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Are you new to the URV?

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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The first mass screening system for Covid cases has been developed with a sensitivity of 97%

22/03/2023

A hydroalcoholic gel with a QR code enables people to access to a test that assesses their ability to identify the smell of the product and eight symptoms of the disease. Using artificial intelligence techniques, it instantly evaluates the risk of having Covid. The first prototype of this system is being used in the Emergency Department of Hospital Sant Joan de Reus

Machine learning of mathematical models is found to have fundamental limitations

14/03/2023

A study carried out by the URV’s SeesLab research group has shown for the first time that machine learning algorithms do not always succeed in finding interpretable models from data

A European project led by the URV validates video games as teaching tools in doctoral training

09/03/2023

Video Games for Skills Training (VERSA) shows that students have better interdisciplinary skills and are more prepared for the world of work if they play commercial video games

The URV is coordinating an international project to improve the detection and prevention of the recurrence of breast cancer

22/02/2023

A research group of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, led by Professor Domènec Puig, classifies types of breast cancer and predicts the likelihood of metastasis

The URV welcomes more than 2,100 international students this year

17/02/2023

Nearly 450 students are studying at the University as part of a mobility programme, more than before the pandemic for the first time

A linguistic model enables feeling to be evaluated in social media texts

13/02/2023

A research team from the URV has developed a system that identifies feelings in evaluative language. The results of their research have been published in the scientific journal Mathematics

The URV has developed a pioneering gamified virtual simulation as a teaching tool for the degree in Nursing

10/02/2023

The tool was developed as part of the European Envision project and it was presented last Friday, when it was tested by students, and healthcare and education professionals. It will be available for use next academic year

The global annual cost of cyberattacks will triple by 2025 compared to 2015

09/02/2023

The URV is taking part in the SECURING project, coordinated by the UOC, which in the coming years will develop new technological solutions to guarantee the safety and sustainability of the ecosystems based on the Internet of Things

URV Publications, the top university press in the field of anthropology

08/02/2023

The index Scholarly Publishers Indicators, which assesses the prestige of academic publishers, ranks URV Publications in third position in absolute terms in the state as a whole and in first position in relation to other university press

The story of the Spanish workers forced by Nazi Germany reaches the heart of Europe

07/02/2023

The project led by the URV takes the exhibition and the documentary about the Rotspanier to Brussels. Students from the secondary school in Alcover present the work they have done on memory recovery for the project’s teaching unit.

The CRAI improves the reservation system for group work spaces

07/02/2023

The new program implemented simplifies the reservation and management process of group work spaces

A collaborative management guide is being developed on the use of psychotropic drugs in mental health

01/02/2023

Developed by a research team from the URV and the UOC, this tool was designed so that users of psychotropic drugs could have access to mechanisms of participation and take co-responsibility for their treatment

ChatGPT has reached the University

30/01/2023

The new artificial intelligence system capable of answering any question with natural language poses challenges for teaching methodology and evaluation. But the key to its good use is critical thinking, a core competence in university education.

Eudald Carbonell, new member of the International Academy of Prehistory and Protohistory

26/01/2023

This international organisation provides greater insight into the scientific understanding of prehistory and protohistory, the period from the origins of humanity to the end of the Iron Age.

The URV obtains two million euros to promote four international projects on cloud computing and artificial intelligence

25/01/2023

Three are led by the CloudLab research group, coordinated by the researcher from the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics, Pedro García

A URV research team succeeds in predicting SARS-CoV-2 mutations using artificial neural networks

18/01/2023

The Cheminformatics and Nutrition research group of the University has designed a machine learning system that predicts recurrent mutations of coronaviruses, information that will allow new drugs to be developed

The URV has trained specialists in wine tourism from 44 nationalities

10/01/2023

Students on the International Master's Degree in Wine Tourism Innovation are trained in wine tourism and marketing, wine production and cultural heritage to enhance the development of wine tourism. They are now on their way to Bordeaux and Porto after their stay at the URV

“It is essential to make sure that students are aware of professional opportunities in EU institutions”

21/12/2022 Interview

Andrea Giner, a student at the Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, is the new UNICAT and EPSO ambassador

5,000 URV students have provided services to the community during the five years of the Service Learning Programme

21/12/2022

Students have worked with more than a thousand organisations on 700 projects that combine learning processes with responding to local needs

A biomarker has been identified in patients with head and neck cancer that will help to avoid unnecessary surgery

20/12/2022

This finding will make it possible to personalise treatments and in some cases find alternatives to operations that involve significant aesthetic and physical damage that reduces the patient's quality of life.

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