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Environmentally friendly natural plastics are used to synthesise microcapsules

27/08/2025

A URV research project has come up with a safer alternative to the toxic compounds used by industry to create microcapsules for products such as detergents

URV researchers develop a maintenance-free home alarm system

13/08/2025

Researchers at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili combine two highly efficient technologies to offer a sustainable alternative to Internet of Things systems

Removing information from AI models is more difficult than it sounds

09/07/2025

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

Jordi Miró appointed president of the Scientific Committee of the IASP World Congress on Pain 2028

04/07/2025

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

Researchers develop a more precise method for identifying equivalent neurons

25/06/2025

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

Four URV students take part in the Aurora network’s Spark Social programme

23/06/2025

They have travelled to Reykjavik to co-create solutions to global challenges related to educational innovation and digital sustainability

Students of the Interuniversity Master’s Degree in Health Data Science strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship at the summer school

23/06/2025

France was the setting for some intense sessions to find innovative solutions for improving the treatment of patients with cardiovascular risk

The URV keeps the top spot in Spain for Gender Equality, according to the Times Higher Education impact ranking

19/06/2025

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.

Takanori Shibata, creator of Nuka, the robot seal, visits the URV to explain its therapeutic use

28/05/2025

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

Award for a URV research project that proposes a new method for designing roofs for large stadiums

27/05/2025

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.

Increases the use of CRAI information services and resources

23/05/2025

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.

Bitter taste receptors in the intestine could play a key role in aging.

13/05/2025

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.

More efficient method developed to monitor drivers’ attention levels

12/05/2025

Researchers at the URV have developed a system based on radar and reflective surfaces that monitors drivers’ movements and determines their state of alertness

La Pineda beach in Vila-seca records the highest concentration of microplastics in Catalonia

10/04/2025

A research team from the URV and the UB analyses for the first time the presence of microplastics accumulated on beaches along the Catalan coastline

Bellissens campus hosts an exhibition on the European Pillar of Social Rights

08/04/2025

The exhibition can be visited in the lobby of the Faculty of Economics and Business from April 3 to 30

An intelligent device for detecting infections from the temperature of the skin

02/04/2025

Based on a flexible, self-sustaining thermoelectric system, this device created by a URV-led research team can monitor wounds and lesions

A new method identifies rancid hazelnuts without removing them from the bag

25/03/2025

Research led by the URV uses infrared light to determine the oxidation status of hazelnut fatty acids without destroying them, a technology that could provide the sector with new quality standards

Thirty International Relations Officers and Mobility Experts from the Aurora Alliance Convene at the URV

19/03/2025

The objective of the meeting, which is being held in conjunction with the gathering of international coordinators, is to enhance the strategy and development of intensive programmes

Atapuerca rewrites the history of Europe’s first inhabitants

12/03/2025

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

Discovery of new biomarkers advances the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

12/03/2025

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

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Environmentally friendly natural plastics are used to synthesise microcapsules

URV researchers develop a maintenance-free home alarm system

Removing information from AI models is more difficult than it sounds

Jordi Miró appointed president of the Scientific Committee of the IASP World Congress on Pain 2028

Researchers develop a more precise method for identifying equivalent neurons

Four URV students take part in the Aurora network’s Spark Social programme

Students of the Interuniversity Master’s Degree in Health Data Science strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship at the summer school

The URV keeps the top spot in Spain for Gender Equality, according to the Times Higher Education impact ranking

Takanori Shibata, creator of Nuka, the robot seal, visits the URV to explain its therapeutic use

Award for a URV research project that proposes a new method for designing roofs for large stadiums

Increases the use of CRAI information services and resources

Bitter taste receptors in the intestine could play a key role in aging.

More efficient method developed to monitor drivers’ attention levels

La Pineda beach in Vila-seca records the highest concentration of microplastics in Catalonia

Bellissens campus hosts an exhibition on the European Pillar of Social Rights

An intelligent device for detecting infections from the temperature of the skin

A new method identifies rancid hazelnuts without removing them from the bag

Thirty International Relations Officers and Mobility Experts from the Aurora Alliance Convene at the URV

Atapuerca rewrites the history of Europe’s first inhabitants

Discovery of new biomarkers advances the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

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Environmentally friendly natural plastics are used to synthesise microcapsules

URV researchers develop a maintenance-free home alarm system

Removing information from AI models is more difficult than it sounds

Jordi Miró appointed president of the Scientific Committee of the IASP World Congress on Pain 2028

Researchers develop a more precise method for identifying equivalent neurons

Four URV students take part in the Aurora network’s Spark Social programme

Students of the Interuniversity Master’s Degree in Health Data Science strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship at the summer school

The URV keeps the top spot in Spain for Gender Equality, according to the Times Higher Education impact ranking

Takanori Shibata, creator of Nuka, the robot seal, visits the URV to explain its therapeutic use

Award for a URV research project that proposes a new method for designing roofs for large stadiums

Increases the use of CRAI information services and resources

Bitter taste receptors in the intestine could play a key role in aging.

More efficient method developed to monitor drivers’ attention levels

La Pineda beach in Vila-seca records the highest concentration of microplastics in Catalonia

Bellissens campus hosts an exhibition on the European Pillar of Social Rights

An intelligent device for detecting infections from the temperature of the skin

A new method identifies rancid hazelnuts without removing them from the bag

Thirty International Relations Officers and Mobility Experts from the Aurora Alliance Convene at the URV

Atapuerca rewrites the history of Europe’s first inhabitants

Discovery of new biomarkers advances the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

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The URV in figures

The URV in the rankings

URV general report

Study at the URV

Why choose the URV?

What can you study?

Exchange students

Faculties and schools

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