Category: University

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    The University of Luxembourg pays tribute to HRH the Grand Duke Jean

    In these days of national mourning, the University of Luxembourg pays tribute to His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Jean.Marked by the experience of the Second World War, he presided over the destinies of the Grand Duchy in a period of great economic and social changes. He never failed to lend his support to European…

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    Professor among the world’s most influential researchers in psychology

    Associate Prof. Joël Billieux was ranked 4th among the most influential academics in psychology worldwide, according to a performance metric in the 2018 global ranking produced by Elsevier.

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    Competitive promotion

    The rector is happy to announce the launch of a new policy for career advancement among the professorial ranks. The competitive promotion policy was developed in close collaboration with the deans of faculties, directors of Interdisciplinary Centres, Human Resources department and in consultation with the staff delegation.

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    New method inverts the self-assembly of liquid crystals

    In liquid crystals, molecules automatically arrange themselves in an ordered fashion. Researchers from the University of Luxembourg have discovered a method that allows an anti-ordered state, which will enable novel material properties and potentially new technical applications, such as artificial muscles for soft robotics. They published their findings in the scientific journal Science Advances.

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    University joins Ripple blockchain research on micropayments

    The University of Luxembourg announced its participation in the University Blockchain Research Initiative, a multi-year, multi-million-euro research programme funded by Ripple, a provider of leading enterprise blockchain solutions for global payments.

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    Cooperation with Goodyear on new automotive applications

    The University of Luxembourg and the Goodyear Innovation Center in Luxembourg have launched a new research project that studies the use of Near-Field Communication (NFC) in automotive safety systems.

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    The University cooperates with ArianeGroup on rocket engine technology

    The University of Luxembourg and the European rocket manufacturer ArianeGroup have signed a collaboration agreement to advance research in the area of rocket propulsion.

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    EURCrossBorderAlliance: a step further towards a European University

    In a bid to stimulate cross-border higher education in Europe, the network UniGR (University of the Greater Region) has developed the EURCrossBorderAlliance, a pilot project spanning the European territory. The initiative was submitted to the project call “Erasmus+ European Universities Projects” of the European Commission.

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    Scientists study method for researching magnetic materials

    Physicists from the University of Luxembourg and their research partners have demonstrated for the first time in a comprehensive study how different magnetic materials can be examined using neutron scattering techniques.

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    Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice

    Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the brain of aging mice.

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