Category: Research

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    Working towards an inclusive research landscape 

    Heute beginnt die dritte Staffel der Kampagne “Frauen und Mädchen in der Wissenschaft” von Research Luxembourg. Im Rampenlicht stehen sechs außergewöhnliche Frauen, die von ihrer Reise in der Wissenschaft erzählen.

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    ESA visits the University

    Prof. Carole Mundell, Scientific Director of the ESA, made a stop at the University of Luxembourg on Thursday 18 January 2024.

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    Three Uni.lu professors on the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list

    Prof. Michael Heneka, Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko and Prof. Paul Wilmes have been selected on the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list by Clarivate, for “demonstrating significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research”.

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    A revolution in crystal structure prediction of pharmaceutical drugs

    Physicists from the University of Luxembourg together with experts from Avant-garde Materials Simulation (AMS) and seven pharmaceutical companies have redefined the state-of-the-art in modeling and predicting the free energy of crystals. Their work, recently published in Nature, shows that crystal form stability under real-world temperature and humidity conditions can be reliably and affordably predicted through…

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    Call for applicants: ADVANCE Fellows Mentoring Programme

    We are excited to announce the first call of the ADVANCE Fellows, a mentoring program aimed at providing support and guidance for researchers in Luxembourg.

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    Pride and joy as University researchers collect two FNR Awards

    On 19 October 2023, two young University researchers, Dr. Emmanuele Penocchio and Dr. Dominique Santana, collected an award at the annual FNR Awards Ceremony organised by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR).

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    Study explores the mental health of children in out-of-home care

    A new research project at the University of Luxembourg investigates the mental health of children and adolescents growing up in residential and foster care in Luxembourg. Led by Profs. Pascale Engel de Abreu and Robert Kumsta, the project CHAMP, short for “CHildhood Adversity and Mental Health Project” aims to investigate the impact of adverse childhood…

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    University will integrate the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg

    The Max Planck Institute for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law, based in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, will be transferred to the University of Luxembourg on 1 January 2024.

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    Towards computational design of molecules with desired properties

    Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko and his research team at the University of Luxembourg in collaboration with Cornell University and the Argonne National Laboratory have introduced a novel “freedom of design” principle in the chemical compound space (CCS) – the unfathomably vast space populated by all possible atomic compositions and their geometries. The team then showed that…

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