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The URV at home

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Whether you are thinking of studying a bachelor's degree, a master's degree or a doctoral degree next year at the URV, we continue to work from home to resolve any doubts you may have.

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The URV is in the top 501-600 universities in the world

The URV is in the top 501-600 universities in the world

According to the Times Higher Education (THE) and Shanghai (ARWU) rankings, the URV is among the top 600 universities in the world. This position confirms the URV’s excellence and international competitiveness.

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New evidence found of the neurotoxic effects of some of the most commonly used pesticides in the world

03/07/2020

URV researchers are taking part in a pioneering study that analyses the behavioural and molecular effects in the short, medium and long term resulting from exposure to chlorpyrifos, which may be related to hyperactivity, autism and addictions

Solar assisted heating networks reduce environmental impact and energy consumption

03/07/2020

These installations centralize large scale heating and the production of hot water. One study led by researchers from the URV has created a diagnostic tool that uses artificial intelligence to demonstrate the feasibility of these systems

Scientists support the use of ultraviolet light to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission indoors

23/06/2020

An international team of researchers advocates the use of UV-C light in indoor spaces as a way to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 viruses. This solution meets the requirements of fast, scalable, and affordable implementation to fulfill the needs of disinfecting working spaces

Choosing the city, choosing the URV

11/06/2020 Opinion

I had to stay in Tarragona during the confinement because all the flights back to Turkey were cancelled and all the borders were closed

The URV wins for the second time a European project that will enable it to contract 50 predoctoral researchers

11/06/2020

The European Commission has awarded the URV’s Martí i Franquès programme more than four million euros to be used to contract 50 predoctoral researchers. The selection process will take place over two editions in 2020 and 2021, and the chosen candidates will each be awarded a three-year contract. The university will contribute a further four million euros to the project. The URV is one of three institutions in Spain to have received funding in the last call of the European Commission’s COFUND-DP programme, and it is the one that has received the most money

Living through the pandemic away from home

09/06/2020

International students who have remained in Tarragona and local students who have not been able to return home at the end of their studies abroad describe their lockdown experiences

A new mechanism improves the efficiency of antibacterial surfaces

09/06/2020

URV researchers have developed a nanometric-scale theoretical model to create structures that kill bacteria by using elastic forces. The results of this study pave the way to creating new antibacterial materials

The new rapid diagnosis test for SARS-CoV-2 will be ready for manufacture by the end of July

08/06/2020

Large scale testing of the device is underway; in only 15 minutes and with just a single pinprick of blood it can determine with 100% reliability if a person has the disease or if they have developed antibodies to it

Two anti-inflammatory drugs found that inhibit the replication of the COVID-19 virus

27/05/2020

A study by the URV’s Cheminformatics and Nutrition research group has shown that an anti-inflammatory drug for humans and another for animals inhibit a key enzyme in the replication and transcription of the COVID-19 virus. The results of the work have been validated by the initiative COVIDMoonshot which has carried out in vitro studies and assessed their bioactivity. The results have been published in the "International Journal of Molecular Sciences"

A new technique preserves the anti-carcinogenic properties of polyphenols and flavonoids in oncological treatments

27/05/2020

The research opens the door to developing more natural drugs that are less toxic for patients with cancer. The results of this study led by researchers from the URV have been published in the journal Scientific Reports

A study identifies the mechanism by which eating fish reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease

20/05/2020

A diet rich in fish or omega 3 modulates the concentration of lipids that are passed on to cells by lipoproteins and reduces the likelihood of atherosclerosis, according to the most exhaustive study carried out to date by Universitat Rovira i Virgili and Harvard Medical School on more than 26,000 women

Newly identified ‘metabolic signature’ can determine adherence to Mediterranean diet, help predict CVD risk

18/05/2020

A newly identified “metabolic signature” can evaluate an individual’s adherence and metabolic response to the Mediterranean diet and help predict future risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new research led by Harvard University with collaborators from the Broad Institute and Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Almost half of the URV’s master’s degrees will be taught online in the first semester of the next academic year

13/05/2020

The move online and the opportunity to study part-time help students as they prepare for their professional careers

A healthy diet and lifestyle reduces the risk of colorectal cancer in older people

04/05/2020

The results of the PREDIMED study suggest that the most up-to-date recommendations of the international organisation World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research to maintain a healthy lifestyle reduce the risk of colorectal in older people with a high cardiovascular risk. The results of the study have been published in the "Journal of Clinical Medicine"

Researchers design a nanosensor that improves sensitivity by 300% and the durability of the existing systems

29/04/2020

It is made with a hybrid material consisting of graphene and perovskite nanocrystals and has proved to be more cost-effective, reliable and sustainable than the alternatives existing today

Researchers at the URV are working to develop a device to quickly detect COVID-19

28/04/2020

The aim is to develop a serological test within 3 months that takes only 15 minutes to differentiate between patients that have the virus and those who have already has it

The pandemic puts the URV’s medical students to the test

27/04/2020

Almost 170 current and former students from the URV’s degrees in Medicine and Nursing form part of staff at healthcare centres, after being contracted to help relieve the pressure on healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic

The protective qualities of olive oil are demonstrated in a population from the United States

20/04/2020

Researchers from the URV, the Universidad de Navarra and the CIBEROBN have analysed more than 90,000 patients over 30years

A more efficient and economical system has been designed for encapsulating essential oils

15/04/2020

Led by the research staff of the Department of Chemical Engineering, the research has been carried out with lemon essential oil, a product that is extensively used in the food industry

The URV will adapt bachelor’s and master’s degrees so that they can be assessed online

03/04/2020

Classes will finish in accordance with the academic calendar but the assessment period will be extended until 16 July for students who are not undergoing continuous assessment and for subjects that cannot be assessed online

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