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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.
Listen to the full Lunch Break conversation between PEARL Chair Kathryn Hadler (ESRIC) & Didier Goossens (FNR). They discuss space resources, sustainability & the future of space exploration. Kathryn shares how her journey from mining led her into the world of space research. youtu.be/5gD1zhH3S2U
Full conversation (audio): Rethinking sustainability beyond Earth - Lunch Break with Kathryn Hadler
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Episode highlight: Why should space research matter on Earth? One question Didier Goossens (FNR) puts to Kathryn Hadler, Director of ESRIC and FNR PEARL Chair, is one she hears often: Why invest in space exploration when we face so many challenges on Earth? youtu.be/0A_fReguCF0 @go2s3.bsky.social
Episode highlight: Why should space research matter on Earth? Lunch Break with Kathryn Hadler
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Episode highlight: Sustainability beyond Earth During his chat with Kathryn Hadler, Director of ESRIC & FNR PEARL Chair, Didier Goossens (FNR) asks what sustainability means in context of space resources. #LunchBreak #ResearchStories #PEARL #Sustainability youtu.be/z32nYwYKcxA @go2s3.bsky.social
Episode highlight: Sustainability beyond Earth - Lunch Break with Kathryn Hadler, FNR PEARL Chair
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From mining to space resources: "I'm not really a space person." In this Lunch Break highlight, Kathryn Hadler, Director of ESRIC and FNR PEARL Chair, shares how a background in mining and mineral processing led her into the world of space resources youtu.be/JZCu4_CPhD4 @go2s3.bsky.social
From mining to space resources - episode highlight - Lunch Break with Kathryn Hadler
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“I'm not really a space person." New Lunch Break episode coming soon with PEARL Chair Kathryn Hadler from ESRIC. How did a chemical engineer end up working on space resources & the future of lunar exploration? Coming soon: A Lunch Break with Kathryn Hadler #ResearchStories #PEARL #LunchBreak
The full Lunch Break conversation is now available in audio format. youtu.be/_86kSPouyPc #PEARL #SoftwareEngineering #ResearchTalks @jcabot.bsky.social @go2s3.bsky.social
Lunch Break: Rethinking software development - full conversation with Jordi Cabot
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A Lunch Break conversation with PEARL Chair Jordi Cabot from the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology on software development and impact. youtu.be/7MZgV8LuJ_0 Thanks to DALMAT Coffee House and MOAST for the collaboration.
Lunch Break with Jordi Cabot. Rethinking software development. (FNR PEARL Chair, LIST)
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Our Director, Tracey Brown, on what makes our new mandate for MEPs - developed with @researchireland.ie and @fnr.lu - unique. 👉 Read it here: bit.ly/47qWiYS
“We need to build a lot of software… But we do not have enough developers.” New Lunch Break video series coming soon. #ResearchStories #PEARL #LunchBreak
How should MEPs handle evidence when making decisions? Our new guide brings together the shared priorities of citizens and researchers across Europe, developed with @researchireland.ie and @fnr.lu. 👉 Read the guide: bit.ly/47qWiYS
Fast Forward Science ist ein Projekt von WiD und dem Stifterverband. Partner des Young Scientist Awards ist der @dtzukunftspreis.bsky.social . Fast Forward Science wird unterstützt von der @akademienunion.bsky.social, ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, @fnr.lu und @scienceetcite.bsky.social.
Behind the scenes of our new "Lunch Break" video series 👀 More soon. #ResearchStories #PEARL #LunchBreak
Fast Forward Science ist ein Projekt von WiD und dem Stifterverband. Partner des Young Scientist Awards ist der @dtzukunftspreis.bsky.social. Fast Forward Science wird unterstützt von der @akademienunion.bsky.social, ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, @fnr.lu und @scienceetcite.bsky.social.
Last call for contributions! Only four days left to submit your contributions for #EUSEA26 - and yes, this is our final extension! 🎉 So if you’re ready to share your story and help us celebrate 25 years of EUSEA in Luxembourg, now’s your moment ✨ The deadline is Dec 8th euseaconf.eusea.info
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Isabelle Mossong as our new Secretary General, starting on 1 January 2026. www.fnr.lu/isabelle-mos...
Isabelle Mossong appointed Secretary General
Dr Isabelle Mossong appointed new Secretary General of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
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Deadline extended! 🎉 Share your story for #EUSEA26 - now open until Dec 8! Join us in Luxembourg to celebrate our 25th birthday and your world of #SciComm & #PublicEngagement. 👉 euseaconf.eusea.info/call-for-pro...
7 Days left to get your contribution submissions to us for the #EUSEA26 conference! If you have a story you want to tell in your words, about your world of #publicengagement, we can not wait to hear from you! The deadline for submissions is the 1st of December euseaconf.eusea.info #scicomm
A special day for Cohort Membear from @clscohorts.bsky.social who travelled to Luxembourg to meet its mascot counterpart from @uni.lu ACADI 🧸🦎 Loved talking about causal inference with compositional data to a lovely audience from @liser.lu and LIH. Many thanks @spilleron.bsky.social & @fnr.lu!
📣 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...
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
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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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We’re thrilled to announce that our work has been honoured with the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award at the 2025 FNR Awards! 🎉🏆😀 www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news... @fnr.lu @uni.lu @uni-saarland.de
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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🏆 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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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
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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
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
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.
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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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?
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