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Retrospective Spring 2020: The COVID-19 Border Closure
Learn moreA year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic led to massive and abrupt border closures. Especially the Greater Region with its close interconnections was affected: students, cross-border workers, families or other commuters at the border experienced the separation as a significant cut in their professional and everyday life. The UniGR-Center for Border Studies (UniGR-CBS) looks back on…
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University opens international branch of Bilingualism Matters
Learn moreThe University of Luxembourg hosts an international branch of Bilingualism Matters, a research and information centre with headquarters at the University of Edinburgh and international partner branches all over the world.
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Exploring the future: on forensics, robots, humans and more
Learn moreSix new interdisciplinary research projects have received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies.
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University honours outstanding doctoral theses
Learn moreThe University of Luxembourg has honoured 15 doctoral graduates of 2020 with the first “Excellent Thesis Award” which recognises the outstanding quality of their doctoral theses. 9 awardees come from the Doctoral School in Science and Engineering, 4 from the Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences, one from the Doctoral School in Law and…
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Lindsay Flynn and Etienne Fodor awarded with FNR ATTRACT Fellowships
Learn moreThe two researchers will strengthen the research units in respectively social sciences and physics.
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A University Chair in Urban Regeneration for Esch-sur-Alzette
Learn moreRenowned architect and urban planning researcher Prof. Markus Miessen has been appointed as chairholder for the new endowed Chair in Urban Regeneration between the University of Luxembourg and the city of Esch-sur-Alzette. The Chair is dedicated to urban planning and urban regeneration of Esch-sur-Alzette.
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About digital media schoolrooms and tackling educational inequalities
Learn more24 January marks the International Day of Education celebrating the role of learning for peace and development. Education faces various challenges in modern society. Technological, demographic, social, environmental, economic and political shifts are forcing us to redefine what our education should be. Monitoring educational and social developments and revising policies makes it possible to deal…
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More than 800 guests explored the University virtually
Learn moreOn 16 January, guests from around the world explored the option of studying at the University of Luxembourg during the virtual Information Day.
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Diagnosing learning disabilities in multilingual contexts
Learn moreThe University of Luxembourg, the Centre pour le développement des apprentissages Grande-Duchesse Maria Teresa (CDA) and the Minister of Education, Children and Youth, Claude Meisch presented a new publication on learning disabilities in multilingual contexts on Monday 18 January 2021. The handbook “Lernstörungen im multilingualen Kontext: Diagnose und Hilfestellungen” is the first result of a…
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Scientists call for synchronised curbing of COVID infections in Europe
Learn moreHundreds of scientists have called on European decision-makers to take steps for a quick, synchronised and efficient reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases across Europe.