two University scientists named “Highly Cited Researchers 2018”
Published on Tuesday, 08 January 2019
Professors Stéphane Bordas and Alexandre Tkatchenko have been ranked among the most influential scientific researchers in the “Highly Cited Researchers 2018” list published recently by Clarivate ...
Daniele Brida wins ERC-Award for Laser Imaging Research
Daniele Brida développera la technologie et le dispositif expérimental qui utilisent des impulsions laser très rapides pour induire des courants dans des échantillons en vue de mesurer le comportement et la dynamique des électrons dans des nanostructures et des molécules
Published on Thursday, 06 December 2018
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Consolidator Grant to Daniele Brida, a researcher and Full Professor in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Luxembourg.
Altered microbiome post caesarean section impacts baby’s immune system
Published on Friday, 30 November 2018
Together with colleagues from Sweden and Luxembourg, scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have observed that, during a natural vaginal ...
Anja Leist receives the prestigious "ERC Starting Grant"
Prof. Anja Leist
Published on Tuesday, 18 September 2018
Researcher Dr Anja Leist, from the University of Luxembourg, receives a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to support her work on dementia and cognitive impairment in older ages. ...
University receives 2.5 million euros for research in data science
SanDAL project : a new chair to foster research in data science
Published on Thursday, 13 September 2018
The University of Luxembourg has recently been awarded a prestigious ERA (European Research Area) Chair grant under the EU’s Horizon 2020 framework programme. With a budget of 2.5 million euros for ...
Better understanding of how colon cancer develops and progresses
MDM (Molecular Disease Mechanisms) team
Published on Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Researchers from the University of Luxembourg have discovered a molecular mechanism that is responsible for the spread of cancer cells in the body and the development of metastases in patients with ...
Scientific sleuthing for reproducible results
Contaminated lab kits
Published on Wednesday, 13 June 2018
Researchers found traces of foreign, non-human genetic material in human blood samples. It turned out that it was not a groundbreaking scientific discovery, but mostly the result of contaminated ...
Researchers explore new applications for “Smart” Material
Liquid Crystal shells
Published on Tuesday, 29 May 2018
Research led by scientists from the University of Luxembourg has shown the potential of liquid crystal shells as enabling material for a vast array of future applications, ranging from autonomous ...
Study reveals a new indicator of survival outcome after cardiac arrest
Brain-body communication predicts survival after cardiac arrest.
Published on Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Research carried out by the University of Luxembourg, the National Rescue Services, the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute of Health has found that brain-body communication ...
“LALA” – An early reading programme for Kindergarten
« LALA » - un programme préscolaire d’initiation à la lecture
Published on Wednesday, 04 April 2018
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have developed a reading programme for preschools which aims to prevent learning difficulties in children and give them a better start for their school ...
Researchers refute 20-year-old assumptions in solar cell production
Solar panels, microscopic view
Published on Thursday, 22 March 2018
Research led by the University of Luxembourg investigated the manufacturing process of solar cells. The researchers proved that assumptions on chemical processes that were commonplace among ...
“That’s great, but...” Study on the well-being of children published
Insights into the reality of children’s lives in Germany
Published on Thursday, 08 March 2018
On Thursday 15 February, the 4th World Vision Children Study was presented in Berlin, showing results of a direct survey with 2,550 children on several aspects of child development. For the first ...
Metabolic modelling becomes three-dimensional
Recon3D is available at vmh.live, Virtual Metabolic Human database.
Published on Tuesday, 20 February 2018
An international research consortium has developed, with significant involvement of Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) scientists, the first computer model to include 3D in the ...
New biomarkers for colorectal cancer
Serge Haan
Published on Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Researchers from the University of Luxembourg found a new biomarker for colorectal cancer (CRC) that might improve therapy and survival rates of patients.
The function of many proteins remains uncertain
Carole Linster
Published on Friday, 01 December 2017
The DNA of every organism holds the blueprints for building all the proteins it needs for its metabolic processes. While researchers already know what the blueprints look like for most proteins, they ...
On the influence of the research university in the 20th century
Justin Powell
Published on Tuesday, 28 November 2017
In a new book entitled “The century of science: The global triumph of the research university”, international authors explore global scientific developments through the 20th century, as well as ...
Prestigious ERC Grant for LCSB Researcher Ines Thiele
Prestigious ERC Grant for LCSB Researcher Ines Thiele
Published on Wednesday, 08 November 2017
Prof. Ines Thiele, researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg has been selected for the highly prestigious research funding of the European ...
How the financial press influences investor behaviour
Roman Kräussl
Published on Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have found that the financial press can have detrimental or positive effects on the behaviour of investors and their opinion on the economy as a result of ...
Research assesses the impact of armed conflict on electoral behaviour
Christophe Lesschaeve, Josip Glaurdić, Michal Mochtak
Published on Thursday, 19 October 2017
Prof. Josip Glaurdić of the University of Luxembourg has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for the research project ELWar, a five-year venture assessing the ...
Researcher Addresses Gap in Messaging Privacy
Jiangshan Yu
Published on Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Following Edward Snowden’s revelations about government mass surveillance, end-to-end encryption is now widely available through services such as Facebook’s WhatsApp. The technique ensures that ...
Bacterial communities in the gut an indicator for Parkinson’s disease?
Parkinson’s disease might originate outside the brain.
Published on Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Parkinson’s disease is an insidious disease: by the time it manifests as the typical motor dysfunctions such as tremors or muscle rigidity, portions of the brain have already been irreversibly ...
Mathematical processes in the brain influenced by language
Mathematical processes in the brain influenced by language
Published on Thursday, 14 September 2017
People can intuitively recognise small numbers up to four, however when calculating they are dependent on the assistance of language. In this respect, the fascinating research question ensues: how do ...
New platform makes a wealth of data accessible
ELIXIR-LU, A distributed infrastructure for life science information
Published on Thursday, 31 August 2017
With ELIXIR, the European Life Sciences Infrastructure for Biological Information, fifteen European countries have established a secure hub-and-node infrastructure in which biological data will be ...
Researchers refute textbook knowledge in molecular interactions
Alexandre Tkatchenko
Published on Friday, 30 June 2017
Van der Waals interactions between molecules are among the most important forces in biology, physics, and chemistry, as they determine the properties and physical behavior of many materials.
Modelling the brain with “Lego bricks”
Stéphane Bordas
Published on Thursday, 15 June 2017
Researchers from the University of Luxembourg, in cooperation with the University of Strasbourg, have developed a computational method that could be used to guide surgeons during brain surgery.
The art market bubble has burst
Roman Kräussl
Published on Tuesday, 06 June 2017
The most comprehensive global art market index, compiled by Prof. Roman Kräussl at the Luxembourg School of Finance at the University of Luxembourg, shows that the price for post-war and ...
Open and transparent access to legal data
Legilux, Journal officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Published on Wednesday, 31 May 2017
The Ministry of State’s Service central de législation (SCL) has partnered up with the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg to develop ...
Batty Weber's “Abreißkalender” column now available online
battyweber.uni.lu
Published on Thursday, 11 May 2017
Author and publisher Batty Weber (1860-1940) is a major figure in Luxembourg's cultural history. The collected manuscripts of his "Abreißkalender" series are now available for the first time in an ...
Prof. Björn Ottersten receives an ERC Advanced Grant
Björn Ottersten
Published on Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Professor Björn Ottersten, Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg, has been awarded an Advanced Grant (AdG), the most ...
University seeking to appoint two new Chairs
Seeking to appoint two new Chairs
Published on Wednesday, 10 May 2017
The University of Luxembourg is currently seeking to appoint two new Chairs. The first one is a new Chair in Digital Financial Services. The second one in Machine Learning will be located at the ...
Brain tissue from a petri dish
Tissu cérébral dans une boîte de Petri
Published on Thursday, 13 April 2017
The most complex organ in humans is the brain. Due to its complexity and, of course, for ethical reasons, it is extremely difficult to do scientific experiments on it – ones that could help us to ...
Luxembourg researchers decipher how the body controls stem cells
Alexander Skupin
Published on Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Stem cells are unspecialised cells that can develop into any type of cell in the human body. So far, however, scientists only partially understand how the body controls the fate of these ...
Better understanding and predicting snow behaviour
Bernhard Peters
Published on Wednesday, 01 March 2017
Engineers from the University of Luxembourg are working together with scientists from the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Switzerland to better analyse mechanical properties of ...
Researchers discover stable genetic markers in Ötzi
Stephanie Kreis
Published on Thursday, 16 February 2017
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Luxembourg, the Saarland University, and the EURAC Research center in Bozen managed to isolate and identify stable microRNA biomarkers in the ...
Biological experiments become transparent – anywhere, any time
Paul Wilmes
Published on Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Biological experiments are generating increasingly large and complex sets of data. This has made it difficult to reproduce experiments at other research laboratories in order to confirm – or refute ...
Towards equal access to digital coins
Alex Biryukov
Published on Wednesday, 08 February 2017
Scientists at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg have developed an important mathematical algorithm called “Equihash”. Equihash ...
Fondation Cancer supports research on breast cancer
Elisabeth Schaffner-Reckinger
Published on Monday, 23 January 2017
On 18 January 2017, Dr Elisabeth Schaffner-Reckinger, Research scientist at the University of Luxembourg, received a cheque of €250 000 from the Fondation Cancer. This grant will finance a research ...
Alexandre Tkatchenko wins prestigious ERC Grant
Alexandre Tkatchenko
Published on Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Professor Alexandre Tkatchenko from the Physics and Materials Science Research Unit of the University of Luxembourg won a highly esteemed “Consolidator Grant” awarded by the European Research ...
Researchers find a potential target for anti-Alzheimer treatments
Enrico Glaab
Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Scientists at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have identified a gene that may provide a new starting point for developing treatments for ...
LUCET and SCRIPT publish the national PISA report for Luxembourg
PISA 2015
Published on Tuesday, 13 December 2016
After two complete evaluation cycles and 15 years of the international student assessment study PISA, the University’s Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing and the Service de Coordination de ...
New method to assess the perception of respiratory signals
Interoception
Published on Wednesday, 07 December 2016
The brain and the body continuously exchange information. This brain-body communication is crucial for mental and physical health. Its disruption, however, contributes to chronic stress, and physical ...
Digital microbes for munching yourself healthy
Ines Thiele
Published on Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Hundreds of different bacterial species live in the human gut, helping us to digest our food. The metabolic processes of these bacteria are not only tremendously important to our health—they are ...
Two new projects on the Early Cold War period of European Integration
Principal Investigator Spero Paravantis
Published on Thursday, 17 November 2016
Two new research projects started at the University of Luxembourg that focus on the early history of European integration in the context of the Cold War. Both are led by Dr Spero Paravantis, Senior ...
Mobile app project to explore multilingualism in public space
Christoph Purschke - Lingscape project
Published on Friday, 21 October 2016
Language is an essential part of our everyday life. No matter where we are or where we are going, we are always surrounded by written signs, which help us to orient ourselves, inform us or even ...
Two University awardees at the 8th edition of the FNR Awards
8th edition of the FNR Awards
Published on Monday, 17 October 2016
The Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication was among the highlights of this year’s FNR Awards honouring excellence in research and science communication. The ceremony took place on ...
Sick or healthy? Bacterial metabolism tells us which – and why
Patient measuring his blood sugar.
Published on Tuesday, 11 October 2016
The human gut is a complex ecosystem: Countless bacteria colonise it and help us to digest our food. Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of ...
How 3D printing can help the circular economy
Let’s give plastic a second life!
Published on Friday, 30 September 2016
The "up-cycling Additive Manufacturing” (upAM) project, led by the University of Luxembourg in partnership with FabLab and Luxinnovation’s EcoInnovation Cluster, was officially launched during ...
The quest for cell fate determinants
Antonio del Sol
Published on Friday, 30 September 2016
Stem cells generate different types of cell—that much is known. But what factors decide which way a stem cell will differentiate? This is one of the key questions that researchers led by Professor ...
Luxembourg becomes European data hub in biomedicine
ELIXIR Luxembourg
Published on Thursday, 28 July 2016
Sciences such as biology and biomedicine are generating gigantic amounts of research data from the analysis of genomes and gene products. Often, however, these data are only kept in one place, making ...
Social robots – programmable by everyone
LuxAI's robot
Published on Wednesday, 20 July 2016
The startup LuxAI was created following a research project at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg, funded by the Luxembourg National ...
Generating unclonable patterns to fight counterfeiting
Jan Lagerwall
Published on Wednesday, 29 June 2016
In a multinational collaboration, researchers from the Universities of Luxembourg, Ljubljana and Vienna have developed a new method to produce unique reflecting patterns that can be applied on ...
Publication in the internationally renowned journal "Pain"
Study provides fresh insights into how to deal with chronic pain
Published on Monday, 27 June 2016
Around one fifth of all adults in Europe (75 million people) suffer from chronic pain. The associated physical and mental problems make the daily lives of many patients extremely difficult. In a ...
Returns in fine art have been overestimated
Roman Kräussl
Published on Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Investors should buy paintings if they like looking at them, but not to make money, according to new research from the Luxembourg School of Finance of the University of Luxembourg, which found that ...
Research into building walls based on the "Lego principle" wins prize
From left to right: Professor Danièle Waldmann-Diederich, Shahriar Agaajani and Eric Klückers
Published on Friday, 03 June 2016
Scientists at the University of Luxembourg have developed new masonry elements for the construction of mortarless walls. The building elements are simply slotted into one another in an interlocking ...
Gut model HuMiX works like the real thing
HuMiX (Human Microbial Cross-talk)
Published on Wednesday, 11 May 2016
One of the most complex human organs is the digestive tract: Here, the body comes into contact with all manner of diet-derived compounds and with countless bacteria. Scientists from the Luxembourg ...
Social engineering: password in exchange for chocolate
André Melzer
Published on Wednesday, 04 May 2016
It requires a lot of effort and expense for computer hackers to program a Trojan virus and infiltrate individual or company computers. They are therefore increasingly relying on psychological ...
Study on media pluralism in Luxembourg
Raphaël Kies
Published on Thursday, 21 April 2016
Researchers from the University of Luxembourg conducted a study on the media landscape in Luxembourg aiming to identify potential risks for media pluralism. The authors found that the country faces ...
Overcoming bias in decision making
Overcoming bias in decision making
Published on Thursday, 31 March 2016
Even experienced teachers may be involuntarily affected by psychological bias related to pupils’ ethnicity. This could affect key decisions related to a child’s educational career. University of ...
LCSB researchers refute textbook knowledge
Structure of the HIF1A protein. Based on PyMOL rendering of PDB 1h2k. © Emw - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8814820
Published on Thursday, 24 March 2016
What happens when macrophage immune cells are activated in the course of an inflammation to combat pathogens such as bacteria or viruses? Researchers of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine ...
Prof. Lionel Briand receives an ERC Advanced Grant
Lionel Briand
Published on Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Professor Lionel Briand, FNR PEARL Chair and Vice Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg, has been awarded an “Advanced ...
Making Waves: University of Luxembourg researcher publishes in Science
Treating van der Waals interactions as coupling between waves is a paradigm shift for chemistry and materials science © University of Luxembourg
Published on Monday, 14 March 2016
Alexandre Tkatchenko, Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication, publishes a research article in Science, one of the most important ...
New approaches for Parkinson's treatment?
Loss of the DJ1 gene in nerve cells (in green) impairs the transport of mitochondria (in red) and important metabolic pathways of the cellular respiration.
Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2016
Researchers at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and partners in Constance, Munich and Bochum are studying the causes of premature ageing of neurons ...
Study: Improving the coordination of support measures for refugees
Birte Nienaber
Published on Tuesday, 23 February 2016
During the ongoing refugee crisis, the number of asylum applications in Luxembourg has more than doubled within one year. Therefore, it is all the more important that refugees are integrated quickly. ...
ERC Consolidator Grant for Dr Massimiliano Esposito
Massimiliano Esposito
Published on Friday, 12 February 2016
Dr Massimiliano Esposito, a physicist at the University of Luxembourg, has just been awarded a prestigious “Consolidator Grant” by the European Research Council (ERC). Esposito, a Luxembourgish ...
Nouveau rapport sur les jeunes au Luxembourg
À propos du « Rapport national sur la situation de la jeunesse au Luxembourg en 2015 »
Published on Wednesday, 03 February 2016
Que signifie « Devenir adulte » au Luxembourg ? C'est sur cette question que s'est penchée l'équipe de recherche spécialisée sur la jeunesse de l'unité de recherche INSIDE de l'Université du ...
Is there a bubble in the art market?
Roman Kräussl
Published on Wednesday, 06 January 2016
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg are warning of an overheating art market, one of the fastest-growing investment sectors of the past decade, after applying a new bubble detection method ...
Rare diseases: De novo mutation leading to Fanconi Anemia identified
De novo mutation leading to Fanconi Anemia identified
Published on Tuesday, 22 December 2015
An international team of researchers has established the cause of rare syndrome consistent with Fanconi Anemia: a de novo mutation in a so called RAD51 gene, which is responsible for repairing ...
Physicists discover material for a more efficient energy storage
Graphene flakes in the plastics-graphene-compound - magnified 40,000 times
Published on Thursday, 17 December 2015
Predictions of physicists of the University of Luxembourg recently lead to the discovery of a material with special electric properties which engages the interest of plastics producing industry. ...
LCSB coordinates European project on Parkinson’s disease research
Prof. Jens Schwamborn, Prof. Rudi Balling and Dr Ronan Fleming
Published on Wednesday, 02 December 2015
The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg is coordinating a European Union project for research into new active compounds against Parkinson’s disease ...
Researchers find potential key to making town living more attractive
Espaces urbains et espaces verts
Published on Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Compact towns with high population density can have social, environmental, and economic benefits. The supply of high-density urban housing has increased, but people continue to choose to live in ...
Computational models to sort out the chaos
Chromsomes
Published on Tuesday, 03 November 2015
Scientists of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have developed a method for analysing the genome of cancer cells more precisely than ever before.
Renewed support for the chair in Steel and Façade Engineering
Steel and steel composite construction
Published on Friday, 25 September 2015
ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel company is extending its collaboration with the University of Luxembourg. It is sponsoring the endowed chair in steel and façade engineering at the ...
PhD students in skin cancer research funded by Marie Curie Programme
EU funded training for young scientists in cancer research: from the left, PhD students Sébastien de Landtsheer and Marco Albrecht with Prof. Thomas Sauter
Published on Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Researchers of the University of Luxembourg have developed an international training network for young scientists in cancer research together with 17 partners.  It is in this framework they ...
Which are the most important functional genes in an ecosystem?
Published on Monday, 20 July 2015
Microbial ecosystems such as biological wastewater treatment plants and the human gastrointestinal tract are home to a vast diversity of bacterial species. Scientists of the Luxembourg Centre for ...
Au Luxembourg, les pratiques linguistiques varient selon les secteurs
Published on Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Des pratiques linguistiques variant en fonction des secteurs d’activité et une augmentation toujours croissante des demandes linguistiques sont les résultats-clé d’un nouveau rapport de ...
Studie: Mit acht Jahren schon ins Internet
„BEE Balanced“
Published on Thursday, 09 July 2015
Jugendliche Internetnutzer in Luxemburg werden immer jünger. Die Mehrheit macht vor allem positive Erfahrungen mit dem Internet; doch jeder Zehnte riskiert, Internet-süchtig zu werden.
Falling Walls Lab Luxembourg 2015
Published on Thursday, 02 July 2015
“Falling Walls Lab Luxembourg”: talented young researchers and professionals presented their ideas
Falling Walls Lab Luxembourg calls for young talents
Published on Thursday, 21 May 2015
The Falling Walls Lab is an innovative scientific format for young talents. The Lab is a platform for excellent academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from all disciplines who get the opportunity ...
What hundreds of biomolecules tell us about our nerve cells
Published on Monday, 18 May 2015
Researchers at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have successfully measured metabolic profiles, that is the metabolomes, of different brain regions. ...
Researchers find a secure, anonymous, easy way to pay for online content
Published on Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Page views and “likes” are great for journalists' and webmasters’ egos, but they don't pay the bills. Researchers at the University of Luxembourg may have found a solution. They have identified ...
First extensive description of the human secreted miRNome
Dr Christiane Margue et Dr Stephanie Kreis
Published on Tuesday, 05 May 2015
In an elaborate study, biologists of the University of Luxembourg have found out that small molecules named microRNAs are, against many hopes, not yet suitable for early diagnosis of skin cancer, as ...
Big Data Analytics against Electricity Theft
Published on Tuesday, 28 April 2015
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg and CHOICE TECHNOLOGIES with headquarter in Luxembourg and operations in Brazil, Colombia and ...
European Research Council grant for Jan Lagerwall
Jan Lagerwall
Published on Monday, 30 March 2015
Prof. Dr. Jan Lagerwall, a physicist at the University of Luxembourg, has just been awarded the prestigious “Consolidator Grant” by the European Research Council (ERC). The “ERC Consolidator ...
Researchers enable solar cells to use more sunlight
Published on Thursday, 26 February 2015
Scientists of the University of Luxembourg and of the Japanese electronics company TDK report progress in photovoltaic research: they have improved a component that will enable solar cells to use ...
Understanding how to teach “intelligence”
Published on Thursday, 12 February 2015
More than ever, we need problem-solving skills to be able to adapt to our fast changing economies and societies. Researchers at the University of Luxembourg believe it is possible to teach these ...
Luxemburger Kollaboration: Historiker stellen Bericht vor
Vincent Artuso
Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Historiker der Universität Luxemburg haben am 10. Februar einen Bericht zur Rolle der Luxemburger Verwaltungskommission im Zweiten Weltkrieg vorgestellt.
No direct link found between rising inequality and reduced trust
Published on Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Does rising economic inequality cause trust to fall in society and thus endanger social cohesion? Recent academic research appears to support this notion. However, a study from the University of ...
Stroke: poor information increases risk of depression
Published on Friday, 09 January 2015
People recovering from a stroke and living at home have generally a higher risk of suffering from depression. According to researchers lack of information is often a major concern for patients and ...
Un projet pour prédire inondations et sécheresses
Le grand projet UE permettra de mieux prédire les inondations et les sécheresses
Published on Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Plus on peut prévoir les catastrophes naturelles, mieux on peut y réagir. Mais les inondations se produisent si rapidement qu’elles sont difficilement prévisibles jusqu’à présent. Des ...
“Nature Communications” publishes results of LCSB research
Published on Wednesday, 26 November 2014
The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) has succeeded for the first time in describing the complex relationships within an ecosystem in unprecedented detail. For their work, carried out ...
Virtual money — at your own risk
Published on Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Bitcoin is the new money: minted and exchanged on the Internet. Faster and cheaper than a bank, the service is attracting attention from all over the world. But a big question remains: are the ...
How to make mobile batteries last longer
Published on Thursday, 06 November 2014
Electronic devices waste a lot of energy by producing useless heat. This is one of the main reasons our mobiles use up battery power so quickly. Researchers at University of Luxembourg have made a ...
Saving lots of computing capacity with a new algorithm
Published on Wednesday, 29 October 2014
The control of modern infrastructure such as intelligent power grids needs lots of computing capacity. Scientists of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the ...
« Bétons recyclés » : coopération au sein de la Grande Région
Published on Monday, 20 October 2014
Peut-on recycler les bétons ? Et comment peut-on utiliser ces bétons recyclés ? C’est autour de ces questions phares que se sont rencontrés le 7 octobre, à la Chambre de Commerce du ...
Drug Use: New Study
© Jörg Brinckheger, pixelio.de
Published on Thursday, 16 October 2014
For the first time, researchers have found that problem drug users with less successful educational and employment careers are more likely to die of an overdose. Moreover, there is no link between ...
New clues for early colorectal cancer detection
Colon tumor tissue
Published on Thursday, 09 October 2014
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have identified potential new ways to test for the first signs of one of the most deadly types of cancer: colorectal cancer. They have found new ...
170 750 € pour la recherche sur le cancer de la peau
Stephanie Kreis et Rosa Andres Ejarque
Published on Wednesday, 08 October 2014
Pour soutenir un projet de recherche sur le mélanome malin, le Dr Carlo Bock, président de la Fondation Cancer et Martine Neyen, directrice de la Fondation, ont remis un chèque d’un montant de ...
Physicist Marc Radu wins the award for Best Doctoral Thesis 2014
Marc Radu
Published on Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Physicist Dr Marc Radu from Hessen, who obtained his PhD from University of Luxembourg last year, has won the renowned Best Doctoral Thesis Award from the Amis de l’Université (Friends of the ...
Cancérologie : un microscope de pointe pour les chercheurs
Microscope confocal
Published on Wednesday, 24 September 2014
C’est avec une intense satisfaction que l’Université du Luxembourg a récemment enrichi son équipement technique : depuis quelques mois en effet, les chercheurs des laboratoires du Campus ...
First ever Parkinson's disease map
Marek Ostaszewski
Published on Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Now for the first time ever, researchers at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg have published an interactive picture containing the current knowledge ...
SnT: PEARL Grant for Prof. Veríssimo
Paulo Verissimo
Published on Monday, 08 September 2014
Prof. Paulo Veríssimo has commenced his research work at the Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg this month. The renowned computer scientist has been ...
Simplifying EU administrative law
Published on Wednesday, 03 September 2014
On 1 September 2014, the results of a 5-year research project of the Research Network on EU Administrative Law initiated and coordinated by Professor Herwig Hofmann of the University of Luxembourg ...
Implanted Neurons become Part of the Brain
© LCSB 2014
Published on Tuesday, 05 August 2014
Scientists at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) have grafted neurons reprogrammed from skin cells into the brains of mice for the first time with long-term stability.
Gründung des „Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing“
Published on Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Die Veröffentlichung verschiedener Bildungsstudien seit dem Jahr 2000 hat in Luxemburg ein verstärktes Bewusstsein für die großen Herausforderungen geschaffen mit denen sich das nationale ...
Teaching the brain to reduce pain
Synapses
Published on Thursday, 10 July 2014
People can be conditioned to feel less pain when they hear a neutral sound, new research from the University of Luxembourg has found. This lends weight to the idea that we can learn to use ...
Finding the roots of illiteracy
Brain lobes in head silhouette
Published on Tuesday, 08 July 2014
Working memory in children is linked strongly to reading and academic achievement, a new study from the University of Luxembourg and partner Universities from Brazil has shown. Moreover, this finding ...
Body Cells – Instrumentalists in a Symphony Orchestra
Signal processing, © LCSB 2014
Published on Friday, 04 July 2014
Every organism has one aim: to survive. Its body cells all work in concert to keep it alive. They do so through finely tuned means of communication. Together with cooperation partners from Berlin and ...
Virtual experiments give surgeons the cutting edge
Stéphane Bordas
Published on Wednesday, 25 June 2014
Virtual experiments could soon be helping new surgeons hone their skills before they start work with live patients. This is the exciting research objective of European Research Council (ERC) fellow ...
Prof. Rejko Krüger strengthens Parkinson’s research in Luxembourg
Rejko Krüger
Published on Thursday, 05 June 2014
In the beginning of June, the internationally renowned expert on Parkinson’s disease Prof. Rejko Krüger started his research in Luxembourg. Backed by a PEARL Grant from the Fonds National de la ...
Passeports énergétiques : une surévaluation de la consommation finale
House Thermography
Published on Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Les données de consommation indiquées dans les passeports énergétiques pour les immeubles d’habitation sont parfois plus de deux fois plus élevées que la valeur réelle. Il ressort ainsi ...
Space station and space flight gravity influence immune system development
Published on Wednesday, 24 October 2012
New research findings recently published in The FASEB Journal, show that immune system development is affected by gravity changes, as reported by researchers from the University of Lorraine and ...
Forschungsergebnisse bei Solarzellen haben Einfluss auf Solarmodulindustrie
Published on Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Das Labor für Photovoltaik der Universität Luxemburg hat eine Methode entwickelt, um die Alterung von Solarzellen zu beobachten und zu verhindern, bevor die Fertigung der Zellen  beendet ist.
LuxTraffic – une application smartphone pour automobilistes
Published on Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Luxembourg-ville, le matin, boulevard Konrad Adenauer. De longues files de voitures stationnent au feu rouge devant l’École européenne, des véhicules passent sur le bord de la route, des ...
New research method for better insights into the world of microbes
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
A team of Luxembourg-based researchers has developed a research method that will allow scientists to study microbes in more depth than ever before.
European research consortium plans to improve stroke rehabilitation
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg, along with their international partners, want to develop an easy-to-use, self-motivating tool that stroke patients can use in their rehabilitation process.
Financial crisis: How to avoid financial “death spirals”
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
How can banks be refinanced after a financial crisis? Professor Christian Wolff  of the University of Luxembourg and Theo Vermaelen, an invited professor, have received an award for their model on ...
Le Pr. Louis Chauvel fera partie le programme de recherche PEARL du FNR
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Le sociologue de renommée mondiale, le professeur Louis Chauvel, a rejoint l'Université du Luxembourg dans le cadre du programme de recherche PEARL doté de 4,5 millions d'euros afin d'étudier ...
Fighting Cancer: Award to Prof Serge Haan
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Serge Haan, Professor for Biological Chemistry within the Life Sciences Research Unit (LSRU)  was awarded the “Prix Legs Kanning” 2011, by the Action LIONS Vaincre le Cancer, for his work on ...
Paul Helminger wird Research Fellow am SnT
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Der ehemalige Bürgermeister der Stadt Luxemburg, Paul Helminger, wird Research Fellow am Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) der Universität Luxemburg.
Inauguration de la Chaire UNESCO en droits de l’homme
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
La Chaire UNESCO en droits de l’homme octroyée au Prof. Jean-Paul Lehners de l’Université du Luxembourg en novembre 2011 a été inaugurée mardi 12 juin 2012.
SnT researcher receives highest honor in software engineering
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Prof. Dr. Lionel Briand, researcher at the University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), has been named this year's recipient of the IEEE Computer ...
Wings for Science” aircraft takes images of Luxembourg-city
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
In the next few days, you will see the Wings for Science airplane flying above Luxembourg city. The University of Luxembourg is pleased to partner with Wings for Science to conduct research above the ...
400 experts to attend Symposium on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
The University of Luxembourg is proud to host the 30th Symposium on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, from 17 to 19 May, 2012 at Neumünster Abbey.
Solar Panel Research Lab receives huge EU grant
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
The University of Luxembourg’s Laboratory of Photovoltaics is part of a consortium of 14 partners who have received 10 million euro from the European Union to develop technologies for more ...
Educational Sciences Professor receives book award by an American institution
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Professor Tröhler, a Swiss national, is one of the first European and the first German-speaking person to receive the book award of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
SnT Director receives ICT award - highest international honor
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
On March 27, 2012, Professor Björn Ottersten, Director of the University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), will be the recipient of this year's IEEE ...
Le SnT accueille au Luxembourg un informaticien de renommée mondiale
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Le Prof. Lionel Briand a à plusieurs reprises été nominé parmi les cinq meilleurs chercheurs en ingénierie de systèmes logiciels au monde par le Journal of Systems and Software (Elsevier).
Seniors show greater life satisfaction
Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012
A new study at the University of Luxembourg shows that seniors experience greater life satisfaction and less negative thinking than younger age groups. Study results recently published in the Journal ...
Brevet acheté par Anton Paar OptoTec
Published on Monday, 06 August 2012
Des physiciens de l’Université du Luxembourg ont développé et breveté un nouveau procédé de mesure optique, qui a maintenant été repris par une firme allemande.