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Zur Hochwasserhistorie der deutschen und luxemburgischen Mosel
En savoir plusOffizielle Pegelaufzeichnungen der Mosel liegen seit etwas über 200 Jahren vor. Um das langfristige Trendverhalten der Hochwasserabflüsse besser abschätzen zu können, wurden auch vier Jahrhundertereignisse zwischen 1572 und 1784 rekonstruiert und statistisch analysiert. Zudem geben historische Berichte Auskunft über noch weiter zurückliegende Ereignisse, wovon das « Magdalenenhochwasser » vom Juli 1342 in mehrfacher Hinsicht ein Extremereignis war.…
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Pioneering women in Computer Science
En savoir plusOn the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2020, second semester students from the Bachelor in Applied Information Technology (BINFO) were given a presentation about pioneering women in Computer Science.
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Towards digital transformation of legal practice
En savoir plusThe paper « NAI: Towards Transparent and Usable Semi-Automated Legal Analysis » by Alexander Steen and Tomer Libal, postdocs at the University of Luxembourg, won the best paper award (1st prize) at the Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposion (IRIS 2020) conference.
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions: award for physicist Daniel Barragan
En savoir plusDaniel Barragan-Yani, postdoctoral researcher within the Department of Physics and Materials Science at the University of Luxembourg, has recently been awarded a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship from the European Commission. With a budget of 178.320 euros for two years, Daniel will work on defect-based quantum technology.
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International experts exchange about weather prediction
En savoir plusOn 25-26 February 2020, the international workshop on improving Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Tropospheric Products for Meteorology gathered more than 40 renowned experts on Kirchberg campus to exchange about the tools to improve prediction of weather.
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Teacher training workshop on renewable energy
En savoir plusIn November 2019, members of the Department of Physics and Materials Science, with the support of the Scienteens Lab team, gave a teacher training workshop on renewable energy on Limpertsberg Campus. Altogether 45 teachers from different high schools in Luxembourg attended the event and exchanged on the specific topic: “100% renewable energy in Luxembourg –…
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: award for physicist Irvine Ong
En savoir plusIrvine Ong, postdoctoral researcher within the Department of Physics and Materials Science at the University of Luxembourg has been recently awarded the Marie Curie Individual Fellowship from the European Commission. With a budget of 178 320 euros for two years, Irvine will work on microplastic-microbe interactions.
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AI4Health Lecture Series
En savoir plusSince March 2020, the University of Luxembourg has been organising lectures to exchange about Artificial Intelligence in the biomedical sector.
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LuxCube team goes to ESA Academy training workshop
En savoir plusAndrija Djordjevic, student in the Bachelor of Science and Engineering in mechanical engineering at the University of Luxembourg, participated in a CubeSat training workshop given by the European Space Agency (ESA) in order to support the development of the University first CubeSat satellite: LuxCube. This was the first time that a Luxembourgish student participated in…
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FSTC becomes FSTM
En savoir plusAs of 1 January 2020, the Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) has become the Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) with five new departments. This change is the result of the implementation of the law of 27 June 2018 on the organisation of the University of Luxembourg.