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Are you new to the URV?

Are you new to the URV?

Check the information you need to start the course on the right way. On this page you will find information about services that can be especially useful during these first days at the University.In view of this new challenge, we want you to know that Rovira i Virgili University we will accompany you all the time.

Aurora network universities agree that most students should take part in an internationalization experience

Aurora network universities agree that most students should take part in an internationalization experience

More than 120 representatives from eleven European universities debated which skills and competences university students should have and how universities should foster internationalization.

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“At the Court of Justice of the European Union I was able to work side by side with the judges”

16/12/2021 Interview

Marouane Laabbas el Guennouni is an example of what students can achieve in European institutions because between March and July of this year he undertook a paid internship at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. There, he was responsible for compiling the legal doctrine that would guide judges in resolving cases. He is this year's UNICAT ambassador for the URV, a figure that exists in Catalan universities to inform students about job and internship opportunities in the EU.

Environmental pollution increases the severity and mortality of Covid-19

15/12/2021

A study by a research team from the URV and the IISPV shows that people who live in cities where airborne pollutants exceed the threshold set by the WHO suffer from COVID-19 more severely and are more likely to die

Aurora network universities agree that most students should take part in an internationalization experience

30/11/2021

Aurora’s biannual meeting, which was attended by more than 120 representatives from eleven European universities belonging to the Aurora European multicampus, debated which skills and competences university students should have and how universities should foster internationalization

A hundred members of the URV participate in the URV’s Autumn Excursion

24/11/2021

They walked from La Mussara to Prades via the gorges of La Febró

URV researcher Jordi Salas-Salvadó is among the most cited researchers in the world

16/11/2021

The professor and director of the URV's Human Nutrition Unit is among the most influential scientists in the world due to the impact of his research, according to the "Highly Cited Researchers 2021" list

The URV awards an honorary doctorate to Pilar Galán, whose research has established the scientific basis for reducing the prevalence of chronic diseases through nutrition

12/11/2021

Pilar Galán has helped create a bank of biological samples for understanding the mechanisms involved in the relationship between food and cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes and has launched food labels containing nutritional information.

The number of URV students applying to undertake an international study visit increases above pre-pandemic levels

12/11/2021

The University has welcomed international students

Digitized companies are more likely to be internationalized and grow rapidly

03/11/2021

URV-led research analyses the relationship between high-growth companies, internationalization and the impact of digital technologies in the 27 member states of the EU and the United Kingdom.

A methodology has been developed that improves the identification and description of biomedical markers

02/11/2021

A research team from the URV-IISPV-CIBERDEM Metabolomics Platform has patented a technique that paves the way to describing the whole human metabolome

A study detects the presence of flame retardants inside homes, offices and schools

26/10/2021

The URV's TecnATox research group has found high levels of these chemicals in indoor spaces in a study carried out in the province of Tarragona and has studied their effects on the health of adults and children

Doctoral students can now attend bachelor’s and master’s classes to train in other disciplines

13/10/2021

The Open Learning programme is an initiative of the URV’s Doctoral School that aims to give students access to additional multidisciplinary knowledge without any additional cost to their registration fees

International research alliance aims to translate new cervical cancer screening strategy to low-income settings

06/10/2021

The CHILI consortium aims to comprehend current screening practices and challenges to define and implement new strategies, including the ELEVATE screening test, that meet the conditions of the local context and the preferences of the local women

Bilinguals are better than monolinguals in detecting manipulative discourse

29/09/2021

The finding has been confirmed in an experiment by researchers from the URV, the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, who propose a new approach to the debate on the advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism: a good performance in one area of linguistic ability may mean lower accuracy or speed in another, and vice-versa

The European Research Night once again fills Tarragona’s Plaça Corsini with science

27/09/2021

More than 1,200 people took part in the 26 scientific workshops prepared by a hundred researchers from the University and the ICAC, ICIQ, IISPV and IPHES research institutes. The activity, coordinated once again by the URV, exceeded expectations in its return to a face-to-face format

COVID-19 Contingency Plan approved for the 2021-22 academic year

21/09/2021

Students and University staff must notify the URV’s internal eCOVID application if they have symptoms compatible with those of the virus, if they have been in close contact with a confirmed case or if they have received the results of a PCR or antigen test

Changes in the library access and its services for the academic year 2021/22

20/09/2021

The CRAI is resuming all face-to-face services and maintaining virtual services. Also, some virtual library services are being improved, such as the new website or the new search engine

The URV community can now get vaccinated without an appointment at the Catalunya, Bellissens and Sescelades campuses until September 21th

16/09/2021

The aim is to increase the percentage of vaccinations among younger people in order to increase safety at the start of the academic year. Vaccination points are also open to anyone over the age of 12 years

The library of the URV (CRAI) hosts the exhibition #FotoRecercaURV2021

15/09/2021

The seven CRAI Campuses host a traveling exhibition on scientific photography until February

The URV receives 894 applications from around the world to fill 65 doctoral positions

14/09/2021

The applicants are applying for a place on the Martí i Franquès program, in its Standard, Banco Santander and MSCA-COFUND editions. The successful candidates will take up their positions at the University as from December 2021 and will be given contracts of up to three years

A catalan research team discovers the eruption mechanisms and inner structure of a 3.5-million-year-old volcano in Caldes de Malavella

13/09/2021

To find out, the researchers have generated a 3D model, the first of its kind in this type of geological structures

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