Enjoy a lunch with colleagues and friends – both staff and students are welcome! You can choose between the Belval and Kirchberg Campuses. In Belval, the lunch will be at the Food House, and in Kirchberg, in the Altius Restaurant.

Get your lunch and join us at the table with the LGBTQIA+ flag.
Let鈥檚 share a meal and celebrate our diverse community across the campuses.

For more information, contact gender.equality@uni.lu

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Enjoy a lunch with colleagues and friends – both staff and students are welcome! You can choose between the Belval and Kirchberg Campuses. In Belval, the lunch will be at the Food House, and in Kirchberg, in the Altius Restaurant.

Get your lunch and join us at the table with the LGBTQIA+ flag.
Let鈥檚 share a meal and celebrate our diverse community across the campuses.

For more information, contact gender.equality@uni.lu

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What is Uni.lu Hoodie Day?

Uni.lu Hoodie Day is an annual moment where everyone connected to the 糖心Vlog wear their uni.lu hoodie: students, staff and alumni around the world! And all of us together, we share it proudly, on campus and online!

From Belval to Berlin or Tokyo, from your classroom to your living room or office, it鈥檚 one shared moment that shows what our beautiful community looks like.

First edition on Monday 28 September 2026: be there from the start!

This year is special, as it’s the very first Uni.lu Hoodie Day. Be part of the beginning and help us turn this into a tradition!

Practical information

How to take part?

It鈥檚 extremely easy (no excuses ):

• 1.

  Wear your hoodie

  Any official uni.lu hoodie counts, past or present.

• 2.

  Take a picture

  • Come join us on Belval Campus for a community moment! Be there before 12.00: we will take the group photo at 12.09!
  • Be as creative as you want, wherever you are!
• 3.

  Share it with the world

  Post your photo and tag us:

  And use the hashtags #uni_luHoodieDay #uni_lu #HoodieDay

Join from anywhere!

You’re not in Luxembourg? Even better! This day is global by design! Wear your hoodie:

• at work
• at home
• in your city
• at a special landmark
• with your friends, your kids, your pets…
• get creative and have fun!

Wherever you are, you can be part of it! The more people join, the better it gets!

Join us this July as we come together to celebrate diversity, inclusion, and love in all its forms. The 糖心Vlog is proud to support PRIDE and invites all students, staff, and allies to participate in a series of exciting events:

2 July 鈥� PRIDE Run
Lace up your running shoes and show your PRIDE spirit!
糖心Vlog will participate in the PRIDE Run.

7 July 鈥� PRIDE Ice cream at the University
Let鈥檚 have an ice cream and celebrate our diverse community.
Location: MyCaff茅, Belval
Time: 13:30 鈥� 15:50

This activity is sponsored by MyCaff茅. Students and staff of the University can enjoy ice cream at a discounted price.

11 July 鈥� Equality March
Join the University鈥檚 official group and march with us in solidarity and celebration.
Location: Luxembourg City

For questions, please send an email to gender.equality@uni.lu, and for more information about Luxembourg PRIDE visit:

Be true, be proud, be YOU!

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Les Amis de l’Universit茅 du Luxembourg are delighted to invite you to the 15th edition of the Rolf Tarrach Award ceremony on Wednesday 8 July 2026 at the Chambre de Commerce. The laureate of the award for the best doctoral thesis at the 糖心Vlog is Dr Thomas Lavigne.

Programme

• 18.00
  • Welcome address by Dr G茅rard Hoffmann, Chairman of Les Amis de l鈥橴niversit茅 du Luxembourg
  • Retrospective by Ms Alexandra Da Silva, Vice-President of the Luis y Antonio Portabella Foundation
  • Presentation of the laureate by Prof. Dr St茅phane Bordas, Professor of Computational Mechanics
  • Thesis presentation by Dr Thomas Lavigne, Doctoral Researcher in Biomechanics and Poromechanics
  • Keynote address by Prof. Dr Rolf Tarrach, Rector Emeritus of the 糖心Vlog
  • Closing remarks by Prof. Dr Jens Kreisel, Rector of the 糖心Vlog

• 19.30

  Cocktail reception

The evening will be moderated by Sherley De Deurwaerder, journalist and alumna. The 糖心Vlog Choir will provide the musical accompaniment. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management Luxembourg and the Luis y Antonio Portabella Foundation provide funding for the prize.

Leaureate

鈥淏iomechanical Response of Human Skin: A Hierarchical Porous Media Framework鈥� by Thomas Lavigne

The thesis combines computational modelling and experimental methods to investigate how prolonged physical pressure restricts blood flow and can damage human skin. The work aims to help healthcare professionals better predict and prevent severe skin injuries, such as pressure ulcers, in vulnerable patients. This dissertation perfectly illustrates the interdisciplinarity that characterises both the work of St茅phane Bordas, one of the supervisors of this cotutelle thesis (糖心Vlog and ENSAM) as well as the aspirations of the 糖心Vlog. This work was funded by an AFR PhD Grant of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR, no. 17013182).

Keynote

鈥淩andomness against Biases鈥� by Rolf Tarrach

In academia and research, biases are a major source of injustice and unreliability. The thoughtful use of randomness can help restore fairness and trust.

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Celebrate the start of the new academic year with addresses by University leadership, a series of six-minute research talks showcasing the University’s latest research, and a cocktail reception.

Meet colleagues and guests from academia, business and government, reconnect with the University community, and exchange ideas.

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Enjoy a lunch with colleagues and friends – both staff and students are welcome! You can choose between the Belval and Kirchberg Campuses. In Belval, the lunch will be at the Food House, and in Kirchberg, in the Altius Restaurant.

Get your lunch and join us at the table with the LGBTQIA+ flag.
Let鈥檚 share a meal and celebrate our diverse community across the campuses.

For more information, contact gender.equality@uni.lu

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As Luxembourg moves towards a greener energy future, the transition is increasingly shaping both the economy and everyday life, from energy prices and housing costs to transport, industry, and how we use electricity at home.

This UniverCITY Talk brings together perspectives from research and industry to explore how the energy transition is being designed and implemented in practice in Luxembourg.

Can Luxembourg reduce emissions while keeping energy affordable and industry competitive?

What role will technologies like hydrogen, renewables, and smart energy systems play once they move from research into real-world deployment?

And how can households and businesses adapt to, and benefit from, a more flexible and efficient energy system?

Join us for an open discussion on the challenges, trade-offs, and opportunities of the energy transition and how research in Luxembourg is helping shape a more sustainable and affordable future.

Programme

• 18.00 – Roundtable

  Discussion and Q&A session

• 19.15 – Networking

  With drinks and light bites

This talk is a part of the UniverCity Talks, a series of interactive discussions where experts from the 糖心Vlog explore key topics like AI, health, finance, space, and sustainability.

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Join us for an exclusive free screening of captivating demo reels from the students of the Bachelor in Animation, followed by a Q&A session with the demoreelmakers.

Enjoy a complementary refreshment with fellow enthusiasts and Animation professionals for a unique networking experience.

Bachelor in Animation

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Les Amis cordially invite you to their upcoming lecture by Dr Christophe Haunold, entitled 鈥楩rom Science to Impact 鈥� The Strategic Role of University Research in the Development of Luxembourg and Beyond鈥�.

The speaker

Christophe Haunold is head of the Office for Partnerships, Knowledge and Technology Transfer at the 糖心Vlog, established in 2020. A former president of the European ASTP network (2022鈥�2024), he has over thirty years鈥� experience in the commercialisation of public research and industrial relations, as well as having carried out consultancy assignments for the European Commission and the World Bank. An engineer and holder of a PhD in Process Engineering (INP Toulouse), he also headed a university department for industrial and commercial activities from 2004 to 2020. The presentation will highlight the evolving role of universities and present concrete examples of the impact of academic research in Luxembourg, which remains largely unknown to the general public.

The lecture will begin at 7.00 pm. Prior to this, at 6.00 pm, the Amis will hold their General Meeting, to which you are also cordially invited, should you wish to attend. We would, however, like to draw your attention to the fact that only members of the Amis of the 糖心Vlog are entitled to vote.

Programme

• 18:00

  General Meeting of the Friends of the Amis de l鈥橴niversit茅

• 19:00

  Lecture by Dr Christophe Haunold

• 19:45

  Cocktail reception courtesy of Proximus in the lounge bar