Category: University

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    What has the COVID-19 crisis done to our education system?

    The University of Luxembourg and the Ministry for Education, Children and Youth presented today first insights from the November 2020 ÉpStan (Épreuves Standardisées), the Luxembourg School Monitoring Programme. The 2020 edition of ÉpStan provides representative data of the perception of home-schooling in elementary and secondary schools.

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    10 years building colorectal cancer collection

    Initiated in 2011 by the University of Luxembourg and the Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) as a concerted action against colorectal cancer (CRC), the collection of tumour samples from various Luxembourg hospitals has enabled to launch several research projects which already present very promising results for the treatment of colorectal cancer patients.

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    POST donates profits from sales of special stamps series for students

    POST Luxembourg has donated 10,000 euros to the University of Luxembourg, to support students who find themselves in a difficult financial situation. This sum results from the sale of special “COVID-19” stamps by POST Philately in 2020. Pierre Zimmer, Deputy Managing Director of POST handed the check to the Vice-rector for Academic Affairs, Prof. Catherine Léglu.

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    World Parkinson’s Day: Sleep survey to gain more knowledge

    11 April marks Parkinson’s Disease Day. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative brain disorder, about 7-10 million people are affected worldwide. However, this number is likely to double in the next 20 years due to an ageing population. In Luxembourg, more than 1,000 people with PD are estimated.

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    Wellbeing in a dissolved workplace: Towards a new work-life balance?

    The project W@W is one of six new interdisciplinary research projects which received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies.

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    Lasting impact of birth mode on microbiome and immune system

    In a recent scientific publication, researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) and the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Luxembourg address the knowledge gaps concerning the lasting effect of birth mode on infants. Thanks to a long-standing study – called COSMIC – they highlight differences in the gut…

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    “We learn languages through our interactions.”

    The International Day of Multilingualism is celebrated on Saturday 27 March. Due to globalisation, multilingualism has become common practice in business, science and education. It is a characteristic of the University of Luxembourg’s to use multiple languages in its teaching and learning activities; multilingualism also reflects its values. “Unlike in other countries, most of our programmes are bilingual, sometimes even trilingual, especially at a bachelor level. Going forward, we want to make sure that students…

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