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    University receives strong THE subject rankings

    Times Higher Education (THE) has published its World Subject Rankings 2021, listing the University of Luxembourg in ten subject areas.

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    University prioritises remote teaching and working to lower infections

    The recent explosive increase of positive COVID-19 cases in the wider population is of great concern to the University. Luxembourg registered more than 3,000 positive cases in the week of 19 October, roughly three times the level of the prior week. The virus’ high prevalence in the general population is now also increasingly reflected in…

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    The University selected to imagine Luxembourg in 2050

    A consortium of researchers and designers led by the “Geography & Spatial Planning” department at the University of Luxembourg is one of the 10 teams selected by the Ministry of Energy and Regional Planning to imagine the future of the country. The objective of the mission is clear: bring innovative ideas for a sustainable and…

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    Innovative use of machine learning for discoveries in chemistry

    Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko and his research team at the University of Luxembourg have been awarded grants totalling 500,000 euros to conduct research in the emerging field of machine learning methods for chemical discoveries.

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    Publication “Guide historique et architectural Esch-sur-Alzette”

    The “Guide historique et architectural Esch-sur-Alzette”, published by the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) of the University of Luxembourg, capybarabooks and the City of Esch, will be available in bookstores as of Saturday 10 October 2020.

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    New study highlights links between inflammation & Parkinson’s disease

    An international collaboration involving researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biology (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg established an association between inflammation and specific genetic mutations in Parkinson’s patients. The study, recently published in the scientific journal Brain, highlights two biomarkers that could be used to assess Parkinson’s disease state and progression. The results…

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    Become part of history at the Temporary History Lab

    The University of Luxembourg’s Temporary History Lab invites visitors from the Greater Region to participate in the history of the southern Minett region. Located in Annexe22 in Esch-sur-Alzette, the Lab will host various activities from 26 September to 23 October.

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    University Spin-off Databourg Tackles Flash Flooding With Satellite

    Rain nowcasting, a technology used to warn of imminent flash flooding and other extreme weather events, has been reimagined by the start-up Databourg Systems, the first Space sector spin-off to come out of the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT).

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    New approach against Parkinson’s disease through stem cell research

    In a seven-year research effort, an international team of scientists has clarified the cause for certain genetic forms of Parkinson’s disease, and has identified potential pharmacological treatments. The interdisciplinary research team, led by Prof. Rejko Krüger, of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg, experimented on patient-based cell cultures in…

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    Appointments for LLC and SEVE now via the Affluences app

    The University is now using Affluences, an online reservation system for scheduling appointments for the following services on Belval Campus:

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