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    Promoting research and training in the field of sustainable finance

    The Minister of Finance, Pierre Gramegna, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Luxembourg, Yves Elsen, and the Rector of the University of Luxembourg, Stéphane Pallage signed on 11 October 2018 a letter of intent to promote research and training in the field of sustainable finance.

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    Training high level data researchers of tomorrow in Luxembourg

    The University of Luxembourg in collaboration with the public research centres LIST and LISER have recently launched the Doctoral Training Unit (DTU) on Data-driven Computational Modelling and Applications (DRIVEN).

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    How swarms of nanomachines could improve the efficiency of any machine

    The research team of Prof. Massimiliano Esposito of the University of Luxembourg studied the thermodynamics of small nanomachines.

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    New ranking results: strong competition among world-class universities

    University of Luxembourg part of “Rising Stars” ranking by Nature – Slight decline in Times Higher Education Ranking

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    The Scienteens Lab celebrates its 5 years with the Scienteens Academy!

    Always looking for new ways to spark young people’s interest in science, the Scienteens Lab launched the Scienteens Academy in 2018. This interdisciplinary summer workshop, combining biology, mathematics and computer science, gathered 14 highly motivated high-school students on Campus Belval, from 6th to 14th September.

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    New International Master in Biomedicine

    The University of Luxembourg together with the University of Strasbourg and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed a joint international study programme in Biomedicine. The tri-national Master starts in September 2018 with seven students.

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    Anja Leist receives the prestigious “ERC Starting Grant”

    Researcher Dr Anja Leist, from the University of Luxembourg, receives a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to support her work on dementia and cognitive impairment in older ages. In total she will receive 1.5 million euros during five years to build a research team and lead her promising research project.

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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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