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The URV leads the commitment to green hydrogen

The URV leads the commitment to green hydrogen

More than one hundred businesses and organizations attend the official presentation in Tarragona of a strategic national initiative which has already been working for some time on the transition to the renewable hydrogen economy and society.

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The URV moves up the QS rankings and is now one of the 750 top universities in the world

23/06/2021

It is the 6th university in Catalonia and the 20th in Spain. Of the almost 20,000 universities in the world only 1,300 are included in the ranking

The Mediterranean diet not only helps with weight loss, it also helps modify the gut health

10/06/2021

The Predimed-Plus study shows that the Mediterranean diet has the capacity to modify our microbiota. This diet induces changes in our microbiota that could be related to its healthy effect

1.4 million years ago in Europe, Orce became an area of attraction for the manufacture and use of stone tools

09/06/2021

Torrential rains in Barranco León allowed the first hominins to opportunistically take advantage of an accumulation of raw materials

Researchers point out the feasibility of using black soldier fly protein in the food industry

04/06/2021

Members of the Food, Innovation & Engineering (FoodIE) Research Group at the URV have analysed the properties of black soldier fly protein fractions to boost their use in the food industry. They have demonstrated that this insect protein is comparable to whey protein for sunflower oil emulsification, while it offers certain advantages for lemon oil encapsulation

The Hydrogen Valley of Catalonia affirms the commitment of all its members to tackling the climate emergency

17/05/2021

More than one hundred businesses and organizations attend the official presentation in Tarragona of a strategic national initiative which has already been working for some time on the transition to the renewable hydrogen economy and society. Enagás and Repsol takes on the commercial leadership of an initiative coordinated by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili which they hope will make the territory a European leader in the hydrogen industry

The URV is to coordinate an interuniversity Master’s degree in Biomedical Data Science

13/05/2021

This first educational proposal of its kind at postgraduate level in Catalonia comes at a turning point in the healthcare field when large amounts of biomedical data need processing

SEAFOOD TOMORROW project results help to secure a sustainable future for the seafood industry

03/05/2021

Results from a landmark European project have laid the foundations to strengthen the seafood production and processing industry in Europe and safeguard sustainable seafood for future generations

Vitamin-D deficiency during pregnancy leads to problems with neurological development in infants

29/04/2021

A study by the URV and the Jordi Gol Institute of Research into Primary Care (IDIAP) concludes that more than half of the pregnant women in the Mediterranean basin have low levels of vitamin D. Above all, this affects women who are Arabian dark-skinned or obese, who lead a sedentary lifestyle and have a low socioeconomic level

A new fossil species of small wolf, dated 1.6 million-years-old, is found at the sites of Orce, southern Spain

28/04/2021

Its name, Canis orcensis, is dedicated to the Andalusian town where it has been found

The URV and Enagás sign a strategic agreement to promote the Vall de l’Hidrogen de Catalunya

21/04/2021

Both entities are committed to the energy transition and to the reactivation of the economy and have joined forces to promote the renewable hydrogen value chain and access to NEXTGEN-EU funding

A European project gets underway to improve the “soft skills” of doctoral programmes

20/04/2021

Video gamEs foR Skills trAining (VERSA) is a project led by the Postgraduate and Doctoral School of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, and in which two other universities from the Aurora network are also taking part: the University of Innsbruck and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The Ibero-American Knowledge Foundation is also participating

First meeting of all URV staff involved in the Aurora Alliance to share the current state of the project

20/04/2021

More than 30 technical, administrative and research members of the URV met on Friday, 19 March, in the first joint meeting of the whole team working on the European project

For the first time Neanderthal nuclear DNA preserved in cave sediment has been successfully extracted and analyzed

15/04/2021

Some of the samples were obtained from Atapuerca, a confirmed international benchmark for genetic studies of the first hominin populations

450,000 years ago, technological and subsistence advances could have helped to overcome climatic conditions marked by aridity and cold

17/03/2021

This is stated in an article published in the Journal of Human Evolution and headed by members of the IPHES-CERCA and the URV

European scientists signed a Call to implement Nutriscore in Europe

16/03/2021

274 individual European scientists and 26 expert associations  have signed a Call demanding the European Commission "to adopt Nutriscore as soon as possible in the interest of both consumers and public health"

LDL lipoproteins behave differently in lupus patients when they have a flare up

16/03/2021

A study by two URV-IISPV research groups shows that in patients with a lupus flare up, when artery cells come in contact with LDL lipoproteins, the reaction is similar to arteriosclerosis, which involves a blockage of the arteries. It is shown for the first time that, during flare ups, these lipoproteins cause cells to respond differently and are therefore more dangerous for the arteries

Researchers determine the most suitable model to estimate agricultural emissions

08/03/2021

Researchers from URV, IRTA and UPC present a study that faces the challenge of agriculture to minimize the impact on the environment and analyses the models used to estimate nitrogen emissions. The results can be useful for Life Cycle Assessment practitioners

Four disciplines at the URV are among the best in the world according to the QS ranking

04/03/2021

For the fourth consecutive year, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili appears in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering retain their places and two more have been added: Archaeology and Medicine, which until now had not featured on this list

Research by a URV doctoral student is selected for the international conference on retroviruses and opportunistic infections

03/03/2021

Jennifer Masip will present the paper at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, which brings together more than 4000 leading researchers in HIV from almost 90 countries. Ms Masip is a member of the Infection and Immunity Research Group of the Joan XXIII University Hospital in Tarragona, the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute and the Universitat Rovira i Virgili.

The URV finishes the selection of predoctoral researchers on the Martí i Franquès programme

22/02/2021

The selection process took place between January and February and about 20 candidates have already signed their contracts with the University. In total, 71 new doctoral students from 19 countries all over the world will be starting work. Their theses will be supervised by almost 100 lecturers

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