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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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[Article series] The Experts behind Luxembourg’s COVID-19 Fight

Salah Ghamizi is a PhD student at SnT and a member of Professor Yves Le Traon’s Security Design and Validation Research Group.

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The Werner Report, 50 Years On

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Werner Report, the C²DH and its partners are organising a series of events from 6 to 9 October 2020. At a time of uncertainty as to the wider European project, the role of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) will be analysed via an interdisciplinary approach based on archive…

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First edition of Math camp: Making math easier, one scoop at a time

The Department of Mathematics (DMATH) at the University of Luxembourg organised the first Math camp between 31 August and 10 September 2020 on Belval campus as well as online. The camp aimed at offering a mathematical warm up to first year students to ease the transition between high school and university. It was arranged in…

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University launches survey about dementia

Researchers from the University of Luxemburg launch a survey to assess the knowledge and attitudes about dementia among the general public in Luxembourg. Launched on World Alzheimer’s Day on 21 September, the survey focuses on how people think about dementia and those living with dementia, what they know about the disease and their reactions when…

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Final SeRaMCo Conference: Precast Concrete in the Circular Economy

The final Interreg North-West Europe project SeRaMCo “Secondary Raw Materials for Concrete Precast Products” conference will take place online on 20 January 2021 from 09:00 to 16:30.

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How do different confinement measures affect people: Second report

Researchers of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences have published a second report of the COME-HERE study. It presents the results of a comprehensive survey to analyse how different confinement measures affect people in Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden. Approximately 8.000 people participated in the survey.

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Webinar: IP valorisation in collaborative developments

Webinar (online seminar) with a limited number of seats in the conference room. The University is one of the partners of this event.

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Using Machine Learning to combat the Coronavirus

The intensive binding of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on human host cells appears to be a significant factor in the virus’s high infectiousness. A joint team of researchers from the University of Luxembourg and TU Berlin is exploring why this spike protein is able to bind so much more effectively than other coronaviruses. Google.org is…

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La spin-off Databourg contre les crues subites grâce aux satellites

La start-up Databourg Systems vient de réinventer la technologie de prévision immédiate de la pluie (« Rain nowcasting »), utilisée pour annoncer les inondations imminentes et d’autres événements météorologiques extrêmes. Databourg est la première start-up œuvrant dans le secteur spatial issue du Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) de l’Université du Luxembourg.