🌏I am delighted to host Nicole Gurran (University of Sydney) from 19 to 23 Januaru at LISER in the fmwk of the HypeRent project. 👩‍🏫Nicole Gurran will give a talk on 'platform mediated shared rental markets in Australia' on Wednesday 21. Registration (hybrid event): www.liser.lu/fr/events/RS...

🙏 As 2025 ends, we would like to thank everyone who follows & supports our work. We warmly acknowledge our researchers, whose scientific excellence & dedication are key to producing #research w/ strong #societalimpact — at the heart of LISER’s mission. 🎉✨ See you in the new year — e gudde Rutsch!

🎉 With Igor Costarelli and Oana Druta, we are delighted to share the publication of our introduction to the SI ‘Housing Young People Under Late Neoliberalism’ in Housing, Theory and Society : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🙏Thanks to the authors in this SI, the reviewers, & the editors of HTS

📣 The International Association of Travel Behaviour Research ( #IATBR ) has recently published a newsletter on women in #transportation science. 👏 LISER Researcher Veronique Van Acker is proudly featured in this issue. Check it out for yourself. 🔗 iatbr.weebly.com/nov-2025.html

📣 Call for Papers – The ENHR Housing and Young People WG is pleased to invite contributions to the symposium "Young People and Housing Precarity", 2 – 4 March 2026, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). This will be our annual meeting. Abstracts due 16 January 2026, see CfP: lnkd.in/eky6wM8G

👏 A big thank you to Christopher Turner of the NRI (University of Greenwich) who came to @liser.lu to speak at the RSS Seminar Series. 🗣️ Dr. Turner presented " #FoodEnvironment research – an interdisciplinary journey". 🔗 Learn more about the presentation: www.liser.lu/events/RSSUD...

📣 Kick-off of the International Workshop on #VisualMethodologies 👋Christophe Sohn welcomed attendees to @liser.lu for the 2 day event. 🗣️ Prof. @giorgiaaiello.bsky.social now presents: "(Why) does visual-material criticism matter in (post)digital urban research?" Info: www.liser.lu/events/inter...

How do we build cities that stay strong when things go wrong? This is the heart of the #AntifragiCityForums, and we’re inviting residents in 🇬🇷 Greece (Larissa & Thessaloniki) to take part! ⏳Registration deadline: 7 Dec 2025 Learn more 👉 antifragicity.eu/citizens-for... @liser.lu

📣 International Workshop on #VisualMethodologies 📅Dec. 2-3 at @liser.lu Strengthen your methodological expertise & foster new competencies in qualitative visual approaches as they offer a powerful means to engage critically w/ contemporary societal issues. 🚨 Register: www.liser.lu/events/inter...

🗞️ LISER in the press! 💡 UDM Researcher @constanceu.bsky.social explains how #co-living works and why its flexibility often comes with higher rents per m². A growing trend that raises real questions about #affordability and regulation. 📰English article: today.rtl.lu/news/luxembo...

📣 Take part in a survey on #telework 💻 Do you work in #Luxembourg, either as a resident or cross-border worker? 🙏 Help us understand how telework shapes where/how people live/work in LU. 🗣️ The online survey is available in EN, FR & DE 🎁 Chance to win a €50 voucher. 👉Register: telecity.liser.lu

📣 Attention Luxembourg residents & cross-border workers! 🚨 Last chance to participate in a survey on the #teleworking landscape in #Luxembourg & Greater-Region. 📅 Deadline is Oct. 26th 🎁 100 participants will be randomly selected to win a €25 Amazon voucher. ℹ️ winwin4worklife.eu/luxembourg-e...

Delighted to have hosted @desireefields.bsky.social who gave a fascinating talk on fintech, finfluencers & retail investors at @liser.lu. On the same day, the steering committee of the #HypeRent project had its first meeting (and field trip 🤓) 🙏Thanks everyone for the stimulating discussions!

@desireefields.bsky.social speaking at @liser.lu on platformed finance, investment and what it means for agents and societies.

📣 The next #Hybrid LISER Research Seminar is on Oct. 16 at 11h (CET). 🗣️ @desireefields.bsky.social of @ucbgeography.bsky.social will present "Captive futures: Retail investors and financial subjectivities under platform logic". ⌛ Register by 14/10 ℹ️ www.liser.lu/events//RSSU... #FinSky #EconSky

⭐WE ARE HIRING! ✨ Research Associate (Post-doc, f/m) in Social Sciences - Ref: 25-35 ℹ️ Learn more: shorturl.at/YrzIh 📧 Work-related questions: Contact Dr. Magdalena GORCZYNSKA-ANGIULLI | [email protected] 📧 Administrative matters: Contact Mrs. Vanya KIROVA | [email protected]

📃New OA article in European Urban and Regional Studies: 🏦In this paper, I examine the processes enabling shared housing for students and young professionals as a strategic housing segment for the regeneration of post-industrial cities, in flexible institutional frameworks. doi.org/10.1177/0969...

👏 Congrats to Dr. Madalina MEZAROS who successfully defended her PhD thesis "Property, Policy, & Place: #Housing #Inequality & #Gentrification Dynamics in #Luxembourg" 👩‍🎓 @madalinamez.bsky.social was awarded a #PhD degree in #Geography from @uni.lu 🙏 Kudos to supervisor @douccap.bsky.social & jury!

👋Live from LISER's 'Society in Motion - Science & Tools for Impact' #PolicyLabLISER 🗣️ @douccap.bsky.social leads Panel #4 - Breaking the Deadlock: Evidence & Collaboration for #HousingReform 💡Research, data & cross-sector collaboration can help w/ polarising debates 🔗 www.liser.lu/events/socie...

🚀 Launch of LISER's 'Society in Motion - Science & Tools for Impact', which brings together researchers, policymakers, & practitioners to explore how to turn insight into action. 🙏 It was an honour to hear the welcoming words from Minister Max Hahn #inclusivesociety 🔗 www.liser.lu/events/socie...

On September 23rd, join us at “Society in Motion” www.liser.lu/events//society-in-motion Get your Policy Lab Passport on-site, collect stamps as you navigate through our thematic stands to access rigorous evidence that supports better policy making. Complete the journey & become a Policy Explorer

⭐ How can we ensure that policies don’t just look good on paper—but actually work in practice? youtu.be/zjTd4vbJFj4 Umberto Sconfienza, Research Associate at LISER Join us for Society in Motion – Science & Tools for Impact: www.liser.lu/events//soci...

Earlier this week I was honoured to talk about hyper-commodified rental housing in the 2nd plenary on housing futures @IJHP/CaCHE symposium with @sophiamaalsen.bsky.social & @emmabaker.bsky.social (hosted @UniGlasgow) before attending IJHP's editorial board meeting in stunning New Lanark...Grateful

📢 Upcoming Seminar at LISER Join us on 16 October 2025 for an engaging seminar with Prof. Dr. Desiree Fields (UC Berkeley). 📍 Location: LISER, Maison des Sciences Humaines, Belval 🗓️ Date & Time: 16 October 2025, 11:00 – 12:30 🔗 Learn more & register here: www.liser.lu/events/RSSUD...

📣 Launch of a survey on the #teleworking landscape in #Luxembourg and the Greater-Region. ℹ️ The survey takes approx. 20 mins & is available in EN, FR, DE & PT. ⌛ Deadline: 15 Oct. 2025 🎁 As a thank you, 100 participants will be selected to win a €25 voucher. 🔗 winwin4worklife.eu/luxembourg-e...

📅 Save the date: 23.09.25 Join us to explore how science can shape fairer, smarter, and future-ready policies. Together, let’s turn scientific insight into informed and efficient action. ✅ Register to secure your place: lnkd.in/d-mHHj5A 🚀 Step into the motion – and be part of the transformation.

🏘️ Publication: Residents' preferences regarding #housing policy initiatives in #Luxembourg 📖'Note 42' presents an analysis of residents' preferences & acceptance of 3 major #housingpolicy directions based on data from the 2023 survey “Affordable Housing in Luxembourg”. 🔗 www.liser.lu/news/note-42

❓How can research drive impactful policy innovation? Society in Motion invites you to explore this question together. 🚀 Get ready for an immersive, full-day event on 23 September 2025. We look forward to welcoming you! #SaveTheDate #SocietyInMotion #SiMLISER #FutureOfSociety #PolicyInnovation

[workshop] "The Transformation of EU Borders in the Era of AI" 📅 18 Sept. 2025 🕠 14h-17h CET 📍 Online Niovi Vavoula, Evelien Brouwer, Tamás Molnár, Amanda Musco Eklund, Chris Jones & I. www.billetweb.fr/workshop-moe... IUF @icmigrations.bsky.social @ediec-4185.bsky.social

📢JOB OPENING 🔹LISER is recruiting a Research Analyst in #SocialSciences & Territorial Dynamics 💡The person recruited will work as part of an interdisciplinary team, in particular on the city of #Luxembourg observatory. ⏳ This position will remain open until filled: jobs.liser.lu/job/Esch-sur...

📣 BOOK "The Political Economy of Housing: The Case of Turkey" authored by LISER researcher @sila-demirors.bsky.social ℹ️ Prof. Demirörs explores the analytical & historical process of how #housing, becomes an instrument of speculative finance to feed itself. 🔗 brill.com/display/titl... 1/3

👋 A big welcome to #Luxembourg Prof. Lees! 🗣️ We are looking forward to your presentation today: "Developing an Anti-Displacement Tool for the City of Louisville" ℹ️ Event details: www.liser.lu/events//RSSU... #urbanization #urbanpolicy #gentrification #housing #affordablehousing

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Nicolas Hercelin who successfully defended his PhD thesis "Valuation controversies across lithium-ion battery global production networks". 🎓 He has received a PhD degree in #Geography from @uni.lu 🙏 Kudos to his PhD supervisors & jury members!

proud 🌟 you can read our paper in Urban Studies here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

🗺️ BIVEC-GIBET Transport Research Days 2025 The 2 day event (June 5/6) @uni.lu brings together #transport researchers from universities & research centres in Benelux but also researchers from abroad w/ an interest in #transport & #mobility in the #Benelux 🔗 Learn more: www.liser.lu/events//BIVE...

Field trip day! 🌆 @constanceu.bsky.social and I took our 1st-year Econ students from @uni.lu to explore “Living & Working in the City” in Differdange, Luxembourg. (Credits photo: Vincent Lescaut/ @lessentielde.bsky.social)

🚆 BIVEC-GIBET Transport Research Days 2025 are back to Luxembourg! Organised by the UDM department of LISER, the MobiLab Transport Research Group, and the Department of Geography and Spatial Planning at @uni.lu 🔗 Learn more about the conference and how to participate: www.liser.lu/events//BIVE...

📣 Upcoming Research Seminar: 'Measure for Measure: Assessing What Cities Make Us Capable Of'. 📅 May 20th 11h CET (Hybrid Event) 🗣️ Ivan Blečić (Uni. of Cagliari) will shed light on #urban quality of life: how to measure + what it means to improve it. 🔗 Register here: www.liser.lu/events/RSS_2...

⭐In March and April 2025, Dr Sabine Dörry from LISER joined the @ioer.bsky.social (IOER) as the first fellow of its new Fellowship Programme. 💬 Join the conversation here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... ℹ️ Read the full interview by Heike Hensel/IOER Media here: www.ioer.de/en/press/new...

📣 Discover a great article by @ioer.bsky.social interviewing UDM researcher Dr. Sabine Dörry. 💡 Learn about the IOER Fellowship Programme + how sustainable development is not possible w/out the financial sector. 🗣️ "Financial markets must be more strongly aligned with sustainability goals" -Sabine

📣 We are hiring a PhD Candidate in #Urban #Mobility (3 yr contract) for the #TRANSFORMProject ℹ️ Investigate the efficacy of transformative practices as mechanisms for initiating & consolidating transitions in urban mobility cultures + analyses the resulting socio-spatial effects. 📅Apply by June 15

🪙 La Doume and Beki are both #LocalCurrencies, monetary systems created within a community to encourage local spending & stimulate economic growth. 🎙️Listen to the latest #SciLux ep with Dr Gilles Evrard Essuman to learn more! @liser.lu @scihanna.bsky.social

📢Paper alert: Older adults' daily mobility & working memory! 🧠🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ - Neighborhoods matter for links b/w daily max distance from home & working memory - Positive association b/w distance & working memory in areas w/ more land use mix-diversity & more places for walking/cycling. doi.org/10.1007/s104...

📣 Upcoming Research Seminar - Disruptive #Urbanisation: 22@ #Barcelona #Innovation District and #DigitalUrbanism 📅 April 29th at 11h CET (Hybrid Event) 🗣️ Presentation by Ramon Ribera Fumaz (@monrf.bsky.social) of @uocuniversitat.bsky.social 🔗 Register here: event.liser.lu?type=module&... #GeoSky

📣 Our department is hiring a Research Analyst in #SocialSciences and #TerritorialDynamics ( 2 year contract). ℹ️ Note: there is no deadline to apply as the position will remain open until filled, so don't delay and apply today.

Do you work on people's #mobility & social #interactions across country #borders, and how these form functional border #regions? See CfP to our Special Issue “Moving & interacting across borders: a people-centric approach to reimagine border regions" @regionalstudies.bsky.social 👉 lnkd.in/dQkzKvGJ

💡 Discover the new website of the @ec.europa.eu funded project: TRANSPORT It addresses the challenge of #urbanmobility from a comprehensive view of how urban mobility cultures evolve over time, focusing on concrete aspects of the interaction b/t urban & #transportsystems 🔗 www.transformresearch.eu

Luxembourg's Commuter and Resident Mobility: key findings from a research study ... link to the podcast based on my scientific paper: notebooklm.google.com/notebook/1e6...

📣New publication: Multi-view Deep Embedded Clustering: Exploring a new dimension of #airpollution ✍️Coauthored by H. Kassem, S. El Hajjar, F. Abdallah & @hichemo.bsky.social 🆕 #AI identified 4 zones in #Luxembourg which helps urban planners target interventions where needed most @uslnyc.bsky.social

📢 WE ARE HIRING! . LISER seeks a PhD candidate to study forest tree health and air pollution using satellite data, analyse tree mortality in Luxembourg, and share findings via research, publications, and presentations. . ✍️ Learn more and apply for the job here: shorturl.at/3Uy4t