Category: Research

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    Paul Wilmes receives ERC Consolidator Grant

    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”. Within this project, Wilmes will explore the interaction between microbial molecules and the human immune system in patients with Parkinson’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis.

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    Working, Yet Poor Project Receives a 3.2 Million EUR H2020 Grant

    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 examine the social and legal reasons behind the increasing number of EU citizens who are still at risk of living below the poverty line despite being…

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    University brings workshops to Luxembourg’s Science Festival

    The University of Luxembourg fascinated visitors with scientific displays at the Science Festival held from 7 to 10 November 2019 in Luxembourg City. Thousands of guests attended the four-day event that promotes science education in Luxembourg and aims at connecting science and society.

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    University researchers win FNR Awards 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.

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    Partnership CSSF – SnT

    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 presence of the Minister of Finance, Pierre Gramegna, a partnership agreement that will contribute to position Luxembourg as a European centre of excellence and innovation in the…

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    University and ArcelorMittal extend collaboration in steel engineering

    ArcelorMittal Chair of Steel Construction

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    PayPal, University and the FNR announce new Chair in FinTech

    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 financial services and the intersection of finance and technology. The partnership supports the Luxembourg Government’s aim of making the country a world leader in innovative financial services.

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    100 years of BGL BNP Paribas: a virtual exhibition developed by C2DH

    The retrospective covers the history of the bank from 1919 to today.

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    Researchers uncover privacy flaw in e-passports

    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, ICAO 9303, allows e-passport readers at airports to scan the chip inside a passport and identify the holder.

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    10 giant brains to celebrate 10 years of biomedical research

    The exhibition “Mind the Brain” marks the 10th anniversary of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg.

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