The research compares the performance of seven AI models with that of 400 humans in comprehension tasks and reveals a lack of stability and precision in the answers
20/01/2025
A sneeze simulator reveals the role of the nasal cavity in the dispersion of respiratory aerosols
A URV research project has built a three-dimensional model of the human upper respiratory tract in order to reproduce intense respiratory episodes and has studied how particle nuclei are dispersed indoors so as to determine how to prevent the transmission of diseases by air
15/01/2025
Insulin resistance linked to risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
The study has been led by the URV’s Nutrition and Metabolic Health research group and its results will help to improve the prediction of Alzheimer’s disease and to design preventive and therapeutic strategies to mitigate its symptoms
19/12/2024
The CRAI incorporates cabinets charging mobile devices
These lockers have three types of connectors (USB-C, Micro USB and Lightning) and a plug for charging laptops
19/12/2024
More projects to expand the URV’s social work around the world
Grants have been given to six initiatives aimed at promoting development in disadvantaged areas, one such initiative being the work by two physiotherapy students in Nepal.
19/12/2024
Researchers from URV participate in the First Aurora Call for Incentive and Collaborative Research Projects
These recognitions reinforce the University’s commitment to international research and highlight its active role in the Aurora European alliance
19/12/2024
ICI, the international project on inclusivity, celebrates the final conference in Tarragona
The partner universities of the project, led by the URV, present the results to promote equal opportunities in educational internationalisation
19/12/2024
Looking ahead to the new Internationalisation Strategic Plan
“I believe the strategic plan should consider several aspects, such as digitisation to enhance productivity, process simplification, and the full exploitation of networks, particularly the Aurora network”
18/12/2024
A new antivirus model to fight against evasive malware
Researchers from the URV and the University of Piraeus design a system to detect malware that modifies its behaviour to avoid detection
03/12/2024
The Universitat Rovira i Virgili leads a protocol to improve the durability of flexible photovoltaic devices
A team from the University together with 23 international experts promote a standardized method to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of these devices
25/11/2024
Nanorobots and electrochemistry: the research by Bahareh Kherzi
The researcher, ICREA research professor at the URV, investigates chemical reactions conducted with electricity and the design of synthetic nanorobots for environmental and health applications
19/11/2024
URV promotes diversity and internationalisation in teacher education
The university successfully concluded its participation in the “Diverse Internationalisation of Teacher Education” project
15/11/2024
International nursing conference focuses on citizen participation in public health
Various disciplines coincide on the need to focus on encouraging community involvement and on identifying needs and the resources to address them. The programme brought together students and professors from master’s programmes in six countries
13/11/2024
Folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies are detected in pregnant mothers in Tarragona province
A study from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) and ’Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV) has investigated the patterns of supplementation and status in these vitamins in pregnant women, a lack of these vitamins is a risk factor for maternal and child health
07/11/2024
Drug shown to be effective in preventing dialysis in children with hypercholesterolaemia
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia causes children to have blood cholesterol levels that are dangerous for their health. A study led by the URV has shown that a pill, lomitapide, can reduce cholesterol in these children by half
05/11/2024
Marta Sales-Pardo secures an ERC Synergy Grant to investigate the evolution of neural circuits
Over the next six years, the researcher from the URV’s Department of Chemical Engineering will co-lead a pioneering project to study how these circuits vary across different fly species and understand how they influence the insects’ behaviour
30/10/2024
Do we need to change the time?
The researcher from the Department of Economics, Josep Maria Arauzo, reflects on the clocks going back. He believes that a change is need at European-level to address problems that call into question the energy savings that are the main reason for changing the time
28/10/2024
One in ten permanent researchers at the URV is among the most influential in the world
Stanford University updates its list of the world’s most important researchers with 2023 data. The URV has second highest rate of influential researchers among its permanent teaching and research staff out of all the universities in Spain and Catalonia
24/10/2024
Study reveals how the first vertebrates swam more than 400 million years ago
This discovery, made by a research team led by the URV, modifies the previously held conception of primitive fish and demonstrates that they were able to inhabit areas other than the seabed