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The challenge of climate change in Southern Catalonia

02/12/2019 Opinion

climate change can still offer opportunities, for instance, exploiting new farming methods or marketing extended tourist seasons

Scientists discover the origin of a microbial infection with lethal effects

21/11/2019

URV researchers are taking part in this research work that is paving the way to finding effective treatments that can counteract the virulence of necrotizing fasciitis caused by a bacterium in water

Jordi Salas-Salvadó, one of the most highy cited researchers in the world

19/11/2019

The professor and director of the URV’s Unit of Human Nutrition is on the list of most influential scientists in the world thanks to the impact of his research, according to the list “Highly Cited Researchers 2019”

Russian universities visit the URV to establish collaboration in academic programmes

12/11/2019

URV students will be able to participate in summer schools in Russian universities and to undertake joint assignments in different subjects with Russian students

An algorithm can predict how drugs will interact in 85 types of cancer

06/11/2019

This mathematical model, developed by URV researchers, has a success rate of 75%

Simulation games promote development of most in-demand career skills

04/11/2019

Researchers at the URV and UOC have evaluated the impact of these games on the learning processes of students enrolled on bachelor’s and master's degree programmes, observing that, in addition to increasing student’s levels of motivation, these simulators also deliver improvements in terms of the learning process and skills acquired

Rovira i Virgili’s INSERLAB programme wins Aurora Diversity and Equality award

31/10/2019

Their one-year course focuses on improving the autonomy and educational level of the intellectually disabled student

Africa has come knocking on your door

15/10/2019 Opinion

Ethiopia’s young prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, is the new and, as from now, eternal winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2019, for his leading role in the peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

The importance of being Goodenough

14/10/2019 Opinion

The contribution made by Goodenough, Whittingham and Yoshino, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is the discovery, 30 years ago now, that adding a lithium electrode enormously improves the performance of rechargeable batteries without significantly increasing production costs

Discovering the universe

11/10/2019 Opinion

The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded twice to three leading scientists pioneers in the field of exoplanets.

Oxygen (O2), at the centre of the Nobel Prize stage

09/10/2019 Opinion

The studies carried out by the prize-winners William G. Kaelin, Gregg L. Semenza and Peter J. Ratcliffe describe the mechanisms of one of life’s most essential adaptive processes

PhD fellow Babajide Muritala obtains the first prize from the Drucker Challenge Essay Award on business

02/10/2019

The essay explains the importance of transdisciplinary knowledge in order to be a good management practitioner

The SUCTI project on training for internationalization wins the President’s Award of the European Association for International Education

25/09/2019

The URV-coordinated project has trained almost 260 staff members at 6 European universities in the skills they need to attend to an international public and to open their institutions up to the world

“Mobility programmes are an opportunity to leap into the unknown with practically no risk”

17/09/2019 Interview

Juan Pablo Muñoz recently won the Explorer programme for entrepreneurs in Tarragona and has undergone extensive training at international institutions and universities through specialist programmes for students

The URV is in the top 501-600 universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education and Shanghai rankings

12/09/2019

In this year’s edition of the two rankings the University is classified in the 501-600 band and is the fourth highest Catalan university

Genetic data from 1.7 million years ago identified, the oldest recorded to date

11/09/2019

The journal Nature has reported the finding of a rhinoceros tooth at the site in Dmanisi, Georgia, where members of IPHES and the URV are working

The URV cooperates with countries in Latin America to develop emerging tourism destinations

01/08/2019

The GRATET Research Group, with the support of URV Solidària, provides the working methodology so that local stakeholders can draw up a tourism plan

Oenology students receive training in organic wine production in Germany

29/07/2019

The summer school, involving universities from five countries, will take place at the URV in 2020 via a European mobility project

“Confronting yourself with other realities is an important opportunity to pursue”

29/07/2019 Interview

Sebastiano Cattaruzzo, awarded a grant by Martí i Franquès COFUND Doctoral Fellowship Programme, is writing his thesis about finance, R&D and automation of manufacturing industries

Consuming 60 grams of nuts a day improves sexual function

24/07/2019

The finding is from a nutritional study carried out by researchers from the URV’s Human Nutrition Unit, which concludes that regular consumption of nuts by men who follow a western diet improves the quality of their orgasms and their sexual function

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The challenge of climate change in Southern Catalonia

Scientists discover the origin of a microbial infection with lethal effects

Jordi Salas-Salvadó, one of the most highy cited researchers in the world

Russian universities visit the URV to establish collaboration in academic programmes

An algorithm can predict how drugs will interact in 85 types of cancer

Simulation games promote development of most in-demand career skills

Rovira i Virgili’s INSERLAB programme wins Aurora Diversity and Equality award

Africa has come knocking on your door

The importance of being Goodenough

Discovering the universe

Oxygen (O2), at the centre of the Nobel Prize stage

PhD fellow Babajide Muritala obtains the first prize from the Drucker Challenge Essay Award on business

The SUCTI project on training for internationalization wins the President’s Award of the European Association for International Education

“Mobility programmes are an opportunity to leap into the unknown with practically no risk”

The URV is in the top 501-600 universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education and Shanghai rankings

Genetic data from 1.7 million years ago identified, the oldest recorded to date

The URV cooperates with countries in Latin America to develop emerging tourism destinations

Oenology students receive training in organic wine production in Germany

“Confronting yourself with other realities is an important opportunity to pursue”

Consuming 60 grams of nuts a day improves sexual function

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