For years the URV has led the way in the analysis of the problems generated by tourist activity, especially overcrowding and its repercussions on social cohesion, housing and mobility, and it makes proposals for a sustainable model that is compatible with the needs of the local population and the territory
Almost 20 million international tourists visited Catalonia in 2024. This is a record and the figure is unlikely to stop rising in the short term, with more and more people from
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
The director of the ALGOS research group and of the Chair in Childhood Pain at the URV is the first Spanish councillor at the IASP, which has been in existence for more than 50 years
Tecnatox and AMIC, the URV’s two research centres accredited with the prestigious TECNIO seal, are at the forefront of technology transfer and work in a wide range of company and institutional settings
One of the historic challenges facing universities is to ensure that research goes beyond the confines of academic world and generates a positive impact on society. The URV’s Tecnatox and AMIC groups, recognised by the Catalan government with the TECNIO seal, stand out for their ability to combine and
Mobility opportunities and available resources are tailored to the profile of each member of the university community
This new and more centralised, accessible and informative web section is designed for the entire university community, including students, administrative and service staff, and teaching and research staff
A URV research team has developed a statistical tool to identify equivalent neurons between different brains. The method is also applicable to email networks or protein interactions
They have travelled to Reykjavik to co-create solutions to global challenges related to educational innovation and digital sustainability
France was the setting for some intense sessions to find innovative solutions for improving the treatment of patients with cardiovascular risk
The External Evaluation Committee of the Agency for the Quality of the University System of Catalonia resolves doubts about the operation of the IQAS
The ranking assesses more than 2,500 universities for their impact regarding the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals. The Universitat Rovira i Virgili is among the 300 best in the world.
The Department of Research and Universities, in cooperation with the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia (CSUC) and the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI), promotes the awards
Service-Learning is a pioneering and leading educational initiative by the URV that enables students to help social organisations whilst using their needs as objects of study
“The work that social organisations do is priceless”. They had been repeating this phrase for some time within the walls of the Muralla Social Club de Tarragona, but now they needed to go beyond the cliché and quantify monetarily the impact of their work on the social reintegration of people with mental health problems. In
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.
The infographics “CRAI in a day” and “CRAI in figures”, a compilation of data on the activity of the year 2024, can now be consulted.
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
CRISES has been a leading international research group for many years and is at centre of the URV’s intense research into security and privacy in computer and digital environments, with the management of artificial intelligence representing a key challenge
“It is a constant race between the cyber-attackers and those of us who work in digital security, in which it is a question of who is faster and smarter”, states Oriol Farràs, one of the members of the URV’s CRISES research group,
The researcher at the URV’s Chair in Paediatric Pain has also been awarded an IASP John J. Bonica International Fellowship in recognition of his work