The cooperation project aims to institutionalise the frameworks to ensure the emotional wellbeing and support of students and staff at An-Najah National University
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10/07/2026
Under the shadow of the Moon
The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 will be a once in a lifetime event, and the URV has turned it into a scientific outreach opportunity by organising events that explore the phenomenon in a way that cuts across disciplines and highlights different ways of understanding the world
It hasn’t happened in over a century. The last total eclipse visible from Catalonia was in 1905, and it will happen again on 12 August 2026. From 19.35,
A Universitat Rovira i Virgili study involving more than 300 adults from Tarragona, Barcelona and Lleida identifies religiosity and physical aggression as factors associated with higher levels of transphobia and attitudes of harassment towards trans people
The URV is participating in the development of this tool for detecting disease-related distress and its emotional impact
A URV research team reveals that the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is sixteen times higher in children with higher levels of copper in their bodies
The director of the ALGOS research group and of the Chair in Childhood Pain at the URV is the first Spanish councillor at the IASP, which has been in existence for more than 50 years
28/02/2025
Proactive in times of emergency
El canvi climàtic, una de les grans preocupacions actuals a nivell mundial, s’aborda a la URV des de tots els àmbits relacionats i afectats, amb grups de recerca que incideixen en el territori i que són referents internacionals. L’IU-Rescat és qui coordina, canalitza i optimitza tota aquesta feina multidisciplinar clau en la transició energètica i cap a la sostenibilitat.
The investiture ceremony recognised his balance of science and empathy as part of his research into well-being, and the value of research collaborations, such as his long-standing partnership with the URV Chair in Paediatric Pain
A URV research project has studied the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-age children and how these conditions affect their social relationships
This change, the result of the insistence by Jordi Miró, director of the URV’s Chair for Paediatric Pain, should allow more comprehensive and interdisciplinary care for patients
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
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
They have received the second National Graduation Award in Psychology and Mechanical Engineering, respectively
A macro-survey in more than one hundred countries aims to reveal and define a health problem that is of increasing concern for health and government institutions
The informative workshops in Reus and the Antoni de Martí i Franquès scientific tour of the city complete a weekend devoted to scientific communication.
The iniciative, leaded by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili-Grünenthal Foundation Chair for Child Pain, begins with a survey, now available in 13 languages. The responses will reveal the needs and dificulties they have in receiving treatment
A URV study identifies for the first time the needs of LGBT+ students in educational centres and suggests actions to improve the situation in the Spanish education system
A study by the URV and the Jordi Gol Institute of Research into Primary Care (IDIAP) concludes that more than half of the pregnant women in the Mediterranean basin have low levels of vitamin D. Above all, this affects women who are Arabian dark-skinned or obese, who lead a sedentary lifestyle and have a low socioeconomic level
URV researchers are taking part in a pioneering study that analyses the behavioural and molecular effects in the short, medium and long term resulting from exposure to chlorpyrifos, which may be related to hyperactivity, autism and addictions
Depressive symptoms, anxiety and compulsive obsessive disorder are the main risk factors, according to a study by Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchers