Topic: Humanities

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    Uni.lu receives funding to establish a Jean Monnet Network

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    New publication: European Literatures of Military Occupation

    What does it mean to live under occupation? How does it shape the culture and identities of European nations? How does it affect the way we write and read literature?

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    LUMI SIS paves the way for research spin-offs with societal impact

    Applying scientific knowledge to benefit vulnerable children, Uni.lu’s pioneering societal impact spin-off Lumi aims to create meaningful change in education and child development.

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    First lessons for à la carte literacy teaching for school pupils

    The pilot project offering a choice of literacy between French and German in mixed classes could potentially help to remedy educational inequalities in Luxembourg at the start of the school career, according to an interim report from the Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET) at the University of Luxembourg.

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    Three Uni students awarded at the Prix Victor Hugo

    Three students from the University of Luxembourg are among this year’s winners of the Prix Victor Hugo de la Francophonie organised by the Institut français du Luxembourg. The first winner, Anne-Sophie Miech, was even invited to the Nuit de la Littérature in Paris on 25 May.

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    The story of the Echternach procession

    Every Whit Tuesday, almost 10,000 people join the dancing procession in Echternach, a tradition listed as Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A Uni.lu historian and a geographer decipher its origins and evolution.

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    The Octave, a pilgrimage like no other

    The Octave pilgrimage takes up residence in Luxembourg City until 5 May and celebrates its four centuries of existence. Professor in Early Modern History Monique Weis sheds some light on this tradition.

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    Buergbrennen: When winter goes up in smoke

    The Buergbrennen will be held throughout Luxembourg on the weekend of 17 and 18 February. Sonja Kmec, a history professor at the University of Luxembourg, has studied this centuries-old tradition and how it has evolved over the years. Hot off the press!

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    Previous events 2023

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    Like, share, care: history and digital social networks

    Twenty years ago, a student network called The Facebook went online on Harvard campus. Digital historians at the C²DH, take stock of social media history.

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