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    International Society for Research and Promotion of Wind Music

    The office of the International Society for Research and Promotion of Wind Music (IGEB) has been transferred from the University of Arts in Graz (Austria) to the University of Luxembourg.

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    Surfing on Quantum Waves: protein folding revisited

    Two physicists from the University of Luxembourg have now unambiguously shown that quantum-mechanical wavelike interactions are indeed crucial even at the scale of natural biological processes.

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    Three doctoral candidates in biology receive the 2019 Pelican Grant

    Borja Gomez Ramos, Nadège Minoungou and Mina Tsenkova, three PhD students from the Life Sciences Research Unit (LSRU) at the University of Luxembourg, have recently been awarded the Pelican Grant from the Fondation du Pélican de Mie et Pierre Hippert-Faber. They will use the grant for their research activities in the fields of Parkinson’s disease,…

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    Graduation Week : « Le commencement de tout »

    L’Université honore plus de 1 300 diplômés en 2019

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    Colorectal cancer initiation and progression: the role of low oxygen

    Scientists from the University of Luxembourg together with researchers from the Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) have recently demonstrated the mechanisms by which low oxygen levels trigger series of cellular changes leading to the survival, renewal and growth of colorectal cancer cells. The findings further reinforce current knowledge on the…

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    Luxembourg Strengthens its Position as an EU Blockchain Hub

    On 4 December 2019, five major actors from the technology ecosystem launched a cross-industry collaboration to drive the adoption of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) for the benefit of the Luxembourg economy and society: 

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    Prof. van Dam quitte le poste de vice-rectrice

    L’Université du Luxembourg annonce que la Prof. Tonie van Dam a présenté sa démission du poste de vice-rectrice en charge de projets stratégiques, afin de se consacrer pleinement à la recherche dans ses domaines d’excellence, la géophysique et l’observation de la Terre depuis l’espace.

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    Robert Harmsen titulaire la Chaire UNESCO en droits de l’homme

    Le Prof. Robert Harmsen prend la direction de la Chaire UNESCO en droits de l’homme à l’Université du Luxembourg. Il a entamé son mandat lors d’une cérémonie le 28 novembre au Cercle Cité, en présence de Son Altesse Royale le Grand-Duc.

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    New opportunities for proteins identification using nanotechnology

    Physicists from the University of Luxembourg and their international research partners have reported a comprehensive perspective on how novel nanoscale tools called plasmonic nanopores might improve in an unprecedented manner the way we can discriminate single-molecule DNA bases, and even identify single proteins components, that is amino acids, coming from specific patients.

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    The “Physics meets Biology” website is launched!

    Physicists and biologists from the University of Luxembourg have recently launched the « Physics meets Biology » website. This initiative combines expertise in condensed matter physics and systems biology to understand living systems from a quantitative and mechanistic perspective.

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