wire - news in brief

Categories



Last News


Results 51 - 96 of 96.


Politics - Innovation - 12.03.2025
’Democracy and Youth in the Digital Age’, the scientific conference for everyone 

Pharmacology - 12.03.2025
Increased risk of frailty in older adults due to medication use
Research by Aziz Debain (Frailty & Resilience in Ageing Research Unit, VUB & Geriatrics Department, UZ Brussels) sheds new light on the impact of medication on the autonomic nervous system in older adults. The study, conducted with over 400 participants over a two-year period, shows that certain medications nearly triple the risk of frailty in older individuals.

Innovation - Transport - 10.03.2025
IEE and SnT Develop the First Radar-Based Child Detection System for Cars 
It's a small signal with a big impact: the first radar-based system that detects children left in vehicles.

Innovation - Event - 08.03.2025
Lesley De Cruz becomes new Brussels WATS ambassador and an inspiration for girls in STEM

Career - 05.03.2025
Forced labor on the Belval campus. Soviet youth during the Second World War

History & Archeology - Social Sciences - 03.03.2025
Launch of the ’History and Migrations’ Chair: A Bridge Between Past and Future

Physics - Health - 03.03.2025
Diamonds for the advancement of quantum technologies and biomedicine
When most people think of diamonds, they picture jewelry, but researchers at the University of Luxembourg have been investigating a very different side of this material.

Politics - 28.02.2025
Gender and economic insecurity

Politics - 27.02.2025
Uni.lu in the media: the Polindex study and Luxembourg voting behaviour

Innovation - Computer Science - 27.02.2025
Google becomes a new partner of the University of Luxembourg

Health - Campus - 27.02.2025
GUARD strengthens rare disease research
GUARD strengthens rare disease research

History & Archeology - Media - 25.02.2025
VUB Professor: 'The First Newspaper Appeared 500 Years Ago'
VUB Professor: ’The First Newspaper Appeared 500 Years Ago’

Innovation - 25.02.2025
Let your passion and curiosity lead the way

Innovation - 25.02.2025
Women in Science 2025: Meet Silvia Colucci

Media - Politics - 25.02.2025
Where are the limits for Facebook, Google and co.’

Environment - Materials Science - 20.02.2025
Learning to communicate science in fun and interesting ways: The photovoltaics edition

Campus - Pedagogy - 19.02.2025
Building the future of education: a conversation with the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Innovation - 18.02.2025
Women in Science 2025: Meet Sahar Nikham

Innovation - 18.02.2025
Women in Science 2025: Meet Sahar Niknam

Computer Science - History & Archeology - 14.02.2025
The First Digital Love Letters: A Hidden Story of Code
In 1952, the Ferranti Mark I, one of the world's first computers at the University of Manchester, did something extraordinary-it generated a series of randomly assembled love letters.

Health - Research Management - 12.02.2025
Supporting research through targeted fundraising

Economics - Campus - 11.02.2025
TRANSCEND: Protecting Europe’s critical transport infrastructure

Innovation - 11.02.2025
GirlsinSciTech: Laurence’s story as an Analyst Developer at POST Technologies

Environment - Earth Sciences - 07.02.2025
New Research Highlights the Governance and Ecological Challenges of Mangroves in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Research by Meenakshi Shankar Poti (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Université libre de Bruxelles) delves into the environmental policies and governance structures in small islands, with further emphasis on the mangrove ecosystems of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Campus - Social Sciences - 06.02.2025
VUB and Daughters for Life Foundation sign scholarship program for female students from the Middle East

Pharmacology - 03.02.2025
Research group receives prestigious FWO funding of ¤1.5 million for chronic pain research

Education - Innovation - 29.01.2025
Uni.lu in the media: music education for future generations 

History & Archeology - Paleontology - 29.01.2025
Hand axes that may go back 1,5 million years ago in Iraqi desert

Event - Art & Design - 27.01.2025
Pilar brings art, music, and experimentation to Brussels

Environment - Innovation - 27.01.2025
Luxembourg leads energy transition with innovative research lab
Researchers advance the energy transition through an interdisciplinary lab combining smart technology, digital twins, and real-world testing solutions.

Earth Sciences - Environment - 27.01.2025
In Search for Million-Year-Old Ice, Belgian Scientists Return from Antarctica with First Clues 
Belgian scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB) and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) have returned from Antarctica with samples and data that could help them determine where to find million-year old ice, which in turn can provide information about Earth-s climate in the past.

Innovation - Research Management - 23.01.2025
Three Ghent researchers win another ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Three Ghent researchers win another ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Environment - 22.01.2025
Wim Thiery (VUB): Trump’s measures will have a global and visible impact on the climate

Environment - 22.01.2025
COOLSCHOOLS Final Conference: Nature-Based Climate Shelters in School Environments for Urban Transformation 

Campus - Pedagogy - 21.01.2025
2024: Defining moments at Uni.lu

Campus - Pedagogy - 20.01.2025
New professors starting at Uni.lu 

Campus - 15.01.2025
VUB Charts Course for Cycling Management Success

Astronomy & Space - Innovation - 15.01.2025
University of Luxembourg’s first satellite successfully launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 

Event - Campus - 13.01.2025
Two Experts Share Their Insights on the Importance of Multilingualism

Innovation - Career - 10.01.2025
Girls in SciTech: building a future for girls in science and technology

Philosophy - 07.01.2025
Uni.lu in the media: Why digital ethics matter 

Campus - Career - 27.12.2024
Once a student, alumni for life

Campus - 23.12.2024
Uni.lu in the media: Visit Belval campus and labs with RTL TV  

Innovation - Economics - 19.12.2024
Empowering teenagers and simplifying organic certification for farmers

Health - 19.12.2024
Today’s Lonely Youth Are Tomorrow’s Lonely Elderly

Health - Pharmacology - 19.12.2024
Tailored Cancer Treatment: VUB Research Predicts Which Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy
A team of scientists led by researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) has developed a new technology to precisely predict and monitor cancer patients' responses to immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that stimulates a patient's immune system to attack tumors.