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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.

Against the war in Ukraine

Against the war in Ukraine

We strongly condemn and strongly reject the use of military aggression as an instrument for resolving territorial disputes, which is contrary to international law and human rights.

COVID-19

COVID-19

On this page, you will find the latest information and instructions for the URV community. This page will be constantly updated as the situation evolves.URV information on coronavirus →

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Researchers estimate how SARS-CoV-2 spreads depending on whether contacts are vaccinated or not

05/05/2022

Researchers from the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics have developed a more accurate mathematical model to predict the impact of prophylactic measures on an infectious disease

Doctoral researcher Kandeel Shafique will represent URV in the internal phase organised by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for the world-class pitch competition Falling Walls

29/04/2022

The Falling Walls competition is an opportunity for researchers to present their innovative ideas and projects to the international scientific community

Sant Jordi is anticipated at the URV

19/04/2022

From April 20 there will be activities, centers of interest and the sale of solidarity books at the CRAI. Students Abril Segura, David Fernández and Paula Pinar win the Faculty of Letters book points competition

The URV promotes the Towers of Science project, an outreach initiative that discusses human towers from a scientific perspective

05/04/2022

The new campaign kicks off by discussing human towers from the perspective of six scientific disciplines. The posters can be seen in the streets of Reus Tarragona and Valls, all towns that are taking part in the project, and there are also informative videos, a series of talks and other activities in the streets and on the days of human tower-building exhibitions. The initiative is also funded by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and the company Repsol

45 doctoral students from all over the world have come to the URV on the first Martí i Franquès COFUND programme

29/03/2022

Over the course of five years, they have published about 100 open-access articles and presented their research results at international conferences. The programme has also helped to address the fight against COVID-19 and emerging challenges such as the digitalization of education

The URV initiates an international study to improve the approach to chronic pain in people with blindness and low vision

10/03/2022

The iniciative, leaded by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili-Grünenthal Foundation Chair for Child Pain, begins with a survey, now available in 13 languages. The responses will reveal the needs and dificulties they have in receiving treatment

“Aurora expands online collaborative learning opportunities for students and teaching staff”

08/03/2022 Opinion

The URV has arranged the first virtual fair of International Collaborative Learning Online (COIL). The fair is intended for teachers of the Aurora network who want to implement the methodology and internationalize their subjects

A dominant negative sentiment prevails in public perception towards the cruise industry during the COVID-19 outbreaks 

03/03/2022

Researchers from the URV and the UPC have investigated the perception of cruising in the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic by analysing more than 34 million tweets. One of their main conclusions is the need for the cruise industry to reinvent itself and double down on green credentials

Russia invades Ukraine and the markets tremble

25/02/2022 Opinion

At times of high political, institutional or military uncertainty, prices become highly volatile (often rising) and the stock markets go into turmoil, as has happened with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Manifesto on the war in Ukraine

24/02/2022

A minute of silence in front of all the URV buildings will be observed on Friday 25 February at 12 noon

URV researchers discover a way to predict the degradation of a neural network

16/02/2022

The journal Nature Communications has published the results of this study led by Professor Àlex Arenas

Researchers apply a new methodology for the study of organic solar cells shelf-lifetime degradation

10/02/2022

Researchers from the URV and the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) investigate on organic solar cells in order to understand their degradation mechanism and find strategies for longer durability and, thus, increase their commercial feasibility in a large-scale production

Perception of the risk of COVID-19 infection on public transport is 70% lower among regular users than among occasional users

09/02/2022

Research led by the URV has determined the impact of the pandemic on the journeys made by residents and visitors to the Camp de Tarragona region and on the mental health of public transport users

A lack of understanding among the educational community hinders the inclusion of transgender people in primary and secondary schools

08/02/2022

A URV study identifies for the first time the needs of LGBT+ students in educational centres and suggests actions to improve the situation in the Spanish education system

Researchers determine the most suitable agri-environmental indicators to assess potential technologies for nutrient recovery in agriculture

03/02/2022

Researchers from Nutri2Cycle project present a study that faces the challenge of agriculture to minimize the impact on the environment and develop a screening analysis useful to enhance nutrient efficiency in agriculture

URV researcher Coen de Graaf is awarded two projects to work with the fastest supercomputers in the world

02/02/2022

For two years he will be able to carry out with this technoloty as part of his research on new organic photovoltaic materials

“The Aurora project shows how much power we students really have”

27/01/2022 Interview

Xènia Roviralta is a student at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili. She is 24 years old and is in the final year of her degree in Food Bioprocess Engineering. She is also a representative on the Aurora Student Council, which gives support and advises the senior management of the universities that are part of the Aurora network to promote the common objectives.

Technology companies are concentrated in neighbourhoods with more equipment and services

21/01/2022

Public administration actions that provide technological services to urban areas specialising in knowledge-intensive sectors help to attract new companies, improve the efficiency of existing ones and enhance the prestige of these areas

“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

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