18/03/2024
A method has been developed to protect and manage personal data on the internet
A URV research team has created a system that allows users to keep track of who has their information and what it is used for at all times by means of a smart contract
15/03/2024
The URV Festival repeats its success
The performances by Tremenda Jauría, LesQueFaltaBand and DJ Trapella ended a day full of activities for thousands of participants
13/03/2024
Art History and Archaeology students explore 3D technology to disseminate cultural heritage
During the second edition of the Digital Twins conference they focused on techniques such as photogrammetry, virtual reality and storytelling, and analysed their role in the preservation and dissemination of heritage
08/03/2024
The URV consolidates its international leadership in service learning, the professionalisation of doctoral studies and internationalisation at home
Staff from 30 universities around the world are being trained at the URV, a benchmark in these areas of teaching, management and university research
04/03/2024
A blood test will diagnose fibromyalgia more reliably
A pioneering technique that a Universitat Rovira i Virgili, the Ohio State University and University of Texas researcher team has helped to develop enables this chronic disease to be identified more quickly and precisely
29/02/2024
The doctoral student Fatemeh Behfar, awarded a prize by the University of Rome for a project revitalising the rooftops of a city in Iran.
She suggests creating social, cultural and musical spaces on the rooftops of the city of Bushehr to revive the tradition of the Iranian city.
23/02/2024
A new device uses a blood sample to identify patients with high cardiovascular risk
The URV is part of the European project PoCCardio which is developing this innovative tool for quick detection that can be used in primary health-care centres.
22/02/2024
Farewell to Joaquim Mallafrè, historic lecturer of Catalan language and literature at the URV and translator of universal works into Catalan
An academic referent in Catalonia and Europe, he is responsible for the translations into Catalan of James Joyce’s Ulysses and the complete theatrical work of Samuel Beckett
22/02/2024
New species of fungi potentially harmful to humans have been identified in freshwater ecosystems
Part of a project that studies fungi as indicators of environmental quality, the URV research finds that in periods of drought some species could be more exposed and constitute a risk to human and animal health
19/02/2024
The URV receives the Innovative Excellence in Internationalization Award
The Association of International Education Administrators recognises the outcomes of the staff training at the University and its contribution to internationalisation and opening the institution up to the world.
16/02/2024
Nearly thirty students of the Aurora Student Council meet at the URV
They have discussed the initiatives of the universities of the alliance in terms of inclusion and diversity
16/02/2024
“You have to be curious, try things out, and change your habits, because now is the time and it soon goes.”
A total of 13% of URV students are international. Some are on a mobility programme from another university, an experience that they live intensely.
15/02/2024
Over 1,200 Chinese students have studied Spanish at the URV
The University, which has taught a ground-breaking educational programme for Chinese-speaking students, celebrates the Chinese New Year with workshops and performances.
09/02/2024
The URV community helps campus planning by detecting unsafe spots
Changes in lighting and vegetation, and restricted access are some of the gender-perspective measures proposed.
09/02/2024
The project Beach Safety, one of the most innovative and with the most impact on society according to the Industrial Doctorate Plan
The URV doctoral student Pablo Martin has developed devices to improve the coordination, efficacy and rapidity of lifeguard services on Catalan beaches
07/02/2024
The URV’s Group of Trainers for the Professionalisation of Doctoral Studies updates the definition of doctoral thesis supervisor
A total of 47 languages were analysed and 18 functions identified before a definition of doctoral supervisor was put forward that is applicable to all universities and research centers
06/02/2024
A European consortium promotes collaboration between academia and industry to detect new market niches
The BEAGLE project kick-off at the URV, pioneering the Blue Oceans Strategy for Value Creation
06/02/2024
New indicators for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s have been identified
A URV-IISPV research group has found an association between the presence of a group of molecules in the blood and the development of Alzheimer’s