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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

New macaque remains about 2,5 million years old to fulfil a gap in the fossil record have been discovered

22/02/2021

The presence of macaques in northern Africa dates back to the upper Miocene, about 6-7 million years ago. Shortly thereafter (about 5,5 million years ago), first representatives are found in Europe (Spain and Italy), which migrated on during the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Now, an article published in Journal of Human Evolution and led by research staff from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), the Universitat Rovira i Virgili

A URV research team identifies a metabolic footprint associated with the perception of satiety

17/02/2021

Results of the European study SATIN (SATiety INnovation) reveal a relation between certain metabolites in the blood and the satiety perceived after consuming food

Italian students train online at the URV

17/02/2021

This week sees the start of the first online version of the URV’s Study Abroad programme, involving 53 students in Translation from the Università Ca'Foscari Venezia. The course is the result of collaboration between Ester Torres, coordinator of the University Master’s Degree in Professional English-Spanish Translation, and the Italian university

The Crises research group participates in a project to promote new mobility data sharing solutions

16/02/2021

The Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchers are part of a European consortium formed by 10 European partners located in seven countries. MobiDataLab project, launched on February 1st, 2021, has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

CONNEKT looks into violent extremism prevention policies of eight MENA and Balkan countries

15/02/2021

The publication explores the strategies on extremism in Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria. Up to 18 experts draw a comprehensive account of national approaches towards violent extremism in the framework of the CONNEKT project, which the URV's UNESCO Chair for Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean is part of

A mathematical model has been designed that predicts the success of extubating patients on intensive mechanical ventilation

12/02/2021

The results of the study by a research team from the URV and the IISPV show a potential reduction of the current rate of reintubation from 9% to 1% by using machine learning tools. Data from a thousand intensive-care patients with respiratory difficulties has been processed and analysed to create this tool

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

European scientists signed a Call to implement Nutriscore in Europe

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

Researchers determine the most suitable model to estimate agricultural emissions

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

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

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

New macaque remains about 2,5 million years old to fulfil a gap in the fossil record have been discovered

A URV research team identifies a metabolic footprint associated with the perception of satiety

Italian students train online at the URV

The Crises research group participates in a project to promote new mobility data sharing solutions

CONNEKT looks into violent extremism prevention policies of eight MENA and Balkan countries

A mathematical model has been designed that predicts the success of extubating patients on intensive mechanical ventilation

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