The method, developed by a research team at URV, analyses the biochemical changes in the leaves closest to the fruit without damaging it
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A study by Universitat Rovira i Virgili shows that prioritising low-glycaemic-index foods, such as most fruits and whole grains, can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia
28/11/2025
A multifaceted figurehead
The URV highlights the figure of Antoni Rovira i Virgili, who, like the university that bears his name, had an interdisciplinary career marked by a commitment to influencing society to make it fairer and more open, more democratic, more cultured and more progressive
When the new public university of southern Catalonia was created in 1991 from the parts of the University of Barcelona that were already present in Tarragona and Reus, it was decided that the new institution’s name must both
Research from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili examines how the make-up of cities helps to make them hotter than nearby rural areas
For the next five years, he will coordinate a project involving twelve universities to analyse housing as a financial asset, understand the inequalities it generates and develop policies to reduce them
Research from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili adds to the debate surrounding the need to fortify staple foods such as flour with vitamins.
A Universitat Rovira i Virgili research project studies how ageing affects the transmission mechanisms between neurons and muscles, while testing the potential of antioxidants in the prevention of this deterioration
A research team led by the URV has developed a system that combines clinical and magnetic resonance data to better identify the risk of tumour recurrence
Researchers from the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics are organizing the Meeting of Experts on the Confidentiality of Statistical Data, a biennial event of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
A URV research project has come up with a safer alternative to the toxic compounds used by industry to create microcapsules for products such as detergents
Researchers at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili combine two highly efficient technologies to offer a sustainable alternative to Internet of Things systems
A URV study highlights the limitations of unlearning in artificial intelligence and warns that new methods need to be developed to facilitate the removal of sensitive data
Shibata took part in a conference as part of the MyRobot project, which uses his therapeutic robot to improve the quality of life of elderly people living in care homes
The International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures has awarded the Tsuboi prize to the project, whose method can be used to design non-circular structures to cover large open constructions.
A URV-led study finds that two of these receptors are associated with age-related metabolic changes and could therefore help in the development of strategies for healthy ageing.
Researchers at the URV have developed a system based on radar and reflective surfaces that monitors drivers’ movements and determines their state of alertness
A research team from the URV and the UB analyses for the first time the presence of microplastics accumulated on beaches along the Catalan coastline
Based on a flexible, self-sustaining thermoelectric system, this device created by a URV-led research team can monitor wounds and lesions
Research led by the URV uses infrared light to determine the oxidation status of hazelnut fatty acids without destroying them, a technology that could provide the sector with new quality standards
A study led by the IPHES and involving the URV assigns the oldest human remains found at Atapuerca to the species Homo affinis erectus and confirms that Western Europe was populated by two species of hominin more than a million years ago