The presence of macaques in northern Africa dates back to the upper Miocene, about 6-7 million years ago. Shortly thereafter (about 5,5 million years ago), first representatives are found in Europe (Spain and Italy), which migrated on during the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Now, an article published in Journal of Human Evolution and led by research staff from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), the Universitat Rovira i Virgili
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Results of the European study SATIN (SATiety INnovation) reveal a relation between certain metabolites in the blood and the satiety perceived after consuming food
17/02/2021
Italian students train online at the URV
This week sees the start of the first online version of the URV’s Study Abroad programme, involving 53 students in Translation from the Università Ca’Foscari Venezia. The course is the result of collaboration between Ester Torres, coordinator of the University Master’s Degree in Professional English-Spanish Translation, and the Italian university
The Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchers are part of a European consortium formed by 10 European partners located in seven countries. MobiDataLab project, launched on February 1st, 2021, has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
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 results of the study by a research team from the URV and the IISPV show a potential reduction of the current rate of reintubation from 9% to 1% by using machine learning tools. Data from a thousand intensive-care patients with respiratory difficulties has been processed and analysed to create this tool
Each of the URV’s faculties and schools will inform students which subjects will be taught face-to-face in line with COVID-19 safety measures. All other courses, both bachelor’s and master’s will continue to be taught online
Experts in climatology from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, the State Meteorology Agency and the University of Bonn (Germany) make headway in identifying the most reliable methods that help to correct these biases
Members of the Markets and Financial Analysis Research Group at URV have analysed the Spanish bioeconomy products and their influence on the foreign sector. Their results are a useful tool for developing policies focused on fostering the bioeconomy and economic growth in Spain
The journal Nature Communications publishes the results of the first scientific study to assess the reliability of the application. One of the participants is the URV professor Àlex Arenas