Category: University

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    University receives 2.5 million euros for research in data science

    The University of Luxembourg has recently been awarded a prestigious ERA (European Research Area) Chair grant under the EU’s Horizon 2020 framework programme. With a budget of 2.5 million euros for the period 2019-2024, the university will create a high-level research group in mathematical statistics and data science. It is the very first time that…

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    Better understanding of how colon cancer develops and progresses

    Researchers from the University of Luxembourg have discovered a molecular mechanism that is responsible for the spread of cancer cells in the body and the development of metastases in patients with colon cancer. Their findings could help to develop treatments that inhibit tumor growth.

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    First “TEDx University of Luxembourg” to take place in October

    The University of Luxembourg will host the first “TEDx University of Luxembourg” event on Friday 26 October on Belval campus. The umbrella theme for this event is “Ideas 4.0”.

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    First collective bargaining agreement for University employees

    After the signing of a first agreement on working conditions in March 2015, the University of Luxembourg and the union OGBL have now concluded a first collective bargaining agreement, approved by the University’s Board of Governors at its meeting on 21 July 2018.

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    „Wine and Dine“: Welcoming students at home

    The University of Luxembourg is relaunching its event “Wine and Dine” to welcome newly-arrived students and researchers to the country. On 7 October 2018, Luxembourgish families invite the University of Luxembourg community members for lunch, show them around ‘their’ Luxembourg and spend the day together. The fresh arrivals have the opportunity to surprise their hosts…

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    LCSB researchers predict cell conversion factors

    Thanks to a newly developed computational method, Luxembourg researchers can accurately predict how one subpopulation of cells can be converted into another.

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    University and the city of Dudelange sign a collaboration agreement

    The city of Dudelange and the University of Luxembourg signed a collaboration agreement on Thursday 12 July 2018, establishing their cooperation on various fields of research and events.

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    The LCSB and Ksilink are exploring new territory together

    Representatives of the University of Luxembourg and the technology company Ksilink which is developing novel patient-based forms of therapy, signed a collaboration agreement last Friday. The agreement constitutes the framework for collaboration between Ksilink and the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg for developing drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease.

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    Scientific sleuthing for reproducible results

    Researchers found traces of foreign, non-human genetic material in human blood samples. It turned out that it was not a groundbreaking scientific discovery, but mostly the result of contaminated laboratory materials. Scientists led by Associate Prof. Paul Wilmes of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg recently published an article…

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    10 years of PPP scholarship and Top student prize

    On 6th June 2018, the University of Luxembourg and its International Relations Office invited to the annual International Awards Ceremony 2018 on Belval Campus.

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