Archives: News
-
News
University prioritises remote teaching and working to lower infections
Learn moreThe 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…
-
News
Innovative use of machine learning for discoveries in chemistry
Learn moreProf. 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.
-
News
Publication “Guide historique et architectural Esch-sur-Alzette”
Learn moreThe “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.
-
News
New study highlights links between inflammation & Parkinson’s disease
Learn moreAn 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…
-
News
Become part of history at the Temporary History Lab
Learn moreThe 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.
-
News
University Spin-off Databourg Tackles Flash Flooding With Satellite
Learn moreRain 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).
-
News
New approach against Parkinson’s disease through stem cell research
Learn moreIn 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…
-
News
Appointments for LLC and SEVE now via the Affluences app
Learn moreThe University is now using Affluences, an online reservation system for scheduling appointments for the following services on Belval Campus: