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Well-being and health of young people in Luxembourg

How do young people in Luxembourg rate their well-being and health – what do well-being and health mean to them and what do they do about it? The “National Report on the Situation of Youth in Luxembourg 2020,” published by the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth (MENJE) together with researchers from the University of…

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COVID-19: Saving lives or saving the economy?

A study conducted by Dr Christophe Lesschaeve, Prof. Josip Glaurdić, and Dr Michal Mochtak from the Department of Social science looks into the public attitudes towards the difficult trade-off imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The lockdowns decrease the spread of the virus but amplify the damage to the economy. Are people willing to accept a…

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Balancing the European Central Bank’s independence and accountability

The project EMULEG is one of six new interdisciplinary research projects which received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies.

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Adolescents’ health in Luxembourg: the 2018 HBSC report publication

The 2018 report on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) international survey has just been published. The HBSC survey is organised every four years under the aegis of the World Health Organization (WHO). Involving more than 45 countries, it establishes an accurate picture of the health and health behaviour of adolescents. The “HBSC Luxembourg”…

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Uni includes citizens in study for more sustainable water governance

For the second edition of WaterBlitz Luxembourg, researchers at the University of Luxembourg and their partner Earthwatch invite residents to contribute to the analysis of fresh water in Luxembourg. WaterBlitz ’21 offers four days to test surface water and support research for more sustainable water governance.

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