35 female professors have taken advantage of a programme designed to reduce the impact of motherhood on their academic careers. It grants them a semester without teaching duties so they can devote themselves exclusively to research after the birth of a child
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29/05/2026
Ready for real patients
The URV possesses simulated classrooms and laboratories for practical training in health-related degree programmes, and two leading centres in training, innovation and research: the CFIS and the CISTE
The best way to prepare students on health-related degree programmes, which at the URV are Nursing, Medicine, Physiotherapy and Human Nutrition and Dietetics, is by placing them in situations that are as similar as possible to those they will have to deal with when they work as professionals. And, to be able to
24/04/2026
Towards an inclusive university
More and more students are turning to the URV’s Diversity Support Office, which seeks to ensure equal opportunities by offering support and improving accessibility in all areas.
Almost 2% of URV students have a certified degree of disability, although only a small proportion ask for assistance in the form of adaptations. However, there is also a significant number of students with uncertified diagnoses. The restructuring of the Diversity area for the 2024-25 academic year and the fact that more and more
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
More than 150 participants exchange best practices and learn about the first results of the two strategic networks at the URV’s 2024 Teaching Innovation Seminar
For the sixth consecutive year, the University features on the QS World University Rankings by Subject in the disciplines of Nursing, Agriculture and Forestry, Chemical Engineering, Medicine and Chemistry
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
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
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
Validated by a URV study, this tool uses a questionnaire from other healthcare settings to prevent unwanted pregnancies
24/03/2023
The first URV Festival: a great success
Figa Flawas, JazzWoman and DJ Ceba top the bill at the Festival attended by hundreds of people
The tool was developed as part of the European Envision project and it was presented last Friday, when it was tested by students, and healthcare and education professionals. It will be available for use next academic year
The URV is offering new grants for students applying for full-time master’s degrees until 29 July
The Learning and Research Resources Centre (CRAI) is only open for loans and the URV’s sporting activities have been postponed
The new measure agreed by the Catalan universities will not affect research activity
This has been established in the URV’s Contingency Plan for the 2020-21 academic year, which stipulates how all members of the URV community must act in order to prevent the spread of the disease on its campuses
All courses will be taught following a blended format and priority will be given to the face-to-face activities of first-year bachelor’s degrees
The move online and the opportunity to study part-time help students as they prepare for their professional careers
Almost 170 current and former students from the URV’s degrees in Medicine and Nursing form part of staff at healthcare centres, after being contracted to help relieve the pressure on healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic
Classes will finish in accordance with the academic calendar but the assessment period will be extended until 16 July for students who are not undergoing continuous assessment and for subjects that cannot be assessed online