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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 8d

From Luxembourg, the University of Luxembourg and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) launch a joint research programme on AI for finance:

- Smarter bond issuance
- Actionable market insights
- Deeper understanding of dynamics

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#AI #Finance #Research | @snt.uni.lu

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · 27d

🚨 Happy to share my article on recent US pressures against EU #digital regulation, and Europe's (potential) response. Even after the #EU-#US #trade framework agreement, transatlantic relations remain volatile.

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Difficult choices for EU digital regulation push amid US pressure

Recent developments should lead bloc to strengthen its autonomy, writes University of Luxembourg postdoctoral researcher Mark Konstantinidis

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 15d

🎙️ Six scientists. Ten minutes each. One golden trophy 🏆

From rap songs to flying lemons 🍋, the #ScienceSlam makes research fun, creative and easy to understand.

🗓️ Friday 26 Sept | 20.00
📍 Kulturfabrik Esch
🎟 Tickets: 5 € (registration required)

#Science #Luxembourg

Science Slams: a decade of making science entertaining and accessible

Scientists will use (almost) every trick to make their research entertaining and lure you in, especially when they can win a prize. During previous

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 18d

As Rector Prof. Jens Kreisel reminded us:
👉 “A University is where people connect, ideas emerge, and futures begin.”

Here’s to a year of bold ideas, collaboration and discovery. 💡

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#uni_lu #Luxembourg #University

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 18d

In her closing words, Minister Stéphanie Obertin (@stephanie-obertin.gouvernement.lu) expressed a strong ambition:
🩺 The launch of a Master in Medicine, building on our Bachelor’s success.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 18d

This year’s highlights included:
✅ 2 new Chairs announced (including the CERATIZIT Chair in Hard and Advanced Materials).
🌍 The creation of 2 new interdisciplinary research centres: Socio-Environmental Systems + @lcel.uni.lu
💡 A keynote by Jonathan Prince (Finologee) on bridging academia & industry.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 18d

New Academic Year. New Energy. New Ambitions. ✨

On 18 September, #uni_lu opened the doors to 2025/2026 with our annual #RentréeAcadémique: a moment where students, staff, partners and friends come together to look ahead.

#University #Luxembourg

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Charlotte Haußmann @lottehaussmann.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 Job Alert @uni.lu 🚨

We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY)!
📊 Work with the Youth Survey Luxembourg on topics like attitudes, digitality, health, political participation & youth values.

👉 More info & apply: recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.h...

Job Portal - University of Luxembourg

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SnT @snt.uni.lu · 28d

Live in Luxembourg & own a Smarty+? Join LetzPower! 💡

Run appliances when power is cheapest & cleanest, earn GoGift vouchers, and help shape smarter grids.

8-week study by SnT with Enovos & Creos, funded by Fondation Enovos.

Register 👉 www.uni.lu/snt-en/resea...

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Sep 3

SO3LR combines #MachineLearning with physics to model proteins, sugars or even cell membranes at the atomic scale.
Trained on 4M+ molecular structures, it removes the bottleneck of slow or limited simulations.

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AI model unlocks simulations of large biomolecules with quantum accuracy

An international team of researchers from the University of Luxembourg, Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), the Berlin Institute for the

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Sep 3

🧬 New AI model SO3LR simulates large biomolecules with quantum accuracy.

Conceived by @uni.lu’s Adil Kabylda & Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko, with TU Berlin, BIFOLD & Google DeepMind, it paves the way for faster drug discovery & deeper insights into biology.

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#AI #Research

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Sep 2

🎉 Celebrating 10 years of LUCET at the University of Luxembourg.

📊 From ÉpStan tests to national education reports: building a more transparent, inclusive school system for every learner.

#Education #uni_lu #Inclusion

A decade of educational insight: 10 years of LUCET in Luxembourg

For the past decade, the Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET) has been at the forefront of evaluating and improving the country’s school

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Aug 29

The University of Luxembourg opens 4 professor positions via the Anne Beffort Excellence Programme, boosting diversity & gender equality in academia.

AI • Theoretical CS • Mathematics • Electrical Power Quality

Apply by 20 October

#AcademicJobs #Luxembourg

Four female professor positions opened through the Anne Beffort Excellence Programme

The Anne Beffort Excellence Programme is a flagship initiative of the University of Luxembourg, dedicated to fostering excellence, diversity, and gender equality in academia. Named after Anne Beffort ...

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Aug 29

Peek behind the scenes of the #Metabolomics & #Lipidomics Platform at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine and discover how mass spectrometry supports biomedical research!

Learn more: metabolomics.lcsb.uni.lu

#uni_lu

LCSB Metabolomics & Lipidomics Platform – University of Luxembourg

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Aug 28

This is the third in a 5-part Quantum Breakfast series by @uni.lu & @ccluxembourg.bsky.social, celebrating the International Year of Quantum Science & Technology.

Let’s talk quantum.

REGISTER NOW!
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#Luxembourg #Quantum

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Aug 28

What’s on the agenda?

- Topological qubits with Prof. Thomas Schmidt
- Google’s approach to fault-tolerant quantum computers
- Welcome by Philippe Hiligsmann (@uni.lu) & Andreea Monnat (@fnr.lu)
- Roundtable with experts from Uni.lu, Google & FNR

#QuantumAtUniLu

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Aug 28

🟣 Summer isn’t over… but we’re already thinking quantum.

After exploring algorithms and communications, #QuantumBreakfast #3 is here:

☕ #QuantumComputing
🗓️ Friday 18 September, 08.30–11.00
📍 Chamber of Commerce (@ccluxembourg.bsky.social), #Luxembourg

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#QuantumAtUniLu

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Aug 22

🎡 The Schueberfouer is back! Beyond rides & lights, one sound stood out in the 1960s: the voices of the Recommandeurs (barkers).

Research by our own Véronique Faber (@c2dh.uni.lu) + Dr. Vanessa Toulmin from @sheffielduni.bsky.social dives into this art of showmanship.

#Schueberfouer #Luxembourg

Echoes of the Schueberfouer: Voices from the Fairground

Exploring the theatrical and multilingual art of fairground “Recommandeurs” in the sensory chaos of the Schueberfouer during the 1960s.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Jul 25

⚽️ England vs. Spain in the #WomensEuro2025 final this Sunday!

New research from #uni_lu shows that ancestral diversity can give national football teams a performance edge.

👏 #Diversity = strength.

#Football #TeamDiversity #Economics

Sports and economics series #2: Playing to our differences

After Spain’s victory against England in the men’s UEFA EURO 2024, it’s time for the women’s national teams to shine in 2025. This summer, Switzerland is

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Jul 25

This Convention will help make Luxembourg climate-ready: from carbon capture to citizen engagement, from youth education to global science support like the #IPCC.

Led by the University’s new Centre for Socio-Environmental Systems, it’s a step towards a more sustainable and inclusive future.

Luxembourg launches Climate Nexus Framework Convention to boost climate readiness and global cooperation

In a landmark move marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Luxembourg’s Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity (MECB) and the

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Jul 25

🌍 Climate action, signed and sealed.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, #Luxembourg launched the Climate Nexus Framework Convention: a bold 5-year partnership between the Ministry of the Environment and the University of Luxembourg.

#ClimateAction

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Jul 24

Go behind the scenes of the Bioimaging Platform at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine and discover how state-of-the-art #microscopy and image analysis support biomedical research!

#uni_lu

LCSB Bioimaging Platform - University of Luxembourg

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Jul 23

🧠 Rejuvenating the brain with the help of a computational clock

This #research opens up exciting paths for future therapies, and brings hope for better brain health as we age.

Rejuvenating the brain with the help of a computational clock

What if there was a way to make ageing brain cells younger again? Researchers from Luxembourg and Spain recently set out to address this question. After

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Jul 23

🧠 What if ageing brain cells could be rejuvenated?

Researchers in Luxembourg & Spain built a computational ageing clock that predicts the biological age of brain cells, and uncovered 453 potential compounds to slow or reverse decline.

#uni_lu #BrainHealth | @cicbiogune.bsky.social

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · Jul 18

“Nature has already solved many of our toughest problems. We just need to observe, harness and adapt.”

🧪 That’s the spirit behind µ-BITS, a tech born from curiosity, now moving toward industrial impact, with partners like Goodyear & Peinture Robin.

🔗 www.uni.lu/fstm-en/news...

#Science #Microbes

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