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The FNR is the main funder of research activities in Luxembourg. We invest public funds and private donations into research projects in various branches of science and the humanities, with an emphasis on selected core strategic areas.
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Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) @fnr.lu · Jan 16
Curious about what we are doing? Funding excellent research!
Examples? Follow the link 👉 www.fnr.lu/25-examples-...
25 examples of research with impact
Luxembourg National Research Fund
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📣 Upcoming Lecture Series 2025: Casual Inference Methods for Real-World Data

🗣️ Dr. @georgiatomova.bsky.social of @clscohorts.bsky.social will present "Causal inference w/ compositional data".

📅 From 11h on 14 Nov. 2025 at @liser.lu

🍽️ Lunch registration is mandatory: lsurvey.lih.lu/index.php/44...
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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I am so honored to have received an Outstanding PhD Thesis award from the Luxembourg National Research Fund @fnr.lu! 🏆

My PhD research was about how language is processed in the brain, with a focus on patients with a language disorder called aphasia 🧠 Find out more➡️ youtu.be/E-Zww-B1jFQ?...
FNR Awards 2025: Outstanding PhD Thesis - Jill Kries
YouTube video by FNRLux
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November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Thanks for featuring my research on Science.lu @fnr.lu Luxembourg National Research Fund! The article is available in German🇩🇪 and French🇫🇷

➡️ science.lu/de/outstandi...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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We’re thrilled to announce that our work has been honoured with the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award at the 2025 FNR Awards! 🎉🏆😀
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Winners of the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award Winners of the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award
We’re thrilled to announce that: our work has been honoured at the 2025 FNR Awards! Prof. Andreas Fickers (C²DH), together with Prof. Sonja Kmec (FHSE) and Prof. Dietmar Hüser (Saarbrücken University)...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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uni.lu
🏆 Proud moment for the University of Luxembourg at the #FNRAwards 2025!

⦿ Dr. Florian Felten – Outstanding Thesis
⦿ Profs. Andreas Fickers, Sonja Kmec & Dietmar Hüser – Outstanding Scientific Achievement
⦿ Prof. Christos Koulovatianos – Outstanding Mentor

@fnr.lu | @snt.uni.lu | @c2dh.uni.lu
Rewarding research with impact at FNR Awards 2025
The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) hosted its annual FNR Awards ceremony on 23 October 2025 on the Belval Campus, in the presence of Stéphanie
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October 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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FNR Awards Ceremony 2025
start at 18:30

#research #Luxembourg
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Prof. Catia Batista was a visiting professor @liser.lu thanks to the @fnr.lu INTER mobility programme. You can listen to the episode on all major podcasting platforms and here: www.scilux.eu/episodes/peo...
People on the Move: The Impact of Migration on Economies — SciLux
Listen to full episode :
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October 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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✨ One day closer to the weekend… and to the opening of the #EUSEA26 call for contributions! 🎉

Also, did you know our partners @fnr.lu have a fantastic science site full of experiments & videos?

👉 science.lu/de

#scicomm #publicengagement
September 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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uni.lu
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
August 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Ein riesiges Dankeschön auch an unsere Unterstützer*innen, ohne die der Wettbewerb nicht möglich wäre: @nawik.de, die @akademienunion.bsky.social, der @fnr.lu, das Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe und @scienceetcite.bsky.social . Und an unsere Medienpartner: Scinexx.de und Wissenschaft.de.
August 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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The research team of Prof. Anupam Sengupta (FNR ATTRACT Fellow) created a patented technology that harnesses microorganisms to produce sustainable, carbon-negative biominerals.
Why could this be interesting? Read here:
www.uni.lu/fstm-en/n...
@uni.lu @fnr.lu #ResearchLuxembourg
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
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August 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Noch stecken sie in den Kinderschuhen, aber die Uhr tickt. Wie Forschende, Regierungen und Unternehmen sensible Daten vor dem Angriff durch Quantencomputer schützen wollen.

science.lu/de/techno...

@uni.lu @snt.uni.lu #Luxtrust #FNR #ResearchLuxembourg
Quantencomputer: Sind unsere Passwörter dann noch sicher?
Wissenschaft und Forschung für alle! La science et la recherche pour tous! science.lu - Méi entdecken!
science.lu
August 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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snt.uni.lu
"You can be amazing at tech, but if you can’t explain what you do, no one will understand the impact of your work"

Arno works on collaborative #machinelearning helping banks train fraud detection models without sharing sensitive data.

@fnr.lu #ResearchIsBetterTogether #DiversityInTech
From local roots to global research: meet Arno
Meet Arno: from Luxembourg to Geneva and back, his academic path has been shaped by international collaboration, just like his groundbreaking research.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Quantencomputer könnten unsere digitale Welt revolutionieren. Hier lest ihr, wie sie funktionieren, was sie können – und wo ihre Grenzen liegen.

science.lu/de/quante...

#FNR #Quantencomputer #ResearchLuxembourg
Chancen, Risiken und Anwendungen einer neuen Technologie
Wissenschaft und Forschung für alle! La science et la recherche pour tous! science.lu - Méi entdecken!
science.lu
July 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Wir erklären, wie Krebs entsteht, was ihn so gefährlich macht, wie er behandelt werden kann – und wo die Krebsforschung heute steht.
science.lu/de/zellen...

#FNR #FondationCancer #ResearchLuxembourg #Krebs #Forschung
Schockdiagnose Krebs: Wenn der eigene Körper zur Bedrohung wird
Wissenschaft und Forschung für alle! La science et la recherche pour tous! science.lu - Méi entdecken!
science.lu
July 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Did you know that there are researchers who specialise in housing? And how is this field actually studied? That’s exactly what Lindsay Flynn explains in this episode of "Mäin Element".
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#podcast #Luxembourg. #Research #FNR #ATTRACT
Mäin Element - Lindsay Flynn | Lëtzebuerger Journal
Wosst du schonn, dass et Fuerscher*inne ginn, déi sech op de Logement fokusséieren? A wéi gëtt dëse Beräich eigentlech erfuerscht? Genee dat erkläert eis d'Lindsay Flynn an dësem Episod vu Mäin Element - e Podcast an Zesummenaarbecht mam Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), deen de Mënsch hannert der Fuerschung weist.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Noch stecken sie in den Kinderschuhen, aber die Uhr tickt. Wie Forschende, Regierungen und Unternehmen sensible Daten vor dem Angriff durch Quantencomputer schützen wollen.

science.lu/de/techno...

#quantum #computer #forschung
Quantencomputer: Sind unsere Passwörter dann noch sicher?
Wissenschaft und Forschung für alle! La science et la recherche pour tous! science.lu - Méi entdecken!
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July 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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We are hiring! Interested?

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Job opportunity at FNR: Data Scientist & AI Developer (m/f)
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July 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Recherche et innovation, recherche public et collaboration avec le secteur privé. Voici qqs exemples concrets soutenus par le FNR:
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July 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Liegt die Lösung im Wasser?

Wird über Ernährung debattiert, dreht sich oft alles um die Landwirtschaft. Dabei stammen schon heute viele unserer Lebensmittel aus dem Wasser. Und es könnte noch viel mehr werden.

www.science.lu/de/er...

#Ernährung #science.lu #FNR
Liegt die Lösung im Wasser?
Wissenschaft und Forschung für alle! La science et la recherche pour tous! science.lu - Méi entdecken!
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June 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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We won a “Bronze LEO Award” for our “FNR Awards Ceremony”event. Thank you to our partners in crime Lemon Event Support! A nice recognition for one of our many #scicom activities.
Hurray!
@maisonmoderne.bsky.social IP Luxembourg and MarkCom
#research #Luxembourg
June 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Bitten by a Tick? Help Science Understand What Happens Next

"By studying the immune responses of people right after they are bitten by a tick, we hope to uncover why certain individuals develop allergic sensitisations and others don’t."
(Christiane Hilger, #LIH )

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#FNR
Bitten by a Tick? Help Science Understand What Happens Next » Luxembourg Institute of Health
Bitten by a Tick? Help Science Understand What Happens Next Luxembourg Institute of Health launches nationwide study on tick bites causing red-meat allergy The Molecular and Translational Allergology group at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) is launching a new research study and is calling on the public for help. The “ImmunoGal” study focuses on […]
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June 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Wie könnte die Landwirtschaft der Zukunft aussehen?

Konventionell, Bio oder ganz anders? Wie können uns Technik und KI helfen, die dringendsten Probleme der Landwirtschaft zu lösen? Diesen Fragen gehen wir in diesem 3. Teil unserer Serie nach.

www.science.lu/de/er...

#Ernährung #science.lu #FNR
Wie könnte die Landwirtschaft der Zukunft aussehen?
Wissenschaft und Forschung für alle! La science et la recherche pour tous! science.lu - Méi entdecken!
www.science.lu
June 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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#Proteins are life's building blocks, crucial in metabolism, immune defence, and DNA replication. Their structure offers insights into many diseases, but predicting it is challenging. Researchers, including statisticians, are developing new methods to address this.

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Spotlight on Young Researchers: Improving protein folding prediction with statistics
Luxembourg National Research Fund
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June 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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#Recherche et entreprises.
Au Luxembourg, la collaboration entre la recherche publique et les entreprises privée prend forme dans des projets concrets. Avec le soutien du FNR, ces partenariats favorisent l'innovation.

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@maisonmoderne.bsky.social #FNR
June 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM