Category: University

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    How bacteria synchronise to build complex structures in good time

    Bacteria collaborate and coordinate collectively as they form a shared structure called a biofilm, such as the dental plaque on our teeth or the microbiome associated with our gut. This self-organisation in multiple complex layers – despite variations of cellular properties at individual level – requires that the living systems share common, yet precise time,…

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    Exploring the unification of EU patent protection

    As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of Luxembourg mainly as research fellows and in some cases under temporary contracts funded by the FNR. In this series of interviews, we briefly present…

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    19 PhD positions in immunology and chronic inflammation – Apply now!

    In the framework of the NextImmune2 Doctoral Training Unit, the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) are recruiting 19 PhD students to work on research projects focusing on next generation immunoscience.

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    ShanghaiRanking 2022: Uni.lu ranked among the 800 best universities

    The University of Luxembourg ranks among the 701-800 best universities worldwide in the latest 2022 ranking published by the ShanghaiRanking consultancy firm.

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    LURN: Connecting Ukrainian and Luxembourg Researchers

    A new Luxembourg Ukrainian Researcher Network (LURN) was unveiled in early August 2022 at the University of Luxembourg.

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    International study links socioeconomic deprivation to dementia risk

    Current research shows that cognitive impairment and dementia are, to a significant degree, determined by the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.

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    Philippe Wisler appointed acting Director of Administration & Finance

    The University of Luxembourg has appointed Philippe Wisler acting Director of Administration and Finance from 1 September 2022. This appointment follows the decision of Dr Erica Monfardini to resign from her position as Director of Administration and Finance with effect from 31 August 2022.

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    The University during the summer: What’s open, what’s closed

    During the summer, some University services and restaurants may be closed or may have changed opening hours.

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    Call for candidates for Vice-Rector Research position

    Strategic leadership for research at the University of Luxembourg

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    Dr Martin Stöhr wins Rolf Tarrach Prize 2022

    The 2022 award for the best PhD thesis of the University of Luxembourg was conferred to Dr Martin Stöhr, PhD in Physics, for his work “Van der Waals Dispersion Interactions in Biomolecular Systems: Quantum-mechanical Insights and Methodological Advances”, under the supervision of Prof. Dr Alexandre Tkatchenko.

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