The URV professor is one of seven members of the scientific group that will analyse the impact of European regulation on the clean technology industry
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More than 4,000 people filled Plaça Corsini over two days to experience science across all its disciplines. Nearly 300 researchers ran around 50 science workshops
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
The international programme has received €4.6 million to fund students to undertake placements at three European universities
A URV study has optimised a process to extract oil from spent coffee grounds, enabling the recovery of almost 90% of the yield obtained by other techniques, but with fewer impurities and with the remainder of the biomass able to be repurposed for new uses
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
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,
30/06/2026
Technology in the classroom
The URV, through its the interdisciplinary ARGET research group, seeks to harness technological advances and digital tools to enhance teaching
Since its creation, the ARGET research group at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili has specialised in education and technology and in keeping up to date with the technological innovations that can improve and support teaching and learning processes. The researchers’ aim is to find ways of applying these innovations, but only once they have been scientifically proven to be appropriate and
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
A study by URV reveals that when the difference between body temperature and the ambient temperature is greater, the clouds of particles generated by coughing or sneezing disperse more and maintain a higher concentration
13/05/2026
Smart nanocapsules to attack cancer
A team from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili is investigating a new approach to treating cancer and pulmonary hypertension by targeting drugs exclusively at diseased tissue
The CoCoGraph system enables the creation of realistic chemical compounds that comply with the laws of chemistry. The research by the URV paves the way for the development of new drugs and materials
The Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, David MacMillan, is one of the leading figures attending the congress “New Horizons in Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis” on 21 and 22 April
The bacterium Variovorax palleresanus can replace chemicals used in agriculture and enhance plant growth
27/03/2026
Support for science
The Scientific and Technical Resources Service offers the research staff of the URV and local companies highly specialised technological equipment and useful advice to assist them in their research
Miguel Bernús, a researcher in the URV’s Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, works on developing chemical methodologies to discover new active ingredients for drugs. He often uses the Scientific and Technical Resources Service (SRCiT) because he needs to identify the molecules that he generates in his chemical syntheses, and he
Researchers at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili are helping to develop an innovative method that identifies in real time the charge and health status of energy storage batteries without disturbing the grid
It’s one of the research and dissemination actions of the Cyber Hermes project led by the URV to promote cybersecurity
A research team from the URV has studied 96 vine samples from the island and concluded that the volcanic episode of 2021 did not cause significant losses in wine-growing biodiversity
Francisco Huera, a researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at URV, has designed the model, which harnesses the vibrations generated by water in contact with a cylinder
The method, developed by a research team at URV, analyses the biochemical changes in the leaves closest to the fruit without damaging it