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Cellulose: an ever-present material with remarkable properties

Physicists from the University of Luxembourg have recently made significant steps forward in resolving some of the outstanding research questions about cellulose. Their findings have been published in the prestigious journals Angewandte Chemie and Communications Materials.

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TEDxUniversityofLuxembourg 2020 goes virtual

After two successful events in 2018 and 2019, TEDxUniversityofLuxembourg is back with a new edition. In the week of 12-16 October 2020, TEDxUniversityofLuxembourg will be hosting 5 online evening sessions (from 18.30 to 20.00) with original talks and performances.

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CITIES2030: providing food for all in 2030

The University of Luxembourg together with 41 European partners have recently received 12 million euros for the project CITIES2030 “Co-creating resilient and sustainable food towards FOOD2030”, coordinated by the Universita ca’ Foscari Venezia. Funded by the European Union H2020 research programme for the period 2020-2024, CITIES2030 aims to implement sustainable cities and regions food systems.

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Celebrating World Architecture Day for a better urban future

Monday, 5 October 2020 marks the World Architecture Day to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat. This year’s theme is “Toward a better urban future”.

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Hacking the Moon

The University of Luxembourg’s research centre SnT’s LunaLab is challenging the next big names in Space to a test of creativity and skill as part of the 2020 Act In Space 24 hour hackathon.

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Successful start for the new Bachelor in Medicine

The new Bachelor in Medicine team welcomed 125 students during the launch of the academic year 2020-2021, which started on 14 September 2020 at the University of Luxembourg. They inaugurated the first year of the study programme, which will expand into a 2nd year in 2021 and a 3rd year in 2022. The team wishes…

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Using drones to better predict urban flooding

The University of Luxembourg and the start-up RSS-Hydro are working together to optimise the prediction of flooding in Burange in the south of Luxembourg. Supported by the City of Dudelange, the project aims at building a unique and precise urban terrain model with the help of drones, aerial and satellite images to feed state-of-the art flood…

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Prenez part dans l’histoire dans le Temporary History Lab

Du 26 septembre au 23 octobre, le Temporary History Lab de l’Université du Luxembourg invite les visiteurs de la Grande Région à participer à l’histoire de la région du Minett. Situé à l’Annexe22 à Esch-sur-Alzette, le Lab organisera diverses activités évoquant l’histoire du sud du pays et de ses résidents.

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How young people in Luxembourg deal with the pandemic

Preliminary results of large-scale study publishedResearchers from the University of Luxembourg have published preliminary results of a representative study about young people and COVID-19 (YAC). A team led by Robin Samuel conducted a survey among residents between 12 and 29 years of age in Luxembourg to identify the social, economic, and health consequences of the measures introduced…

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