Category: Research

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    US Air Force Grant: Empowering Cognitive Radars with Active Learning

    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 emerging Cognitive Radars instead focus on certain regions using contextual knowledge.

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    The C²DH celebrates its 5th anniversary

    On 25 May 2022, the University of Luxembourg officially celebrated the fifth anniversary of its third interdisciplinary research centre, the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH).

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    The first Donor of the University of Luxembourg

    The University commemorates the first anniversary of the death of its long-time supporter and friend, Mr Pierre Hippert.

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    A day for high school students to discover medical studies

    Contemplating a medical career requires an early immersion, to navigate numerous challenges ranging from admission processes to rigorous scientific background requirements.

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    Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes cautiously optimistic for Europe

    Luxembourg minister of Finance Ms Yuriko Backes sees reasons for cautious optimism for Europe, despite multiple challenges.

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    University researcher receives the first EIC grant in Luxembourg

    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 technologies with high impact.

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    Antibiotics impact gut microbiome and antimicrobial resistance

    Antibiotics are commonly used to treat infections and ensure the safety of surgical procedures. However, their overuse has led to the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria, resulting in an “arms race” whereby ever more potent drugs are becoming a necessity. As antimicrobial resistance represents an ever-growing healthcare challenge worldwide, researchers from the Systems Ecology research…

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    “Science meets Music” on 1 May at Rockhal in Belval

    The “Sound of Data” opening Event

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    Climate warming alters glacier-fed stream ecosystems worldwide

    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 repercussions on the food chain and the natural carbon cycle.

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    ERC Advanced Grant on Quantum Materials for Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko

    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 Grant (AdG), the most prestigious single-investigator award offered by the European Research Council (ERC). The project is related to the broader field of Quantum Materials in physics,…

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