Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine
Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History
Luxembourg Centre for European Law
Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental SystemsInterdisciplinarity at Uni.lu
The University of Luxembourg wishes to overcome boundaries between disciplines and sectors, and considers that an increased interdisciplinarity is among the stakes of the University’s and Luxembourg’s next steps in its international research and innovation development. Based on this, the University has established in 2020 an Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS).
The missions of the IAS
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) has four main missions:
- To leverage bold and interdisciplinary research at the very forefront of science.
- To represent the University of Luxembourg’s principles of excellence, interdisciplinarity and internationality.
- To build bridges between the University’s community, international visitors and Luxembourg society.
- To contribute to the attraction and retention of international talent.
The University of Luxembourg is a research-oriented University in a country that nurtures and promotes its research and innovation ecosystem, aiming at a knowledge-based economy at the heart of Europe. After more than 20 years of existence, the University of Luxembourg has become an epicentre for creating new knowledge and technology, with both local and global socio-economic and cultural impact.
The University of Luxembourg wishes to overcome boundaries between disciplines and sectors, and considers that an increased interdisciplinarity is among the stakes of the University’s and Luxembourg’s next steps in its international research and innovation development.
Statement on Research Funding Procedures at IAS
We note the recent press coverage containing allegations on the allocation of IAS research funds. In our view these articles contain several factual inaccuracies and do not reflect how the decision-making process was conducted.
A jury member involved in the process formally excluded themselves from all discussions and decisions concerning their own project and had no knowledge of the deliberations that led to its selection, fully following the University’s Code of Conduct and IAS governance procedures.
Any potential conflict of interest was identified from the outset and managed transparently, demonstrating that safeguards function as intended. The entire process was documented and fully compliant with established rules.
IAS statutes also stipulate that Scientific Council terms of mandate are not renewable; new terms of mandate are only possible through re-election, a procedure consistently followed.
The Institute for Advanced Studies is committed to transparency and fairness and expects that reporting accurately reflects the facts.
Number of IAS funding instruments involved in the different Faculties and Interdisciplinary Centres of the University of Luxembourg
Legend: Funding instruments
Events, workshops, and doctoral defences related to IAS projects
Wednesday 11 MarchCourses and workshops, Free of charge, In-person eventArts Criticism and Ideology in the Age of Cancel Culture
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Wednesday 29 AprilCourses and workshops, Free of charge, In-person eventMounting Challenges for Europe Impose the Need for New Research and Innovation Strategies – How to Unlock the Under-used Potential of European Academia
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Wednesday 03 JuneCourses and workshops, Free of charge, In-person eventUnraveling Trauma: Experimental Insights into Intrusive Memories and Their Treatment
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Wednesday 23 SeptemberCourses and workshops, Free of charge, In-person eventA Look into Einstein's Universe
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Detailed agendas to come. Do not hesitate to contact Sylvie Fromentin or Véronique Schaff for more information and registration.
The Institute for Advanced Studies
Prof. Claus Vögele, Head of the IAS and Dr. Sylvie Fromentin, IAS Project Manager
Claus Vögele has headed the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) since 1 October 2022. The Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology has ambitious plans for the initiative founded in 2020. “With the IAS, we want to help interdisciplinary thinking make its breakthrough at the University of Luxembourg,” Vögele says
Like most research institutions, the University of Luxembourg currently conducts much of its excellent research within the disciplinary boundaries of individual departments. The IAS aims to change this by supporting only projects that bring together at least two disciplines. “These collaborations must be on an equal footing,” Vögele explains. “Only proposals that convincingly demonstrate clear knowledge gains or shared data benefits for all participating disciplines are eligible for IAS funding.” Guided by this principle, the IAS has already funded several research projects, with results published in leading international journals.
Vögele’s vision extends even further. “Interdisciplinarity grows out of personal communication and human interaction,” he says. To foster this, he is advocating for the IAS to join the international UBIAS network, the University-Based Institutes for Advanced Studies. In the long term, he also believes the IAS should have its own dedicated space: “Interdisciplinary researchers need a place to come together at the University of Luxembourg—a true home for the IAS.”
Contact
If you have any question relative to IAS and its funding instruments, you can send an email to:
Prof Claus VÖGELE
Full professor Health Psychology – Head of the Institute for Advanced Studies