19/12/2024
The CRAI incorporates cabinets charging mobile devices
These lockers have three types of connectors (USB-C, Micro USB and Lightning) and a plug for charging laptops
19/12/2024
More projects to expand the URV’s social work around the world
Grants have been given to six initiatives aimed at promoting development in disadvantaged areas, one such initiative being the work by two physiotherapy students in Nepal.
19/12/2024
Researchers from URV participate in the First Aurora Call for Incentive and Collaborative Research Projects
These recognitions reinforce the University’s commitment to international research and highlight its active role in the Aurora European alliance
19/12/2024
ICI, the international project on inclusivity, celebrates the final conference in Tarragona
The partner universities of the project, led by the URV, present the results to promote equal opportunities in educational internationalisation
19/12/2024
Looking ahead to the new Internationalisation Strategic Plan
“I believe the strategic plan should consider several aspects, such as digitisation to enhance productivity, process simplification, and the full exploitation of networks, particularly the Aurora network”
18/12/2024
A new antivirus model to fight against evasive malware
Researchers from the URV and the University of Piraeus design a system to detect malware that modifies its behaviour to avoid detection
03/12/2024
The Universitat Rovira i Virgili leads a protocol to improve the durability of flexible photovoltaic devices
A team from the University together with 23 international experts promote a standardized method to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of these devices
25/11/2024
Nanorobots and electrochemistry: the research by Bahareh Kherzi
The researcher, ICREA research professor at the URV, investigates chemical reactions conducted with electricity and the design of synthetic nanorobots for environmental and health applications
05/11/2024
Marta Sales-Pardo secures an ERC Synergy Grant to investigate the evolution of neural circuits
Over the next six years, the researcher from the URV’s Department of Chemical Engineering will co-lead a pioneering project to study how these circuits vary across different fly species and understand how they influence the insects’ behaviour
28/10/2024
One in ten permanent researchers at the URV is among the most influential in the world
Stanford University updates its list of the world’s most important researchers with 2023 data. The URV has second highest rate of influential researchers among its permanent teaching and research staff out of all the universities in Spain and Catalonia
22/10/2024
The URV will offer micro-qualifications co-designed with companies and recognized at a European level
On Tuesday, the Governing Council approved the first of these advanced digital training qualifications, which are aimed at meeting the demands of the local manufacturing sector
21/10/2024
Tarragona hosts the first international workshop on the privacy and anonymization of census data
The event brings together international experts in statistics, computer science, demography and law to find solutions that ensure privacy without compromising data quality
09/10/2024
The URV Ranks 601-800 Globally in the “Times Higher Education” Rankings
The University is the fourth-ranked in Catalonia and seventh in Spain in this classification, which evaluated the top 2,092 universities worldwide
09/10/2024
A sensor is developed for early detection of bovine mastitis, which accounts for around 15% of losses in milk production
Research by the URV’s Department of Electronic, Electrical and Automatic Engineering has produced an inexpensive and very practical instrument
01/10/2024
Each mussel grown in Catalonia contains an average of 9 microplastics
A research project involving the URV has studied the presence of microplastics in bivalves cultured in Catalonia and has determined the effects of a purification process on the levels of these particles in mussels, oysters and clams
23/09/2024
The URV participates in the United Nations’ Summit of the Future
Researcher Susana Borràs will represent the university at this summit held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The aim is to adopt a “Pact for the Future,” negotiated at the intergovernmental level and focused on actionable outcomes
18/09/2024
Cultural Day kicks off language welcome activities at the URV
The event forms part of the Welcome Days, the URV’s programme for welcoming international students at the start of the academic year and introducing them to Catalan culture
17/09/2024
URV Professor Lluís Marsal named Fellow of the European Optical Society
The EOS recognizes Marsal’s scientific contributions and advancements in optics and photonics with nanostructured materials and their biomedical and environmental applications