Visitors can see the works that took part in the competition, which promotes an innovative perspective on the concept of tourist souvenirs.
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29/07/2025
Tourism in balance
For years the URV has led the way in the analysis of the problems generated by tourist activity, especially overcrowding and its repercussions on social cohesion, housing and mobility, and it makes proposals for a sustainable model that is compatible with the needs of the local population and the territory
Almost 20 million international tourists visited Catalonia in 2024. This is a record and the figure is unlikely to stop rising in the short term, with more and more people from
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
The researcher at the URV’s Chair in Paediatric Pain has also been awarded an IASP John J. Bonica International Fellowship in recognition of his work
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
Over the past decade, the Chair has pioneered social and research initiatives that have had a significant impact on public policies and improved access to decent housing
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
The founder of the UNESCO Chair in Housing has been asked to appear before the committee this Wednesday. He will do so alongside around twenty other experts proposed by parliamentary groups
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
The aim is to help society better understand the energy transition and the technologies needed to combat climate change
They are taking part in the Forum of the Connekt project, which is part of the UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean, and analysing gender dynamics in extremism, political violence and terrorism
The document on policy recommendations is one of the outcomes of the Connekt project, which advises to move away from a security-focused approach and address the root causes of radicalization and extreme violence
The new campaign kicks off by discussing human towers from the perspective of six scientific disciplines. The posters can be seen in the streets of Reus Tarragona and Valls, all towns that are taking part in the project, and there are also informative videos, a series of talks and other activities in the streets and on the days of human tower-building exhibitions. The initiative is also funded by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and the company Repsol
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
The exhibition commemorates the 75th anniversary of the founding of UNESCO
The publication explores the strategies on extremism in Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria. Up to 18 experts draw a comprehensive account of national approaches towards violent extremism in the framework of the CONNEKT project, which the URV’s UNESCO Chair for Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean is part of
The UNESCO Chair for Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean participates in the CONNEKT project to study the factors that can influence the radicalization of young people in 8 countries in the Balkans and Mediterranean
Their one-year course focuses on improving the autonomy and educational level of the intellectually disabled student
The Encyclopedia of Migrants has collected 400 life stories of migrants in France, Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar through experimentation with art
He regards the current lack of interest in the subject as the reason why second and third generations of immigrants become radicalised