Research Our research at a glance

Shaping a digital, healthy and sustainable future

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The University of Luxembourg strives for excellence in both fundamental and applied research, fostering innovation and societal progress. Our research combines detailed disciplinary knowledge with interdisciplinary approaches and also feeds directly into our teaching. Key areas include digital transformation, medicine and health, and sustainable and societal development.

Research news

  • How researchers use AI to reconstruct history of offshore shell companies

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    Humanities, Social Sciences
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  • The Master’s programme that helped Edvard get into UPenn and build a career in tech

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    Economics & Management, Finance
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  • En direct de La Haye : Les étudiants engagés dans l’actualité géopolitique

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    Sciences sociales
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We are part of The Guild

In May 2025, the University of Luxembourg has joined the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, a prestigious alliance of 23 top-tier research universities across 17 European countries, underscoring the university’s commitment to scientific excellence, societal impact, and international collaboration.
Founded in 2016, the Guild includes renowned institutions such as King’s College London, University of Vienna, Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL), University of Bologna, and Ghent University.
Rector Prof. Jens Kreisel emphasized that joining the Guild is a strategic step to enhance student mobility, research collaboration, and advocacy for science-based policies at the European level.
The Guild welcomed the University of Luxembourg as a valuable addition, noting its existing collaborations, multilingual environment, and proximity to EU institutions, which will help strengthen the Guild’s engagement with European policymaking.

We are members of Research Luxembourg

Research Luxembourg Teamplayer

In just a few decades, Luxembourg has successfully built a competitive, innovation-driven research ecosystem. Research Luxembourg is a joint nationwide initiative of the main actors in Luxembourg public research, with the support of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, including the University of Luxembourg (Uni.lu), Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), and Luxinnovation.
Reflecting the priority given to research and innovation by the country, it aims to promote scientific cooperation and activities of the research and innovation sector with one ambition: provide the best conditions to make excellence grow and shape a sustainable future.

Our research universe in figures

  • 900+
    Ongoing projects
  • 234
    Horizon projects accepted to Dec 2024
  • 22
    ERC grants awarded to Dec 2024
  • 2,600
    Publications in 2024