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Children in armed conflicts need education and support

The UNESCO Chair in Human Rights of the University of Luxembourg co-hosted an international conference on November 21 and 22 in the presence of HRH the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, together with the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict, under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Luxembourg. The two-day conference focused…

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Psychological mechanisms in math skills

Inhibition, mental set shifting, and memory updating are related to math skills in preschool children. These meta-analytic findings from a research project led by the Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing and the University of Oslo were published in the Psychological Bulletin.

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Studying educational technology usages in Luxembourg

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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University of Luxembourg Master’s Day – Virtual event

Do you have a Bachelor’s degree but do not know which Master to choose to continue your studies? Do you want to reorient yourself? You do not know which career opportunities our different Master programmes offer? Would you like to know more about the courses of a Master programme that interests you?

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Inclusive Green Finance report launched by Uni.lu ADA Chair at COP27

Inclusive Green Finance (IGF) policies recognise the role of financial inclusion in building resilience to climate change impact and enable small-scale mitigation among the world’s most vulnerable people. This is the key message from the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) side event at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27).

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Orange Week: Exhibition on violence against women

The Orange Week raises awareness for the elimination of violence against women. On this occasion, the University organises an exhibition entitled “Behind the Numbers…”

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Active lipids enable intelligent swimming under nutrient limitation

Biophysicists from the University of Luxembourg have uncovered how microplankton – key photosynthetic organisms which produce nearly 50% of the oxygen we breathe – adopt a thrifty lifestyle when nutrients turn limiting. They strategically harness internal lipids to regulate swimming properties to maximise their fitness.

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Débat avec Gilles Grin et Jacques Santer – Construction européenne: la révolution d’un continent

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International ideas competition for new interdisciplinary centre

The University of Luxembourg will establish a new interdisciplinary centre (IC) for researching complex environmental systems. In an ideas competition or “Concours d’idées”, the University is inviting outstanding researchers from around the world to submit by 8 January 2023 concepts for the development of the centre. The scientists with the most innovative and most convincing…

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