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Prof. Cole participates at Charles Clark Memorial Lecture on IP Law
Learn moreThis year Media Law Professor Mark D. Cole from the University of Luxembourg was selected to give the annual Charles Clark Memorial Lecture, which is the closing event at the London Book Fair. Previous speakers at this event commemorating one of the most influential copyright lawyers of the UK included EU Commissioners, WIPO Director General…
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Uni.lu Profs lend expertise to documentary film on 2008 banking crisis
Learn moreIn September 2008, a shock wave rippled through Luxembourg in the form of a global financial crises. On 18 May 2022, Rishon Films released a 71-minute long documentary film “CRISE ET CHUCHOTMENTS” capturing one of Luxembourg’s darked hours in the financial sector.
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Congratulations to Dr. Alessio Monetti
Learn moreOn June 1st 2022, PHD Alessio Monetti has successfully defended his thesis “Applying matching models with imperfect transferable utility to diverse markets” (under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Arnaud Dupuy) and has been granted the title of Doctor. His excellent work has also qualified his thesis for the “Best Thesis Award” 2021/2022.We congratulate him for the great work…
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Call for Applications : PhD-student positions in Finance
Learn moreThe Department of Finance at the University of Luxembourg invites students to apply for PhD-student positions in Finance.The program follows the standard US format with rigorous coursework in the first year (depending on pre-qualifications) and for the remaining, up to four years, work on research projects that will make up the final thesis. All courses…
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Price noise proves key to high performing BAB investment strategies
Learn moreBeta is a measure of a stock’s volatility in relation to the overall market. Betting against beta (BAB) strategies have been developed that perform incredibly well for investors. The basic BAB strategy is to take a short position in assets with higher betas, and a longer position in assets with lower betas, on the grounds that…
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FDEF Highlights 2020-2021
Learn moreWe are proud to announce the publication of our 2020-2021 FDEF Highlights Brochure.
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Increasing consumer access to law with alternative dispute resolution
Learn moreOn 2nd and 3rd May arbitration bodies from Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, the University of Luxembourg, the Pforzheim University, and student “law clinics” from Luxembourg and Kiel came together at the University of Luxembourg to discuss how to make access to law easier for consumers.
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Congratulations to Dr. Nijat Hajikhanov – May 2022
Learn moreOn May 10th, Nijat Hajikhanov has been granted the title of “Docteur de l’Université du Luxembourg” after successfully defending his thesis “Three Essays in Narrative Risk Disclosure Tone, Meta-analysis and Cost Asymmetry” under the supervision of Prof. Dr Anke MuessigWe congratulate Nijat on this success and wish him the best for his life and carreer!
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The CRIM_AI project kicks off in Luxembourg
Learn moreThe kick off meeting of the FNR CORE research project “Criminal Proceedings and the Use of AI: Challenges for Common Criminal Procedure Principles and the Principles of the Rule of Law” or CRIM_AI took place on 2-3 May 2022 in Luxembourg.
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Les Amis de l’Université Honours Scholarship and Prize winners at FDEF
Learn moreOn 21 April 2022, the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance was happy to host the fourth meeting between les Amis de L’Université and students who have received an award through the non-profit organisation which strives to promote teaching and research at the University while building links between the academic community and society at large.…