Category: University

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    University and ATOZ sign agreement to extend funding for five years

    The University of Luxembourg and the ATOZ Foundation signed a renewable agreement that extends the funding of the ATOZ Chair for European and International Taxation for five years.

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    A welcome budget extension to allow for new initiatives

    The Rector of the University, Stéphane Pallage, on the mid-term review of the institution’s contrat d’établissement.

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    New Study Reveals Shift in Luxembourgish Voting Behaviour

    The behaviour of Luxembourg’s voting population and their opinions regarding various social issues has changed significantly during the last years according to STUDIALUX, an analysis conducted by the University of Luxembourg’s Chair in Legislative Studies (Chaire de recherche en études parlementaires). Philippe Poirier, holder of the chair, presented the results.

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    Inventing Autonomy for In-Orbit Satellite Repairs

    The University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) signed a partnership agreement with the space start-up LIFT ME OFF (LMO). The cooperation provides crucial research support for tackling future needs of autonomous in-orbit satellite repairs.

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    University supports closing the gender gap in science

    11 February marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, designed to raise awareness for gender gaps in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). In the academic year 2018/2019, 1689 students were enrolled at the Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) of the University of Luxembourg. 541 (32%) of those were…

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    World Cancer Day: Tumour biology is a research focus at the University

    Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It accounts for more than 9 million deaths per year, a number which is estimated to rise (Figure 1). In Luxembourg, there are about 3000 new cases of cancer each year. The most frequent types of cancer are breast, lung, prostate, colon and skin cancer.…

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    The University engages in cross-border network for spatial planning

    On Thursday, 30 January, the IBA Alzette Belval prefiguration mission was launched at the University of Luxembourg. This event marks the beginning of the IBA (International building exhibition) process, an innovative urban project for the French-Luxembourg territory of Alzette Belval, an area of 170 km2, consisting of 12 French and Luxembourgish municipalities and around 100,000…

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    EU and UK research and higher education remain united post Brexit

    On the day that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, the University of Luxembourg and higher education and research organisations from across the UK and Europe have reaffirmed their commitment to working together.

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    The exposome: when our environment drives health and disease

    Science, one of the most prestigious scientific journals, has published in its latest issue two papers by Associate Prof. Emma Schymanski, FNR ATTRACT fellow and head of the Environmental Cheminformatics research group at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg (LCSB). This is a glowing acknowledgement of the relevance of the…

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    Megeno and University partner to develop EU-wide genome data services

    Megeno S.A. and the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) signed a partnership agreement on the development of user-centred, transparent and secure genome data services.

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