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A multifaceted<br />figurehead<br />

A multifaceted
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The URV highlights the figure of Antoni Rovira i Virgili, who, like the university that bears his name, had an interdisciplinary career marked by a commitment to influencing society.

Are you new to the URV? Relax! We will be at your side you every step of the way

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Three new grape varieties identified on the island of La Palma

15/01/2026

A research team from the URV has studied 96 vine samples from the island and concluded that the volcanic episode of 2021 did not cause significant losses in wine-growing biodiversity

A pendulum-based system allows energy to be extracted from ocean currents

14/01/2026

Francisco Huera, a researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at URV, has designed the model, which harnesses the vibrations generated by water in contact with a cylinder

Three campus CRAIs open for Christmas

08/01/2026

Document lending and renewals will be extended until after the Christmas holidays

A new technique predicts the ripeness of fruit by analysing leaves

11/12/2025

The method, developed by a research team at URV, analyses the biochemical changes in the leaves closest to the fruit without damaging it

The quality of carbohydrates in the diet plays a key role in the prevention of dementia

03/12/2025

A study by Universitat Rovira i Virgili shows that prioritising low-glycaemic-index foods, such as most fruits and whole grains, can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia

Crouzon syndrome diagnosed in a knight from the Order of Calatrava, killed in battle over 600 years ago

27/11/2025

A URV-led research team has studied some remains that are unique in the field of archaeology: an adult individual with craniosynostosis, a severe congenital cranial deformity, and who lived at the castle of Zorita de los Canes between the 12th and 15th centuries

More buildings, more heat: quantifying the effect of the urban texture on heat islands

24/11/2025

Research from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili examines how the make-up of cities helps to make them hotter than nearby rural areas

The geographer Agustín Cocola-Gant becomes the URV’s new senior Serra Húnter researcher

19/11/2025

For the next five years, he will coordinate a project involving twelve universities to analyse housing as a financial asset, understand the inequalities it generates and develop policies to reduce them

The Mediterranean diet does not guarantee sufficient intake of vitamins such as folate

06/11/2025

Research from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili adds to the debate surrounding the need to fortify staple foods such as flour with vitamins.

The Social Anthropology Group Seminar holds the first session of the academic year

05/11/2025

With the title ‘Algunas de las nuevas miradas’, this session featured contributions from some of the new lecturers at DAFiTS: Elisa Alegre, Daniel Malet and Laia Ventura.

URV signs up to the Joint Declaration on Gender Equality in Higher Education, Research and Innovation

27/10/2025

The declaration has been signed by all the institutions that have won the European Union Award for Gender Equality Champions

A diet rich in antioxidants may prevent neuromuscular deterioration

22/10/2025

A Universitat Rovira i Virgili research project studies how ageing affects the transmission mechanisms between neurons and muscles, while testing the potential of antioxidants in the prevention of this deterioration

A new artificial intelligence model improves the prediction of breast cancer recurrence

17/10/2025

A research team led by the URV has developed a system that combines clinical and magnetic resonance data to better identify the risk of tumour recurrence

The URV brings together experts from around the world on statistical data confidentiality

15/10/2025

Researchers from the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics are organizing the Meeting of Experts on the Confidentiality of Statistical Data, a biennial event of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Mireia Usart made new member of the governing body of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe

06/10/2025

The appointment recognises her track record in research and teaching in educational technology at the URV and as part of the ARGET research group

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

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