Researchers from the URV answer key questions about the consequences and challenges of the increased frequency and intensity of heatwaves for ecosystems, infrastructure, health, public activities, tourism and agriculture
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The technique combines near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and chemometric tools to differentiate historic and modern specimens samples of red squirrel skulls and mandibles without damaging the specimens
The bacterium Variovorax palleresanus can replace chemicals used in agriculture and enhance plant growth
The appointment recognises her track record in research and teaching in educational technology at the URV and as part of the ARGET research group
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 five projects focus on improving the lifestyle of the young elderly, overcoming social exclusion through education, creating polymers that help reduce waste production, studying the consequences of femicides on the victims’ sons and daughters and designing a nutritional support programme for people with dementia
The target audience of the courses, which are already available, are those people who have newly arrived from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the professionals from the companies and organizations who welcome them
The URV is taking part in this European project, which for four years will engage in a variety of projects to achieve systemic change in maternity care.
A URV study finds that this yeast speeds up the winemaking process and improves the organoleptic properties of wines
The documentary is based on the European project “Lessons for the present: Rotspanier, Spanish forced laborers in World War II. The European (dis)memory of anti-Fascism”, led by a research group from the URV
Proposed by a URV research group, the system will enable schools to apply a protocol to focus on language teaching from a cross-disciplinary point of view
A study by the URV and the IISPV warns that it is necessary to improve wastewater treatment to prevent filtered microplastics from entering the food chain and posing health risks
A study coordinated by the URV reveals the social exclusion associated with the tourism-driven transformation of eight European cities, including Barcelona
In this citizen science project the target population helps to design and evaluate activities that promote healthy aging
The research by the URV’s SBRLab group focuses on people from Latin America and the Caribbean. The results have been presented at a conference in Tarragona
The Universitat Rovira i Virgili has published the results of the largest study to date on the mobility patterns of people visiting Barcelona and how their presence affects the local people
A study carried out by the URV’s SeesLab research group has shown for the first time that machine learning algorithms do not always succeed in finding interpretable models from data
A research team from the URV has developed a system that identifies feelings in evaluative language. The results of their research have been published in the scientific journal Mathematics
The researcher Yolanda Cesteros is leading the project, which aims to obtain products of high added value to contribute to the development of biorefineries
Research led by the URV has determined the impact of the pandemic on the journeys made by residents and visitors to the Camp de Tarragona region and on the mental health of public transport users