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A series of videos on the research of the PhD fellows of the Martí and Franquès COFUND Programme is presented

21/07/2021

The series "Meet our fellows" highlights the profile of the PhD fellows, their research projects and their experience at the URV as beneficiaries of a grant from the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

The URV works to internationalise the region through activities aimed at society

20/07/2021

The University participates in a European project that opens up internationalisation activities to the local sphere

“The Aurora course has allowed us to imagine the craziest idea and bring it to fruition”

16/07/2021 Interview

Maria Guasch Bové and Carmen Alicia Yáez González are students of the URV who have participated in an open international webinar of Aurora network about Artificial Intelligence. They have been trained by international teachers and have developed an educational app with students from foreign countries

Two master’s degrees at the URV’s School of Chemical Engineering are awarded the EUR-ACE international quality label

13/07/2021

The programmes in question are the master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and the master’s degree in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy

The training methodology of SUCTI, 10 years alive converting staff into active promotors of internationalisation

12/07/2021

The Next Train the Trainers will be held from 29 November to 3 December 2021 in Tarragona

The Network Science Society recognises the research on networks of the physicist Marta Sales Pardo

12/07/2021

Marta Sales Pardo is the first woman from a Catalan and Spanish university to have been appointed as a fellow member by this scientific society.

Experts recommend a varied and moderate consumption of sushi with limited quantities of tuna

08/07/2021

A research group from the URV and the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute have analysed the concentration of various toxic elements in these foods and evaluated the risk of consuming them in infant, adolescent and adult populations

Registration fees for official master’s degrees are reduced by 40% to match the cost of bachelor’s degrees

06/07/2021

The URV is offering new grants for students applying for full-time master's degrees until 29 July

Call for applications is now open for 58 postdoctoral grants totalling 5 million euros

05/07/2021

From today to 15 September applications can be made for the 17 places on the María Zambrano international talent recruitment programme, the 32 places on the Margarita Salas programme for young doctors and the programme for requalifying university teaching staff by encouraging mobility, which will be offering 9 grants

Call opened for 61 doctoral contracts at the URV as part of the Martí i Franquès programme

01/07/2021

This Thursday, 1 July, is the first day for applications for each one of the three editions of the programme: standard, with 28 contracts; COFUND, with 20, and Banco Santander, with 13. The deadline for applications is 6 September 2021

The Learning Resource Center launches new website

01/07/2021

The newly designed website has been optimized for mobile devices

Detailed simulation of air flow after coughing and sneezing to study the transmission of diseases such as COVID-19

30/06/2021

Using high-performance computation systems, a URV research team has simulated the flow of air produced by coughing and sneezing in unprecedented detail. The results give greater insight into the characteristics of the flow produced by breathing and the capacity of infectious aerosols to disperse in the environment and remain suspended, which spreads COVID-19 and other airborne diseases

“Mayo Clinic is the most prestigious and internationally recognized clinic, and it is a real privilege to be here”

29/06/2021 Interview

María José Hernández is doing her research on elicitation of preference and shared decision making in screening programs, as part of the PhD programme at Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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

Summer library hours from June 25 to September 30

21/06/2021

All campus libraries will remain closed from August 2 to August 29 except CRAI campus Catalunya and CRAI Medicina i Ciències de la Salut

The new library management system of the CRAI alters loan services

18/06/2021

From July 1, there will be changes in the summer loan service, such as the temporary closure of the PUC or “my account”

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

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A series of videos on the research of the PhD fellows of the Martí and Franquès COFUND Programme is presented

The URV works to internationalise the region through activities aimed at society

“The Aurora course has allowed us to imagine the craziest idea and bring it to fruition”

Two master’s degrees at the URV’s School of Chemical Engineering are awarded the EUR-ACE international quality label

The training methodology of SUCTI, 10 years alive converting staff into active promotors of internationalisation

The Network Science Society recognises the research on networks of the physicist Marta Sales Pardo

Experts recommend a varied and moderate consumption of sushi with limited quantities of tuna

Registration fees for official master’s degrees are reduced by 40% to match the cost of bachelor’s degrees

Call for applications is now open for 58 postdoctoral grants totalling 5 million euros

Call opened for 61 doctoral contracts at the URV as part of the Martí i Franquès programme

The Learning Resource Center launches new website

Detailed simulation of air flow after coughing and sneezing to study the transmission of diseases such as COVID-19

“Mayo Clinic is the most prestigious and internationally recognized clinic, and it is a real privilege to be here”

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

Summer library hours from June 25 to September 30

The new library management system of the CRAI alters loan services

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

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

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

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

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