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    First Master student promotion in Data Science

    Launched in September 2021 with 17 students from all over the world, the Master of Data Science was officially inaugurated on 7 February 2022 at the University of Luxembourg on Belval campus. This event was a great opportunity to get an overview of this innovative Master and facilitate exchanges with students and professors.

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    Physics department workshop: developing synergies!

    After a hiatus of over two-years caused by the pandemic, the second edition of the Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPhyMS) workshop took place on 15 December 2021 at the Tramsschapp in Luxembourg. More than 150 participants, comprising PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, professors, technical and administrative support staff as well as master students in physics…

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    Benelux competition in programming: learning how to solve problems

    For the first time, students from the University of Luxembourg participated in the 2021 Benelux Algorithm Programming Contest (BAPC) which consisted in solving the most algorithmic problems/puzzles as possible within the set time limit.

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    New research on how race and gender shape science

    Researchers 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

    The 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

    Aurélia 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

    Professors 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

    Recommitments 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

    During 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

    Dans 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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