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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.

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Josep Pallarès, new rector of the URV: “We extend our hand to everyone to make the URV the best university”

03/06/2022

Pallarès obtained 57.77% of the weighted votes in the second round of the elections

Students on the Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering construct devices self-powered with hydrogen

12/05/2022

The students have designed plants for the production of hydrogen and on 10 June will demonstrate how their devices work and put them to the test in a competition

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

The Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hotel Management is the only public degree in Spain that offers a dual qualification

29/04/2022

Students who opt for the dual pathway as from the academic year 2022-23 will do a thousand hours of paid internships in companies and their Bachelor’s Degree Thesis

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

María Vallet, pioneer in the use of bioceramic materials for bone tissue regeneration, is awarded an honorary degree by the URV

22/04/2022

She also suggested introducing pharmaceuticals into the pores of mesoporous silica materials to achieve the controlled release of pharmaceuticals, which would open up a new therapeutic and research field. The Faculty of Chemistry proposed that as professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the UCM she should be awarded a doctorate by the URV on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the degree in Chemistry in Tarragona

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

Computer Engineering students and staff from the research and learning centre collect and repair computers for schools

08/04/2022

Students are volunteering for the SustainComp project, a URV Solidària initiative, to collaborate with the Labdoo network and reduce the digital divide in education

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

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