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Webinar: Luxembourg Diplomacy at Work

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What has the COVID-19 crisis done to our education system?

The University of Luxembourg and the Ministry for Education, Children and Youth presented today first insights from the November 2020 ÉpStan (Épreuves Standardisées), the Luxembourg School Monitoring Programme. The 2020 edition of ÉpStan provides representative data of the perception of home-schooling in elementary and secondary schools.

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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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10 years building colorectal cancer collection

Initiated in 2011 by the University of Luxembourg and the Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) as a concerted action against colorectal cancer (CRC), the collection of tumour samples from various Luxembourg hospitals has enabled to launch several research projects which already present very promising results for the treatment of colorectal cancer patients.

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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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Webinar: Luxembourg Diplomacy at Work: Memories of Ambassadors Hubert Wurth discusses European political cooperation and other developments

Speakers (in alphabetical order):Manuel Gomes Samuel, Consul General of Portugal to Luxembourg, Co-President of the Cercle Diplomatique – François Klein, research specialist at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) de l’Université du Luxembourg – Hubert Wurth, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Seminar Series Session 1 – An update on the latest academic research on Sustainable Finance

Join the House for Sustainable Governance and Markets (HSGM) at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI) for the online event “Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Seminar Series”.The first session will take place virtually on 22nd April from 12:00 to 14:00 and will cover the…

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POST donates profits from sales of special stamps series for students

POST Luxembourg has donated 10,000 euros to the University of Luxembourg, to support students who find themselves in a difficult financial situation. This sum results from the sale of special “COVID-19” stamps by POST Philately in 2020. Pierre Zimmer, Deputy Managing Director of POST handed the check to the Vice-rector for Academic Affairs, Prof. Catherine Léglu.

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World Parkinson’s Day: Sleep survey to gain more knowledge

11 April marks Parkinson’s Disease Day. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative brain disorder, about 7-10 million people are affected worldwide. However, this number is likely to double in the next 20 years due to an ageing population. In Luxembourg, more than 1,000 people with PD are estimated.

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