A study led by the IPHES and involving the URV assigns the oldest human remains found at Atapuerca to the species Homo affinis erectus and confirms that Western Europe was populated by two species of hominin more than a million years ago
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A study led by the URV reveals the potential of some glycoproteins to help in our understanding of the chronic inflammation associated with disease and its impact on cardiovascular risk
The Catalan university student representatives responsible for promoting the European Union’s job opportunities have been renewed in their posts
07/03/2025
The URV celebrates Open Data Day
The CRAI supports researchers in open access publishing, the development of a data management plan, and the curation and deposit of research data.
A study by the URV highlights the potential of battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also notes that, in many cases, biofuels are the least polluting option in the short term
28/02/2025
Proactive in times of emergency
El canvi climàtic, una de les grans preocupacions actuals a nivell mundial, s’aborda a la URV des de tots els àmbits relacionats i afectats, amb grups de recerca que incideixen en el territori i que són referents internacionals. L’IU-Rescat és qui coordina, canalitza i optimitza tota aquesta feina multidisciplinar clau en la transició energètica i cap a la sostenibilitat.
The formula, developed by a URV research team, accurately describes the movement patterns of people. The results have been published in the journal Nature Communications
The test, developed by a research team from the Rovira i Virgili University, is as reliable as traditional methods, gives a result in just 15 minutes and costs less than one euro
The investiture ceremony recognised his balance of science and empathy as part of his research into well-being, and the value of research collaborations, such as his long-standing partnership with the URV Chair in Paediatric Pain
14/02/2025
URV joins the Global Women’s Breakfast
The event, held this year in 78 countries, will reflect on the limitations and opportunities for women scientists in the field of chemistry
The research compares the performance of seven AI models with that of 400 humans in comprehension tasks and reveals a lack of stability and precision in the answers
04/02/2025
The URV sees in the Chinese New Year
Celebrating 30 years since the first group of Chinese students arrived at the university
31/01/2025
Multiplying competences
The URV promotes interdisciplinary teaching through projects that bring students into contact with other fields of knowledge to enrich and prepare them better for the world of work
A drone hovers over a large group of students who are listening to the instructions of two teachers. The aerial image captured by the drone shows how the students are distributed in groups in a large outdoor space, which is divided up into different areas. It is a practical class being held on
The URV’s Centre for Environmental Law Studies (CEDAT) has brought together a group whose aim is to address a legal loophole in this area
Texts by the Department of History and Art History highlight the expertise of these women whose voices were ignored by the prevailing sexist attitudes of the day
The Spanish Society of Linguistics commends his work on linguistic universals for its interdisciplinary and innovative methodology
According to data from the Fundación CyD Report, the URV is ranked second in terms of the number of its scientific papers cited in patents and third in the number of collaborations with companies
A URV research project has built a three-dimensional model of the human upper respiratory tract in order to reproduce intense respiratory episodes and has studied how particle nuclei are dispersed indoors so as to determine how to prevent the transmission of diseases by air
The study has been led by the URV’s Nutrition and Metabolic Health research group and its results will help to improve the prediction of Alzheimer’s disease and to design preventive and therapeutic strategies to mitigate its symptoms
Over the past decade, the Chair has pioneered social and research initiatives that have had a significant impact on public policies and improved access to decent housing