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New research on how race and gender shape science
En savoir plusResearchers from the University of Luxembourg together with scientists from the University of Montreal, Georgia Tech and Berry College have recently demonstrated that racial and gender identities shape the way science is produced, with Black and Latinx authors being underrepresented in terms of participation and citation counts, affecting scientific advancement. Their findings have been recently published…
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The Faculty celebrates its 2021 graduates in science
En savoir plusThe Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine has conferred diplomas to 337 new graduates, namely 129 Bachelors, 120 Masters, 58 doctorates as well as 30 students from vocational trainings.
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Developing new protocols to better understand quantum systems
En savoir plusAurélia Chenu, who joined the University of Luxembourg in January 2021, recently won the prestigious ATTRACT funding from the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) to create her own group in quantum physics. She is now Associate Professor within the Department of Physics and Materials Science, leading the group on Quantum dynamics and control.
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Two University professors on Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list
En savoir plusProfessors Stéphane Bordas and Alexandre Tkatchenko from the Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine have been ranked among the world’s most influential academics on the “Highly Cited Researchers 2021” list published by Clarivate.
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AI in action: How to recommit in Private Equity
En savoir plusRecommitments are essential for limited partner investors to maintain a target exposure to private equity. However, recommitting to new funds is irrevocable and expose investors to cashflow uncertainty and illiquidity. Maintaining a specific target allocation is therefore a tedious and critical task. Unfortunately, recommitment strategies are still manually designed and few works in the literature…
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Prestigious award for research work on steel construction
En savoir plusDuring the XIII Conference on Steel and Composite Construction which took place remotely on 25-26 November 2021, engineers from the University of Luxembourg received the Professor Eduardo de Arantes e Oliveira Award for their contribution entitled “A reusable structural system fit for geometrical standardization and serial production”.
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Les spécialistes en oncologie découvrent l’unité de simulation
En savoir plusDans le cadre de leur formation spécialisée en oncologie médicale, nos jeunes médecins en voie de spécialisation (MEVS) ont pu approfondir leurs connaissances et développer leurs compétences dans la réalisation de gestes pleuraux grâce à l’unité de simulation de l’Université du Luxembourg, située sur le campus de Belval.
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Learning how to develop science workshops
En savoir plusScientists learned how to develop hands-on and brains-on science workshops for lay audiences in a training offered by the Luxembourg Science Center.
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New Professor in Statistics
En savoir plusChristophe Ley has recently joined the University of Luxembourg as Professor in Statistics. He will reinforce the growing team of statisticians in order to boost research and training in mathematical statistics and data science in Luxembourg.
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Hyperbolic metamaterials provide a novel strategy for nanophotonics
En savoir plusPhysicists from the University of Luxembourg in collaboration with international partners from Sweden, USA and Italy have reported on a novel magnetically tunable optical effect in a special kind of artificial materials, called hyperbolic metamaterials, displaying nontrivial optical properties, such as conductive behaviour along particular spatial directions and insulating behaviour along others. The scientists have…