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“That’s great, but…” Study on the well-being of children published

On Thursday 15 February, the 4th World Vision Children Study was presented in Berlin, showing results of a direct survey with 2,550 children on several aspects of child development. For the first time, a scientist from the University of Luxembourg, Prof. Sascha Neumann, co-led the research.

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Cisco Networking Academy opens at the University of Luxembourg

The University of Luxembourg and technology company Cisco announced the launch of a Cisco Networking Academy. Students from all fields will have the opportunity to take e-learning courses on topics such as networking and security, entrepreneurship, data analytics, but also in emerging fields, such as Internet of Things.

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Promouvoir les compétences entrepreneuriales à l’Université

L’Université du Luxembourg a officiellement lancé son Incubateur le mardi, 6 mars 2018 en présence du Premier ministre Xavier Bettel. L’Incubateur assistera les entrepreneurs en herbe de l’Université, afin qu’ils développent des aptitudes et des compétences liées à l’entrepreneuriat. Sa finalité est de les aider à créer leurs concepts d’affaires et à fonder leur entreprise…

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Brain Prize 2018 : le Prof. Michel Goedert parmi les lauréats

La Lundbeck Foundation au Danemark annonce que quatre chercheurs en neurosciences travaillant au Royaume-Uni, en Belgique et en Allemagne ont reçu ce mardi, 6 mars 2018 le plus prestigieux prix de la recherche sur le cerveau. Le Brain Prize 2018 a été conféré à Bart De Strooper (Londres et Leuven), Michel Goedert (Cambridge), Christian Haass…

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Partnership with ACL to offer mobility management training

The University of Luxembourg and the Automobile Club du Luxembourg (ACL) have joined forces to offer a three-day course in mobility management for companies based in Luxembourg. This pilot project will enable employers to better understand mobility issues within their company and consider alternatives.

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Luxembourg joins the prestigious European network PRACE

Following the successful application of Luxembourg to become a member of the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) in October 2017, Robert Kerger, advisor at the Ministry for Higher Education and Research (MESR) representing Luxembourg in the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), and Serge Bogaerts, Managing Director of PRACE, were welcomed for…

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Data Privacy Day: Lessons for GDPR compliance and information security

On Monday 29 January 2018, a Data Privacy Day information session was held at the University of Luxembourg. It was attended by more than 100 visitors, who originated not only from the University and the Restena Foundation but also from other research institutions and other sectors.

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La modélisation du métabolisme devient tridimensionnelle

Un consortium international a développé, avec la participation significative des chercheurs du Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), le premier modèle informatique prenant en compte la 3D dans la représentation des processus métaboliques humains.

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A research stay down under

Dany Weyer, a doctoral candidate within the Research Unit ECCS and the Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences at the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education recently spent a research period at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He agreed to tell us about his experience.

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