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The News items listed below in reverse chronological order were published in the last six months.
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Today: Saturday, 21 October 2017
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| 10 ans de partenariat en faveur de l’entrepreneuriat |
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| Published on Friday, 20 October 2017 |
| À l’occasion du 10e
anniversaire du Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, la Chambre de Commerce et l’Université du Luxembourg sont revenus le jeudi 19 octobre 2017 sur les piliers du ... |
| Research assesses the impact of armed conflict on electoral behaviour |
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| 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 |
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| 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 ... |
| Prof. Stéphane Pallage proposed to become President of the University |
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| Published on Friday, 06 October 2017 |
| Further to the deliberations of the recruitment committee set up by the Board of Governors on 6 May 2017 and following the favourable advisory vote of the University Council of 5 October, the Board ... |
| A new bus line at go to Belval |
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| Published on Wednesday, 27 September 2017 |
| Public transport services are growing to improve mobility. |
| Bacterial communities in the gut an indicator for Parkinson’s disease? |
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| 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 ... |
| Welcome Day 2017 : à vos marques, prêts, partez ! |
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| Published on Monday, 18 September 2017 |
| La rentrée 2017/2018 est arrivée. Faire ses premiers pas dans les couloirs universitaires, trouver son chemin dans les bibliothèques, découvrir les auditoires et ses groupes de travail – le ... |
| International conference: gathering Life Cycle experts in Luxembourg |
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| Published on Friday, 15 September 2017 |
| The 8th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM) took place from 3 to 6 September 2017 at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg. The three-day conference was organised by the ... |
| Mathematical processes in the brain influenced by language |
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| 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 ... |
| THE Rankings 2017-2018: Most international university worldwide |
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| Published on Tuesday, 05 September 2017 |
| In the 2018 edition of the “Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings”, the University of Luxembourg has achieved the rank of 179, which it shares with the University of Twente. ... |
| New FDEF Dean takes office |
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| Published on Friday, 01 September 2017 |
| Prof. Katalin Ligeti officially took office as Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) on Friday, 1 September 2017, marking a new chapter in both her career and the history of the ... |
| New platform makes a wealth of data accessible |
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| 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 ... |
| Pain, emotions and the placebo effect |
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| Published on Thursday, 24 August 2017 |
| In a pioneering study, researchers at the University of Luxembourg used fMRI technology to show that a person’s ability to reinterpret negative events and to control feelings influences how ... |
| Towards global FinTech research |
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| Published on Wednesday, 23 August 2017 |
| Three law professors from the University of Luxembourg, the University of Hong Kong (China) and UNSW Sydney (Australia) have joined forces to cooperate in researching the law and regulation of ... |
| L'Université déplore le décès du Professeur Dieter Ferring |
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| Published on Tuesday, 08 August 2017 |
| Le Conseil de gouvernance, le Rectorat et la Faculté des Lettres, des Sciences Humaines, des Arts et des Sciences de l’Éducation ont le triste devoir de faire part du décès du Professeur Dieter ... |
| A solid foundation in research and teaching |
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| Published on Monday, 24 July 2017 |
| In 2016, the University of Luxembourg was able to prove its quality as a research university to a greater extent than ever before. |
| 10 Jahre BSSE: in der Gesellschaft verankert |
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| Published on Friday, 21 July 2017 |
| Eine neue Publikation der Universität Luxemburg „Der Bachelor in Sozial- und Erziehungswissenschaften und seine Praxisfelder“ zeigt faktenreich wie dieses Studienprogamm (BSSE) seit 11 Jahren ... |
| University enters partnership with Ferrero in Luxembourg |
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| Published on Wednesday, 19 July 2017 |
| The University of Luxembourg signed a new partnership agreement with Ferrero Group Headquarters in Luxembourg on 18 July 2017, providing a framework for student stipends, internships, PhD research, ... |
| Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance – Driven by values |
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| Published on Thursday, 13 July 2017 |
| The University of Luxembourg’s Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance during the past academic year continued its development in research, teaching, international relations and other outreach ... |
| Rolf Tarrach Prize 2017 for research on multifunctional materials |
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| Published on Wednesday, 12 July 2017 |
| The physicist Mads Christof Weber wins the Rolf Tarrach Prize 2017 for his outstanding doctoral thesis in physics and material science. |
| 30 ans d’Erasmus+ : « Il faut se jeter dans la piscine froide » |
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| Published on Wednesday, 12 July 2017 |
| Deux cents personnes se sont réunies le jeudi, 6 juillet 2017 à la Rockhal pour souffler les bougies du 30ème anniversaire d’Erasmus, à l’occasion d’un événement articulé autour du ... |
| Honda invests in car key security research with SnT |
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| Published on Thursday, 06 July 2017 |
| New key systems allow car owners to enter and start their vehicle without ever touching a key. But the technology is not entirely safe. That is why two ICT experts from the Interdisciplinary Centre ... |
| Text mining in historical newspapers to develop new research methods |
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| Published on Tuesday, 04 July 2017 |
| The aim of the project “Impresso: Media monitoring of the past. Mining 200 years of historical newspapers” is to link digitised corpora of newspapers from Switzerland, Luxembourg, France and ... |
| Researchers refute textbook knowledge in molecular interactions |
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| 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” |
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| 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. |
| 1,7 million Swiss francs for a new C²DH project |
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| Published on Thursday, 08 June 2017 |
| C²DH receives funding for a project on critical text mining in historical newspapers. |
| The art market bubble has burst |
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| 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 |
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| 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 ... |
| University to appoint new President |
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| Published on Tuesday, 30 May 2017 |
| The University of Luxembourg intends to appoint a new President. This person will be committed to its mission, an accomplished strategic thinker and communicator, and an infectious optimist about the ... |
| Bundestagspräsident Norbert Lammert diskutierte mit Studenten |
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| Published on Tuesday, 23 May 2017 |
| Welche Zukunft für Europa? Macht eine EU verschiedener Geschwindigkeiten Sinn? Und welche Rolle spielen nationale Parlamente in der EU? Über diese und andere Fragen rund um Europa haben die ... |
| University and ILNAS invest in Smart ICT |
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| Published on Thursday, 18 May 2017 |
| The University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute of Standardisation, Accreditation, Safety and Quality of Products and Services (ILNAS) strengthen their collaboration in the field of Smart ... |
| Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance elects new Dean |
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| Published on Friday, 12 May 2017 |
| The University of Luxembourg’s Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance elected on 26 April a new Dean, Prof. Katalin Ligeti, who will take office with the start of the 2017-2018 academic year ... |
| Batty Weber's “Abreißkalender” column now available online |
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| 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 ... |
| Resignation of the Rector of the University of Luxembourg |
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| Published on Tuesday, 02 May 2017 |
| The Rector of the University of Luxembourg Rainer Klump announced his resignation today. Rainer Klump has served as Rector since January 2015. |
