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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 24/09/2026

Are you as difficult to influence online as you think? On 29 September, #UniverCITYTalks explores how scammers gain our trust, how algorithms shape what we see and where influence becomes manipulation. Free and open to all. www.uni.lu/en/events/univercity-tal…

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 24/09/2026

🌿 Prof. Anupam Sengupta: quantum effects may play a role in how plants use sunlight so efficiently. 🤖 Rick Schneider, Helical: in work with Pfizer, AI identified significantly more patients at risk. 🔒 Shekoufeh Gorgi Zadeh: AI still makes mistakes, so regulation keeps science trustworthy.

University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 24/09/2026

Quantum sensors are built to pick up signals too faint for conventional instruments. In medicine, that could mean spotting a disease long before the first symptom. That was the focus of the latest #Quantum & #AI Breakfast by the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg AI Factory.

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🗓️ Fri 18 Sept, 08:30–11:30 📍 Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg 🎟 Free, register by tomorrow (Wed 16 Sept) Third of five mornings in 2026. Cybersecurity in October, Space in November. www.uni.lu/fstm-en/even...

Quantum Breakfast: Quantum, AI and Health

Join us for the first edition of the Quantum Breakfast series—an inspiring morning dedicated to the fascinating realm of quantum, AI and Health.

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Around the round table: → Jean-Philippe Arie (Luxinnovation) → Anupam Sengupta (Uni.lu) → Rick Schneider (Helical) → Shekoufeh Gorgi Zadeh (Uni.lu) Closing by Simone Niclou, Vice-Rector for Research, Uni.lu. Moderated by Jim Kent (KentMedia).

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Anupam Sengupta (Uni.lu) will present: "Biology through a quantum lens: opportunities, challenges, and AI in physics-informed biomedicine" From molecular dynamics to predictive disease modelling, clinical diagnostics and decision support.

Quantum technologies and AI are opening new possibilities for healthcare: diagnostics, drug discovery, personalised care, more efficient health systems. The third breakfast asks how their convergence can support faster insights, more accurate predictions, better delivery.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 12/09/2026

The second edition of the Quantum & AI Breakfasts opened with logistics in June and sustainability in July. On Friday 18 September, the conversation moves to health. 🧵

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This week those questions brought around 2,000 researchers to Luxembourg for the 54th Congress of the German Psychological Society, chaired by Robert Kumsta. His case for why psychology matters now: www.uni.lu/fhse-en/news...

How psychology can help us navigate a changing society

What happens to our mental health when we face adversity? How does artificial intelligence change the way we think and make decisions? And what makes

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 12/09/2026

Three questions psychology is now asked to answer: how early adversity shapes mental health, how AI changes the way we think and decide, and what makes people act on climate change. Not questions for psychologists alone. They decide how societies function. And #uni_lu works on all three. 🧵

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 09/09/2026

"Studies of reusing concrete show roughly 80 to 95% lower upfront embodied carbon than equivalent new systems, but we must demonstrate the structural safety for the next decades." Prof. Bertola Full story: www.uni.lu/fstm-en/news... Congratulations! 👏

Tools for engineers to reuse concrete and reduce environmental footprint

The production of concrete is responsible for about 8% of global carbon emissions each

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 09/09/2026

Reusing whole slabs, walls and columns is already possible. More than 50 examples exist across Europe. What is missing is a way to predict how a cut-out element will behave for decades. RESCUE combines physics-based models, on-site sensors and machine learning to give each building its own answer.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 09/09/2026

Can concrete have a second life? Prof. Numa Bertola of the University of Luxembourg has won a €1.7M ERC Starting Grant for RESCUE: tools that tell engineers, before a building comes down, which concrete elements can be safely reused, and for how long. #uni_lu | @erc.europa.eu | #ERCStG

Two construction workers in orange safety gear guide a large concrete slab lifted by chains on a building site. Text reads: Research Impact. Can concrete have a second life? New tools could help engineers safely reuse structural concrete. €1.7M ERC Starting Grant for Prof. Numa Bertola and his RESCUE project.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 02/09/2026

"I look forward to reflecting with The Guild members on how universities must evolve in times of AI, climate and demographic change, geopolitical uncertainty, and the expectations of a new young generation," says Prof. Jens Kreisel. #uni_lu

University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 02/09/2026

He was elected at The Guild's General Assembly in June, alongside Prof. Laëtitia Atlani-Duault, Vice-President for Europe at @upcite.bsky.social. The Guild brings together 23 research universities from 17 European countries. The University of Luxembourg joined in May 2025.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 02/09/2026

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities has a new Board Member: Prof. Jens Kreisel, Rector of the University of Luxembourg. www.uni.lu/en/news/uni-... @guildeu.bsky.social | #TheGuild

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 21/08/2026

201 million years ago, 80% of species on Earth died out. Part of the evidence is buried under #Luxembourg. Dr Natascha Kuhlmann on the volcanoes, the CO2 and the wildfires that followed 👇 www.uni.lu/fstm-en/news... #uni_lu #Research

A close-up of grey rock drill cores lying in wooden trays with a measuring stick across them, overlaid with the words: 201 million years ago, 80% of species vanished. The rock that recorded it is buried under Luxembourg.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 13/08/2026

One painting brought Dr Bereket Yilma back to a peaceful memory. The next did the opposite. That museum visit inspired ArtAICare, bringing AI and visual art into therapist-led care. Twelve years on, read the story: www.uni.lu/en/news/art-...

A person wearing a black sensor headband sits at a computer and looks at a landscape painting displayed on the screen. Text on a pale-blue panel reads: “Art therapy powered by AI: The Story Behind ArtAICare.”

Portrait of Dr Bereket Yilma wearing a black top against a pale-blue background. Text beside him reads: “Entrepreneurship is not simply about funding or valuation. It is about taking responsibility for turning knowledge into something that works for real people.”

University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 04/08/2026

The European Master for High Performance Computing (@eumaster4hpc.bsky.social) is expanding to integrate #AI and #QuantumComputing! For EU students with a STEM bachelor degree, applications are open until 15 August 2026. Find out more and apply: www.uni.lu/en/news/euro...

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 28/07/2026

How can life-like behaviour emerge from non-living molecules? Prof. Massimiliano Esposito's ERC-funded EOS project explores the physical and chemical principles that could make this possible. www.uni.lu/fstm-en/news... @erc.europa.eu | #ERCAdG #SystemsChemistry #uni_lu

Where do we come from? Uncovering how life emerged from chemistry

How did lifeless matter organise itself into something as complex as a living cell? Every civilisation has tried to answer these questions through myth,

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 24/07/2026

Anupam Sengupta has been named the next Head of the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Luxembourg, starting 1 October. His ERC (@erc.europa.eu) project studies how bacteria control light, work tied to cancer research and sustainable materials. #uni_lu #Research

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"Satellite jamming is a growing concern, making it crucial for our research to address this technological development," says Dr. Jorge Querol, the project's research lead at the University. Full article: www.uni.lu/snt-en/news/... #SATCOM #Cybersecurity #AI #Research

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Behind the project: the SIGCOM group at #uni_lu's SnT, one of the world's largest research groups dedicated to satellite communications. It is also one of the first projects of the Cyber Research Hub, the partnership between the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence (@defense.gouv.lu) & the University.

From left to right: Dr. Jorge Querol, Prof. Simone Niclou, Dr. Stergios Isaakidis, Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas, Attilio Gesmundo and Pierrick Marchand.

The University of Luxembourg is working to close these gaps. In a new project with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), our researchers will create an #AI model that continuously adapts to novel jamming technology, operating from ground stations inside NATO allied territories.

Somewhere in the sky, a #NATO uncrewed aircraft goes silent. Its #SATCOM link has been jammed. It can no longer send navigation and sensor data back to its ground station, and the mission stops until it captures a signal again. 🧵

llustration of a satellite in orbit with the text "University of Luxembourg and NATO join forces to protect satellite communications with AI".

University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 15/07/2026

Can quantum be sustainable? Experts discussed smarter space systems, energy-efficient computing and quantum-safe infrastructure at the 2nd Quantum & AI Breakfast of 2026. Full write-up: www.uni.lu/snt-en/news/sustainable-… #QuantumAtUniLu

Congratulations to Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko on an ERC Proof of Concept Grant! His project BATMAT is building a machine-learning platform to screen the materials for next-generation batteries around 100 times faster than today's methods, before a sample is made in a lab. @erc.europa.eu #ERCPoC

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🗓️ Wed 8 July, 08.30–11.30 📍 Belval, Maison des Arts et des Étudiants 🎟 Free, register by 3 July Embedded within the HPC Continuum Conference. Second of five mornings in 2026. Health, Cybersecurity, Space to follow. www.uni.lu/fstm-en/even...

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Two talks anchor the morning: → Miguel Olivares Mendez (Uni.lu): Sustainability in Space → Jean Senellart (Quandela): Quantum, AI, and the future cost of compute, framing quantum as a new pillar of the HPC continuum Round table + closing by Rector Jens Kreisel. #uni_lu

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 29/06/2026

Two weeks ago, we closed the first Quantum & AI Breakfast on a line that stayed with us: "AI is improving the engine. Quantum is beginning to redesign the road." On 8 July, we turn to #sustainability. 🧵

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Why do children lose their love of nature the moment they start school? Can AI make a better physics tutor? Can comics teach science better than textbooks? These are the questions being tackled this week on our Belval campus. #ScienceEducation

University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 29/06/2026

Tonight 49 PhD researchers from across the world opened the ESERA Doctoral School 2026 at the University of Luxembourg. From Chile to India, Denmark to Brazil: their research is asking what it really means to learn science. 🌍🔬 #ESERA2026 #uni_lu

University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 25/06/2026

#AI is improving the engine. Quantum is beginning to redesign the road. Three things from the first Quantum & AI Breakfast of 2026: → AI in logistics is business transformation, not software → The hard part is the data, not the algorithm → Adoption depends on trust 🧵 #QuantumAtUniLu

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 22/06/2026

E schéinen Nationalfeierdag Lëtzebuerg 🇱🇺! As the celebrations start tonight , we hear from Jan Lagerwall, physics professor and Ambassador for the ERC in Luxembourg. #Amb4ERC. 🔗 Read more about his research @uni.lu 👉 bit.ly/4nw9bWN

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 23/06/2026

🎉 On Luxembourg's National Day, congratulations to our Prof. Massimiliano Esposito on his ERC Advanced Grant! His project EOS asks how the principles of life emerge from physics and chemistry. Fittingly, Eos is the Greek goddess of the dawn. @erc.europa.eu #ERCAdG www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 18/06/2026

57% of people can't name a single great-grandparent. Archive My Legacy, a University of Luxembourg startup, uses AI to turn scattered family photos and memories into one connected story, so you stop flipping through pictures and start reading lives. www.uni.lu/en/news/arch... #ArchiveMyLegacy

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Dean Pascal Bouvry closes the first Quantum & AI Breakfast of 2026. Three hours, four speakers, one round table, one full room. Next stop: 8 July, Quantum, AI & Sustainability at Belval, alongside the HPC Continuum Conference. quantum.uni.lu

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Round table now. All four on stage: Lucas Fernandez (CHAMP Cargosystems), Daniel Kohl (Cluster for Logistics), Prof. Mantin (uni.lu), Reinhard Plaza Bartsch (Vodafone). Academia, cluster, software, operator. Four lenses, one table.

Rare to see this level of strategic transparency from a global operator. Vodafone's logistics evolution, per Reinhard Plaza Bartsch: 1.0 (FY19): inventory management 2.0 (FY22): demand & supply 3.0 (FY26): EU hub & spoke 4.0 (FY27-30): logistics as a service

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A line that quietly reframes the whole talk: "AI cannot scale without a robust, reliable supply chain of its own." Prof. Mantin walks through it: rare earths, lithium, data centres, power. The discipline studying AI is also one AI now depends on.

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Up next: Benny Mantin, Professor in Supply Chain Management at the University of Luxembourg. His topic: how #quantum and #AI will reshape #logistics, and where we already are on that road.

Closing on a strong line: "Quantum and AI are not technologies. They are the canvas on which we will paint the logistics systems of tomorrow." Four pillars for that future: sustainable, specialised, intelligent, resilient.

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First on stage: Daniel Kohl, Director of Cluster for Logistics #Luxembourg. "Technology does not transform industries. People do." The #logistics professional of tomorrow: data-literate, sustainability-fluent, digitally empowered, AI-augmented, quantum-ready.

Live from the Chamber of Commerce. The first Quantum & AI Breakfast of 2026 has just opened with a packed room and good coffee. Two talks, one round table, all wrapped before 11.00. 🧵 #Luxembourg #Quantum #AI | @ccluxembourg.bsky.social

University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 16/06/2026

Spanning France, Luxembourg and Germany, the Rhine-Moselle is a natural cross-border laboratory. The team is tracking microbial diversity, antimicrobial resistance and pollutants like PFAS to lay a basis for long-term ecosystem monitoring across Europe.

Tracing environmental change through river microbiomes in Luxembourg

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and regional partners, including the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · 16/06/2026

What can a river's tiniest life reveal about a whole region's health? @embl.org and partners, including our Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), have launched a pilot project on the Moselle to study how microbial life responds to human pressure on the environment. 🦠💧