The research, led by a team from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, demonstrates how these changes can affect the behavior and functionality of these particles
14/11/2023
Communication of the ACUP on the situation in Israel and Palestine
The Catalan Public Universities reject the total assault and the blockade of humanitarian aid that the State of Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip, denounce the situation created by decades of occupation of Palestinian territories and support the Israeli and Palestinian academic community
09/11/2023
Lack of vitamin B12 in pregnant women may adversely affect the cognitive development of their babies
This is the conclusion of one of the studies of the ECLIPSES project, led by the URV with the participation of the IISPV, which analyses various parameters related to the health of both pregnant women and their babies
07/11/2023
The number of staff mobility placements at international universities is rising
Mobility programmes enable university staff to participate in teaching or professional development activities abroad
31/10/2023
The EU renews the Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree in Wine Tourism Innovation, which includes the sustainable and digital transformation of the sector
Up to 76 students from around the world will be able to study with grants that cover all expenses in the next four editions
27/10/2023
Nine URV disciplines among the best in the world in the Shanghai “Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023”
Chemistry occupies top spot in Spain for the fifth year running, now out on its own, and Tourism and Hotel Management is once again in the world’s top 200. In total 55 disciplines from five knowledge areas are analysed
26/10/2023
The URV is ranked among the best in the world in up to eleven fields of knowledge according to Times Higher Education 2024
Law enters the ranking for the first time in position 251-300. The results are weighted on the basis of eighteen indicators of teaching, research, research quality, internationalisation and industry
26/10/2023
The number of students enrolled at the URV is the highest in the University’s history
The number of undergraduates is 2.6% higher than last year and the number of master’s students has exceeded 2,000 for the second year running
25/10/2023
A URV study considers the empathy of tourist information chatbots to be key to increasing the number of visits to destinations
One of the first research projects in a growing field claims that, if users are to be satisfied, priority needs to be given to interactivity and specific recommendations, not just general information
23/10/2023
The URV has taken part in the biannual Aurora alliance meeting of European universities in the Czech Republic
The Palacký University in Olomouc has played host to representatives of the Aurora alliance universities to discuss the future of higher education and research in Europe
19/10/2023
The URV gets more research funding through competitive calls
The information presented to the Governing Council shows that parity has been achieved among the leaders of research groups in the last call for recognized groups, but there are still inequalities in the careers of the teaching staff
18/10/2023
The URV has 54 researchers who are among the most influential in the world
Stanford University has updated its list of leading researchers with data from the year 2022. The URV ranks third in Spain and Catalonia in terms of the percentage of researchers among the permanent teaching and research staff
09/10/2023
The universities of East Anglia and Naples exchange best practices in communication, marketing and student recruitment with the URV
Staff from English and Italian universities got to know the day-to-day working of URV units in a staff shadowing session
09/10/2023
The URV spin-off company Renalyse plans to industrialise its device for diagnosing chronic kidney disease
The company, also known as CreatSens Health, has raised 1,000,000 euros through public and private investment
09/10/2023
The first lactation room is now in operation at the URV
The room at the Catalunya campus makes it possible for women to continue breastfeeding when they return to work after maternity leave
06/10/2023
The URV and the Repsol Foundation create a chair in energy transition for systems of CO₂ capture and use
The aim is to help society better understand the energy transition and the technologies needed to combat climate change
03/10/2023
Microplastics filtered by sewage treatment plants are reintroduced into the environment through agricultural fertilisers
A study by the URV and the IISPV warns that it is necessary to improve wastewater treatment to prevent filtered microplastics from entering the food chain and posing health risks
30/09/2023
Thousands of people have taken part in the 6th edition of the European Researchers’ Night in the province of Tarragona
A hundred activities have been organised by about 300 researchers from the URV and the four research institutes of the region. On Thursday the last activity, the micro-talks, will take place at the Xavier Amorós Library in Reus
28/09/2023
A campaign informs students about their language rights
Students have the right to be taught mainly in Catalan, to attend classes that are taught in the language announced and to have introductory Catalan courses if they are newcomers