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“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

A new material has been developed to manufacture insulating material for footwear by reusing tyres

17/07/2019

Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the URV, jointly with researchers from the UPC, have found a way to reuse the rubber from tyres that are no longer in use, which will save the footwear industry 20 million euros per year in raw material and reduce CO2 emissions by 40,000 tonnes

Between 16 and 18% of preadolescents have ideas of suicide

11/07/2019

Depressive symptoms, anxiety and compulsive obsessive disorder are the main risk factors, according to a study by Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchers

The URV announces a new call for 77 predoctoral research contracts through the Martí i Franquès programme

04/07/2019

Candidates have until 2 September 2019 to present their applications

The URV has joined the European University Network Aurora

01/07/2019

The Universitat Rovira i Vigili will apply, along with the other members of this alliance, for the second call of the European Universities Network project of the European Commission

Short sleep duration and sleep variability blunt weight loss

28/06/2019

The results are from the Predimed-Plus study, and they have been obtained after monitoring for a year almost 2,000 patients suffering from overweight and the metabolic syndrome

The URV is the 78th best university in the world under the age of 50, according to Times Higher Education

27/06/2019

The "Young University Ranking" has once again placed the URV among the top 351 universities in the world under fifty

The URV has entered the QS World University Rankings for the first time

19/06/2019

It has come in between 701 and 750 out of the 1,000 universities on the list, which are the top universities of the total of more than 18,500 in the world

Nanodiamonds for detecting dangerous gases

11/06/2019

URV researchers have taken part in a study that shows for the first time that nanodiamonds can be used in sensors for detecting polluting gases

More than half of the plastic waste on the Tarragona coast consists of clothing fibres from washing machines

10/06/2019

Researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili research group Tecnatox have analysed the pollution of the sea, the marine sediment and the beaches of the Tarragona coast with microscopic plastic waste

The high numbers of cruise passengers in public spaces in Barcelona “expels” residents and other tourists

04/06/2019

A URV study analyses this type of tourism mobility and the business that the arrival of a cruise liner brings to the public spaces of the city

The consumption of dairy products is related with a lower incidence of metabolic syndrome

22/05/2019

This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Human Nutrition Unit of the URV-IISPV after analyzing nearcly 3,000 articles

The URV coordinates a project to design interactive therapeutic games for people with cerebral palsy

16/05/2019

The games use a digital platform in order to improve aspects related to movement control and social interaction

A recent study confirms the new trend in feminist reggaeton music

15/05/2019

The study, led by researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, analyzes the new trend in this genre, which has traditionally been considered sexist

“I will gain sufficient expertise to choose pursuing my PhD as well as a career path in a company”

14/05/2019 Interview

Sadaf Davari is studying the Master in Chemical Engineering of the URV. She has recently won the Work Experience Award from the BASF SONATRACH PropanChem SA and the ETSEQ

Researchers, students and the Aula de Teatre of the URV participate in the 21st edition of the Tarraco Viva Festival

09/05/2019

A series of activities took place from 5 to 19 May to inform people about urban life in classical antiquity

Researchers Josep Domingo-Ferrer and Eduard Llobet once again awarded the ICREA Acadèmia

09/05/2019

The awards from the Catalan Government recognise researchers in the Catalan university system

Students of Journalism from the URV organise two electoral debates in Reus and Tarragona

08/05/2019

The debates were open to questions from citizens through the Twitter account @ElDebatURV

A new project to improve the learning of Kiswahili IN Kenyan schools

08/05/2019

Researchers at the URV have adapted to Kiswahili an app originally developed for improving English reading skills (StratApp). Students can improve their reading skills in this language by playing with the app

Consuming 60 grams of nuts a day improves sexual function

New call Martí Franqués program

The 78th best university in the world under the age of 50

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

Consuming 60 grams of nuts a day improves sexual function

A new material has been developed to manufacture insulating material for footwear by reusing tyres

Between 16 and 18% of preadolescents have ideas of suicide

The URV announces a new call for 77 predoctoral research contracts through the Martí i Franquès programme

The URV has joined the European University Network Aurora

Short sleep duration and sleep variability blunt weight loss

The URV is the 78th best university in the world under the age of 50, according to Times Higher Education

The URV has entered the QS World University Rankings for the first time

Nanodiamonds for detecting dangerous gases

More than half of the plastic waste on the Tarragona coast consists of clothing fibres from washing machines

The high numbers of cruise passengers in public spaces in Barcelona “expels” residents and other tourists

The consumption of dairy products is related with a lower incidence of metabolic syndrome

The URV coordinates a project to design interactive therapeutic games for people with cerebral palsy

A recent study confirms the new trend in feminist reggaeton music

“I will gain sufficient expertise to choose pursuing my PhD as well as a career path in a company”

Researchers, students and the Aula de Teatre of the URV participate in the 21st edition of the Tarraco Viva Festival

Researchers Josep Domingo-Ferrer and Eduard Llobet once again awarded the ICREA Acadèmia

Students of Journalism from the URV organise two electoral debates in Reus and Tarragona

A new project to improve the learning of Kiswahili IN Kenyan schools

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