Category: Research

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    Uni & ABBL Explore AI for Instant Anti-Money Laundering Due Diligence

    The University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and Fondation ABBL pour l’éducation financière today announced a new partnership. They will work together to explore and develop trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for instant anti-money laundering due diligence. The project is aimed at crafting a methodology…

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    New ERC grant to develop novel chemical discovery platform

    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 chemical discovery platform.

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    Five higher education institutions create UNIVERSEH

    “UNIVERSEH – The European Space University for Earth and Humanity”, an alliance of five higher education institutions, was officially launched in a virtual inauguration ceremony today. UNIVERSEH was established in November 2020 to develop new ways of collaboration in the field of space, within the “European Universities” initiative by the European Commission.

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    Uni.lu & Ministry of the Economy set up Chair in Digital Procurement

    The University of Luxembourg and the Ministry of the Economy announce the creation of an academic Chair in Digital Procurement. The Chair will be hosted at the University’s Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL) of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance and will train Master students in the use of new technologies and…

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    Two University professors on Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list

    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 Researchers 2020” list published by Clarivate. Prof. Bordas has been on the list consecutively since 2015, Prof. Tkatchenko since 2018.

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    The University launches the Institute for Advanced Studies

    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 international profile as an excellent research university. It will act as a promoter to overcome boundaries between different scientific disciplines and sectors. 

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    Foyer Group supports Uni.lu research with a donation of 100000 €

    In a context marked by the COVID-19 crisis, Foyer Group made several donations totalling €100,000 to the holders of four research projects at the University of Luxembourg. Due to exceptional health circumstances, the traditional cheque handover reception could not take place, but the Foyer management and the University representatives promised to keep in touch, in…

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    University and Ministry Launch Cybersecurity Project in West Africa

    Three universities in Burkina Faso and Senegal will soon boast newly minted cybersecurity study programmes thanks to a project initiated by the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) and supported by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.

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    The University selected to imagine Luxembourg in 2050

    A consortium of researchers and designers led by the “Geography & Spatial Planning” department at the University of Luxembourg is one of the 10 teams selected by the Ministry of Energy and Regional Planning to imagine the future of the country. The objective of the mission is clear: bring innovative ideas for a sustainable and…

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    Innovative use of machine learning for discoveries in chemistry

    Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko and his research team at the University of Luxembourg have been awarded grants totalling 500,000 euros to conduct research in the emerging field of machine learning methods for chemical discoveries.

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