The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has approved funding for two research projects totalling CHF 1.53 million. The funding will support a project from the Faculty of Law and one from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Dissertation by Manuel Camassa on the nature of the empathic phenomenon

The University of Lucerne and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva intend to work together. A first step involves the exchange of students and doctoral candidates.

The ‘Lucerne Initiative for Functioning Health and Well-being’ (LIFE) is seeking to improve health and well-being in the face of disease, injury and ageing. To achieve this, it is raising awareness of the concept of ‘functioning’ developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a new way of understanding health in society and rooting it as an indicator of health. A conference on this is taking place this week at the University of Lucerne.

In an era where algorithms operate at the core of many products, a new study involving the University of Lucerne has analysed consumer preferences in relation to AI-driven technologies. The study shows how adaptive and pre-programmed algorithms can influence product preferences and purchasing decisions.

The University of Lucerne and the University of Salamanca (Spain) intend to work together in the future. The two institutions signed a cooperation agreement this autumn.

An international research group led by the University of Lucerne has investigated the availability of palliative, end-of-life, and bereavement care in paediatric cancer clinics across Europe. The study, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Swiss Cancer Research found a lack of capacity to provide adequate care.

The online platform "Choice of Law Dataverse", which is being developed as part of a research project at the Faculty of Law, aims to simplify work in the field of Private International Law in the future. Project coordinator Agatha Brandão de Oliveira explains the importance of Open Science practices in the project and the advantages and challenges they bring.

An international research group led by the University of Lucerne has developed novel approaches for medical imaging. These hold great potential for an earlier diagnosis, a more precise localization and a better understanding of many human diseases.

From 3-5 July 2023, scholars and students from all over the world met at the University of Lucerne for a research conference entitled "Fake Faiths: God, Beliefs, and the Rationality of Assent", under the direction of Giovanni Ventimiglia, Professor of Philosophy at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Lucerne.