Luxembourg was well represented at the 29th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) which was held between 22 and 29 September this year in Tallinn, Estonia.
This prestigious science competition is organised by the European Union for young scientists between the ages of 14 and 20 who can work in teams of up to a maximum of 3, and must be winners of their own country’s national science competition, which in the case of Luxembourg falls under the auspices of Jonk Fuerscher Lëtzebuerg - Fondation Jeunes Scientifiques Luxembourg, who sent three projects to the contest:
• iStudent, an app developed by students for students by Max Arendt and Leo Loch of the Lycée de Garcons Luxembourg;
• The effect of wearing colourful clothing in class, a study on on how clothing can affect concentration in the classroom done by Emily Cordier, Sophie Klein and Sylvie-Anne Soares Pereira, from Atert-Lycée Redange;
• The role of materials and hygiene in the transmission of bacteria in public places, a research project on the prevention of bacterial contamination that European School student Camilla Hurst has performed over the last three years in collaboration with both her school and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST). This project won a special prize from the Swiss nutritional products firm DSM, who have invited Camilla to visit one of their research centres in Switzerland.
