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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: Monday, 18 June 2018
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| New University law adopted |
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| Published on Thursday, 14 June 2018 |
| The draft law providing the framework of Luxembourg’s only public University has been passed on 13 June 2018 and will enter into force on 1 August 2018. |
| Scientific sleuthing for reproducible results |
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| 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 ... |
| Four young innovators awarded at the Falling Walls Lab Luxembourg 2018 |
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| Published on Friday, 08 June 2018 |
| Dr. Alberto Noronha, Post-doc at the University of Luxembourg, was the winner of the Falling Walls Lab Luxembourg 2018 on Friday, 1 June 2018. He competed successfully against sixteen other ... |
| The UniGR aims to become one of the first "European universities" |
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| Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2018 |
| The University of the Greater Region (UniGR) announced its intention and potential to become one of the first “European universities”. The network, which reunites the universities of ... |
| Researchers explore new applications for “Smart” Material |
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| 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 |
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| 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 ... |
| New opportunities for IT students |
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| Published on Tuesday, 24 April 2018 |
| On 23 April 2018, the University of Luxembourg signed an agreement with Bâloise Assurances Luxembourg in order to facilitate exchange in terms of education and recruitment opportunities for master ... |
| Confucius Institute inaugurated at the University of Luxembourg |
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| Published on Friday, 20 April 2018 |
| On 19 April, a Confucius Institute was inaugurated at the University of Luxembourg in the presence of delegates from Luxembourg and China. The Institute will offer language courses and cultural ... |
| A digital exhibition about the Great War in Luxembourg |
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| Published on Thursday, 19 April 2018 |
| The digital exhibition Éischte Weltkrich: Remembering the Great War in Luxembourg is developed by the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History at the University of Luxembourg (C2
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| New partnership brings industry 4.0 to Luxembourg |
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| Published on Friday, 06 April 2018 |
| The University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) has entered a collaborative research partnership with manufacturing firm Cebi. |
| “LALA” – An early reading programme for Kindergarten |
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| 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 ... |
| Natural Language Processing facilitates software development |
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| Published on Thursday, 29 March 2018 |
| New Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies to prevent project failures and delays resulting from inadequate software requirements. |
| Green financing: opportunities and challenges for Luxembourg |
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| Published on Friday, 23 March 2018 |
| In a new scientific publication, Dr Sabine Dörry from LISER (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research) and Dr Christian Schulz from the University of Luxembourg assess existing and possible ... |
| ParkinsonNet – Optimal treatment thanks to better networking |
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| Published on Friday, 23 March 2018 |
| Supported by the Ministry of Health, ParkinsonNet Luxembourg will soon commence operations in the Grand Duchy. The aim is to establish a nationwide network of those health professions relating to the ... |
| Researchers refute 20-year-old assumptions in solar cell production |
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| 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 ... |
| A professor from the University appointed at the top of ECRI |
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| Published on Tuesday, 20 March 2018 |
| Professor Jean-Paul Lehners of the University of Luxembourg has been elected president of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), the human rights body of the Council of Europe ... |
| Scientific misconduct harms prior collaborators |
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| Published on Friday, 16 March 2018 |
| Scientists should choose their associates carefully, researchers at the University of Luxembourg and the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, recommend, as future misconduct by ... |
| “That’s great, but...” Study on the well-being of children published |
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| 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 ... |
| Cisco Networking Academy opens at the University of Luxembourg |
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| Published on Wednesday, 07 March 2018 |
| The University of Luxembourg and technology company Cisco announced the launch of a Cisco Networking Academy. Students from all fields will have the opportunity to take e-learning courses on topics ... |
| Brain Prize 2018 : le Prof. Michel Goedert parmi les lauréats |
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| Published on Tuesday, 06 March 2018 |
| La Lundbeck Foundation au Danemark annonce que quatre chercheurs en neurosciences travaillant au Royaume-Uni, en Belgique et en Allemagne ont reçu ce mardi, 6 mars 2018 le plus prestigieux prix de ... |
| Partnership with ACL to offer mobility management training |
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| Published on Thursday, 01 March 2018 |
| The University of Luxembourg and the Automobile Club du Luxembourg (ACL) have joined forces to offer a three-day course in mobility management for companies based in Luxembourg. This pilot project ... |
| Luxembourg joins the prestigious European network PRACE |
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| Published on Monday, 26 February 2018 |
| Following the successful application of Luxembourg to become a member of the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) in October 2017, Robert Kerger, advisor at the Ministry for Higher ... |
| Data Privacy Day: Lessons for GDPR compliance and information security |
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| Published on Thursday, 22 February 2018 |
| On Monday 29 January 2018, a Data Privacy Day information session was held at the University of Luxembourg. It was attended by more than 100 visitors, who originated not only from the University and ... |
| Metabolic modelling becomes three-dimensional |
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| 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 four-year plan for the University approved |
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| Published on Thursday, 08 February 2018 |
| At its meeting on 27 January 2018, the Board of Governors approved the new four-year plan for the University of Luxembourg. |
| Project of LCSB and Ministry of Health aims to reduce dementia |
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| Published on Friday, 02 February 2018 |
| In collaboration with the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Ministry of Health took measures to help people efficiently reduce their ... |
| New partnership explores potential of AI & Natural Language Processing |
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| Published on Thursday, 01 February 2018 |
| The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg has entered a collaborative research partnership with financial firm Clearstream, part of ... |
| The history of justice in Luxembourg from 1815 to the present day |
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| Published on Wednesday, 31 January 2018 |
| On Monday 29 January 2018, the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) and the Luxembourg Ministry of Justice signed an agreement to launch a research project that will explore ... |
| Création d’un réseau de centres de langues dans la Grande Région |
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| Published on Thursday, 25 January 2018 |
| L’Université du Luxembourg a coordonné la mise en place d’un réseau commun d’apprentissage de langues en ligne - un nouveau projet réunissant les Centres de langues des six universités de ... |
| Popkult60: A closer look at popular culture in Europe across the 1960s |
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| Published on Wednesday, 24 January 2018 |
| A new interdisciplinary research group composed of members of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), the Institute for History at the University of Luxembourg and ... |
| Une nouvelle bourse pour soutenir quatre étudiants méritants |
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| Published on Thursday, 18 January 2018 |
| En ce début d’année, la fondation Luis Portabella y Conte Lacoste et l’association Amis de l'Université du Luxembourg ont remis pour la première fois une nouvelle bourse à quatre étudiants ... |
| New biomarkers for colorectal cancer |
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| 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. |
