The first group of 30 secondary school students to participate in the URV’s science workshops arrived on 29 June. In total four groups of 30 students will take part in the week-long workshops which will run until 24 July. They will participate in activities relating to science, technology and innovation at the Sescelades campus and will also be able to enjoy cultural and leisure activities
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A scientific article published in “Nature Scientific Reports” reveals that the oxidation of the amino acid methionine is a blood marker that indicates the oxidation of good cholesterol. This oxidation prevents the cholesterol from maturing and, therefore, from carrying out its protective function. This study -carried out by CIBERDEM/URV researchers jointly with researchers from the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital- has been carried out in a group of girls in the initial stages of polycystic ovary syndrome, which can lead to a high risk of anovulatory infertility, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome in adulthood.
Number 23 of the Revista URV is now available. The cover of the latest edition highlights the University’s commitment to quality on all areas of its activities through its Quality Assurance Plan. 6000 copies of the magazine will be printed and it can be read, downloaded, printed and shared online in Catalan, English and Spanish at the following link http://issuu.com/revistaurv
In a public tender with competitors from around the world, the CTNS stood up with a contract of more than $500,000 for a nutritional intervention study with 250 volunteers to evaluate the benefits of consuming 100% orange juice
Analysing the measures taken by Ireland since the housing crisis and comparing them with those adopted by Spain. This was the aim of the first international round table “Lessons from the crisis”, which was held organised and held by the URV’s Housing Chair on 8 May
The University has opened the pre-registration period for 50 university master’s degrees covering practically all areas of knowledge and 30 URV-specific postgraduate programmes aimed at quality professional development and specialisation
The Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution is conducting an international search for a new director after Eudald Carbonell announced that he was standing down in order to spend more time carrying out research in Africa. He will also return to teaching as a professor at the URV and will continue to play a key role in the Atapuerca Foundation
URV professor Neus Esmel has participated in the 1st International Integrative Nursing Symposium, which was held from 18 to 21 May in Reykjavik. She gave a presentation on the current status of alternative therapies in Catalonia and how they are being successfully integrated into the URV’s Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
A total of 117 bachelor’s students received their diplomas in an academic ceremony on 22 May in the Main Auditorium of the URV’s Catalunya campus. The number of students was higher than the previous year
On Friday 15 May the URV awarded an honorary doctorate to Paul Preston, 69, in an academic ceremony in the Auditorium at the Offices of the Rector. The URV is the first university in Catalonia and in the Spanish State to award an honorary doctorate to Paul Preston, who was born in Liverpool and is one of the most widely respected historians of contemporary Spanish history