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Hanna Siemaszko @scihanna.bsky.social · 11d

🦠 Is your #GutMicrobiome helping or harming you?

Prof. Paul Wilmes and his team are looking into this question and so much more! It was great to catch up with him finally.

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#microbiome #Parkinsons #Luxembourg

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · 18d

❓How can research drive impactful policy innovation?

🧠 On Sept. 23rd in Luxembourg @liser.lu's Society in Motion invites you to explore this question together.

✨ Don’t miss Society in Motion - Science & Tools for Impact

⌛ Last spots left—learn more & register here: www.liser.lu/events//soci...

LISER - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research @liser.lu · 21d

On September 23rd, join us at “Society in Motion”
www.liser.lu/events//society-in-motion
Get your Policy Lab Passport on-site, collect stamps as you navigate through our thematic stands to access rigorous evidence that supports better policy making. Complete the journey & become a Policy Explorer

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Hanna Siemaszko @scihanna.bsky.social · 25d

Space weather can significantly impact life on Earth and our daily technology. I recently spoke on #SciLux with Dr. Carl Shneider from SnT (@uni.lu) about this fascinating field!

Available wherever you get your podcasts. Proudly powered by @researchluxembourg.org

#spaceweather #space

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Hanna Siemaszko @scihanna.bsky.social · Sep 2

The gap between "eat your veggies" and actual human behaviour is... significant 😅

Listen to the latest episode of #SciLux to learn more about #nutrition, #diet, doing science and a lot in between.
www.scilux.eu/episodes/nut...

Episode supported by @researchluxembourg.org

#sciencepodcast #scicomm

Eating for Life: Talking Nutrition with Dr. Torsten Bohn — SciLux

Listen to full episode :

www.scilux.eu

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · Aug 14

🌞 #ResearchLuxembourg goes on summer holiday!

🙏 We would like to thank you for supporting the developments & news related to scientific cooperation & research activities in #Luxembourg

🏖️ See you in September w/ plenty of new research developments to share!

We wish you all a wonderful summer!

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · Aug 7

📢 10 fascinating #ResearchLuxembourg results

💡 Discover #Luxembourg #science & #research news from July 2025 you might have missed.

🔗 www.researchluxembourg.org/en/10-select...

@statec-luxembourg.bsky.social, @liser.lu, @fnr.lu, @uni.lu, @liser-lc.bsky.social, @ministryeconomylu.bsky.social

10 selected Research Luxembourg results - June 2025

Is the emigration of qualified people an asset for a country? And what role does waist circumference play in type 1 diabetes? Here's the latest scientific news from the Grand Duchy.

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Thomas Cauvin @thomascauvin.bsky.social · Aug 4

The @c2dh.uni.lu offers one short-term fellowship (two months) for a scholar at risk in 2026 at @uni.lu. The application deadline is 15.10.2025.
Thanks for sharing
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Scholar at risk fellowship 2026

To promote international exchanges and collaborations in the field of contemporary, public and digital history, the C²DH offers one short-term fellowship position for 2 months for a scholar at risk.

www.uni.lu

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LuxProvide @luxprovide.bsky.social · Jul 31

This week’s #HPCSummerQuest shows how AI shifts job skills in Europe. Feimi, Gathmann, Gregory & Marguerit used #MeluXina to scan 33M job ads, finding a 15% boost in data skills and 16% rise in decision-making for AI-exposed roles .

Read more👉 www.luxprovide.lu/how-ai-is-re...

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Hanna Siemaszko @scihanna.bsky.social · Jul 22

On my latest #SciLux podcast episode I spoke with Prof. Jennifer Balakrishnan (Boston University) who solved the "cursed curve" problem, and Tim Seuré (University of Luxembourg) on fully homomorphic encryption.

Find it wherever you get your podcasts.

#NumberTheory #Cryptography #Mathematics

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Jul 18

🦠 What if the smallest organisms could solve one of our biggest pollution problems?

At @uni.lu, Prof. Anupam Sengupta and his team are using microbes to replace harmful #microplastic additives, with sustainable, custom-made biominerals.

The future? Cleaner, greener… and microbially engineered.

Microbes offer a green solution to the microplastic challenge

In the fight against microplastic pollution, scientists are leveraging the power of microbes to create sustainable alternatives to harmful microplastic

www.uni.lu

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LuxProvide @luxprovide.bsky.social · Jul 17

This week on our #HPCSummerQuest, researchers tracked Ne⁺ ions in polyethylene with #MeluXina. Their large-scale runs show embedding, displacement & sputtering with real-world benchmarks on 128 CPU nodes (1.5K–48K atoms).

Read now👉 www.luxprovide.lu/mdspec-molec...

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · Jul 16

🥈 #Luxembourg's population, w/ a median age of 39.7, is the second youngest in the #EuropeanUnion behind Ireland at 39.4.

🧲 Luxembourg 's #youthfulness is due in part to the continued influx of #diverse young #immigrants of working age.

ℹ️ Learn more: www.researchluxembourg.org/en/young-at-...

Young at heart: Luxembourg ranked as the EU's second youngest country

Luxembourg’s population, with an median age of 39.7, is one of the youngest in the EU. This is another strong indicator of Luxembourg's attractiveness to working aged people.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Jul 14

‼️ ERC Proof of Concept grant

Prof. Paul Wilmes has received an ERC Proof of Concept grant to explore whether gut microbes can help detect Parkinson’s disease early, even before symptoms appear. 🧠

@erc.europa.eu #Luxembourg #uni_lu #ParkinsonsDisease

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · Jul 10

💡 What drives #innovation made in #Luxembourg?

🎬 A new video by LuXembourg - Let's Make It Happen of the @ministryeconomylu.bsky.social will take you through Luxembourg’s priority sectors for innovation in 30 seconds: #aerospace #cleantech #logistics #IT #healthtech

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTDj...

Innovation

YouTube video by Luxembourg - Let's make it happen

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Hanna Siemaszko @scihanna.bsky.social · Jul 8

🎧 New SciLux episode!

Professor Elisabeth Letellier (@uni.lu) and Dr. Mina Tsenkova (@amgen.bsky.social) discuss how diet and gut microbiome influence colorectal cancer development.

🎙️Listen now.

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#ColorectalCancer #GutHealth #SciLux #SciencePodcast

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Hanna Siemaszko @scihanna.bsky.social · Jun 24

Building a low-carbon future people actually want to live in 🌱 Beyond the tech specs and carbon calculations, what does climate action look like when it works? New #SciLux episode dives deep with researcher Dr. Thomas Gibon from LIST🎙️Powered by @researchluxembourg.org #climatepolicy #sustainability

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · Jun 13

📢 10 fascinating #ResearchLuxembourg results

💡 Discover #Luxembourg #science & #research news from May 2025 you might have missed.

🔗 www.researchluxembourg.org/en/10-select...

@uni.lu @statec-luxembourg.bsky.social @fnr.lu @guyfagherazzi.bsky.social @jcabot.bsky.social

10 selected Research Luxembourg results - May 2025

Development of a tool to evaluate AI performance in Luxembourgish; Public participation in support of urban biodiversity; News on Luxembourg's population growth; Immune system dysfunction contributing...

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · Jun 12

📅 Save The Date for the BioFIT & MedFIT Events in Strasbourg, Dec. 2 & 3 !

⭐The #ResearchLuxembourg team will be joining the 2nd edition of the joint event dedicated to partnership innovation in #LifeSciences, #MedTech & #Diagnostic sectors.

ℹ️ Learn more: www.researchluxembourg.org/en/meet-the-...

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Hanna Siemaszko @scihanna.bsky.social · Jun 10

💡 Your knee implant could soon text you recovery updates.

Just recorded with SMiLE Project researchers who are creating smart implants that can inform the doctors about the healing process 🤖

#sciencepodcast #scicomm #healthtech #digitalhealth

🇱🇺 Powered by @researchluxembourg.org
🎧 Available now!

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jun 4

Science builds our future.

In Europe it has the freedom and support it needs.

To find the next cure and develop the next ground-breaking technology.

Our mission is clear:

We want the brightest minds and boldest innovators to "Choose Europe!" ↓

europa.eu/!fyy9RX

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SnT @snt.uni.lu · May 28

“We have satellites sending lights to Earth, and I make sure those lights don’t hit each other” ✨🛰️

Mahdis, Iranian researcher at SnT, helps satellites "stay in their lane." Part of growing women-in-space movement.

Full story: www.uni.lu/snt-en/news/...

#ResearchisBetterTogether @uni.lu @fnr.lu

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Hanna Siemaszko @scihanna.bsky.social · May 27

🎧 New SciLux: History isn't just what happened – it's who gets to tell the story.

Dr. Joëlla van Donkersgoed (@c2dh.uni.lu) shows how communities from Luxembourg to Indonesia are reclaiming their narratives & reshaping historical research.

Powered by @researchluxembourg.org

#PublicHistory #SciLux

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · May 21

📢With its large-scale testing strategy, its integrated modelling & wastewater monitoring, & socio-economic analyses, #Luxembourg offers a real-world example of many principles outlined in the new #PandemicAgreement

Learn more➡️ www.researchluxembourg.org/en/lessons-l...

#COVID19 @uni.lu @liser.lu

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · May 14

✅Coloured #solarcells☀️
✅ #Sensors for the health of concrete 🧱
✅A black #coating that absorbs light ⚫
✅Mini brains to better understand #Parkinson’s 🧠
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Discover #Luxembourg #research news from April 2025➡️ www.researchluxembourg.org/en/10-select...

@uni.lu @fnr.lu #ResearchLuxembourg

10 selected Research Luxembourg results - April 2025

Coloured solar cells for a better acceptance; Sensors providing data on the health of concrete; News on the functioning of the placebo effect; A black coating that absorbs light; Mini brains to better...

www.researchluxembourg.org

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Research Luxembourg @researchluxembourg.org · May 13

⚖️Legal research has a crucial role to play in informing & shaping #EU policy development.💡

Listen to the latest #SciLux podcast with Prof. Tridimas, director of the @lcel.uni.lu to learn more➡️ www.researchluxembourg.org/en/scilux-po...

#ResearchLuxembourg #EUlaw @uni.lu @scihanna.bsky.social

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