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A URV-led study highlights the limitations of AI models in understanding language

06/02/2025

The research compares the performance of seven AI models with that of 400 humans in comprehension tasks and reveals a lack of stability and precision in the answers

A sneeze simulator reveals the role of the nasal cavity in the dispersion of respiratory aerosols

20/01/2025

A URV research project has built a three-dimensional model of the human upper respiratory tract in order to reproduce intense respiratory episodes and has studied how particle nuclei are dispersed indoors so as to determine how to prevent the transmission of diseases by air

The CRAI incorporates cabinets charging mobile devices

19/12/2024

These lockers have three types of connectors (USB-C, Micro USB and Lightning) and a plug for charging laptops

More projects to expand the URV’s social work around the world

19/12/2024

Grants have been given to six initiatives aimed at promoting development in disadvantaged areas, one such initiative being the work by two physiotherapy students in Nepal.

Researchers from URV participate in the First Aurora Call for Incentive and Collaborative Research Projects

19/12/2024

These recognitions reinforce the University's commitment to international research and highlight its active role in the Aurora European alliance

ICI, the international project on inclusivity, celebrates the final conference in Tarragona

19/12/2024

The partner universities of the project, led by the URV, present the results to promote equal opportunities in educational internationalisation

Looking ahead to the new Internationalisation Strategic Plan

19/12/2024 Opinion

"I believe the strategic plan should consider several aspects, such as digitisation to enhance productivity, process simplification, and the full exploitation of networks, particularly the Aurora network"

A new antivirus model to fight against evasive malware

18/12/2024

Researchers from the URV and the University of Piraeus design a system to detect malware that modifies its behaviour to avoid detection

The Universitat Rovira i Virgili leads a protocol to improve the durability of flexible photovoltaic devices

03/12/2024

A team from the University together with 23 international experts promote a standardized method to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of these devices

Nanorobots and electrochemistry: the research by Bahareh Kherzi

25/11/2024 Interview

The researcher, ICREA research professor at the URV, investigates chemical reactions conducted with electricity and the design of synthetic nanorobots for environmental and health applications

URV promotes diversity and internationalisation in teacher education

19/11/2024

The university successfully concluded its participation in the "Diverse Internationalisation of Teacher Education" project

International nursing conference focuses on citizen participation in public health

15/11/2024

Various disciplines coincide on the need to focus on encouraging community involvement and on identifying needs and the resources to address them. The programme brought together students and professors from master’s programmes in six countries

Folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies are detected in pregnant mothers in Tarragona province

13/11/2024

A study from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) and ’Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV) has investigated the patterns of supplementation and status in these vitamins in pregnant women, a lack of these vitamins is a risk factor for maternal and child health

Drug shown to be effective in preventing dialysis in children with hypercholesterolaemia

07/11/2024

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia causes children to have blood cholesterol levels that are dangerous for their health. A study led by the URV has shown that a pill, lomitapide, can reduce cholesterol in these children by half

Marta Sales-Pardo secures an ERC Synergy Grant to investigate the evolution of neural circuits

05/11/2024

Over the next six years, the researcher from the URV’s Department of Chemical Engineering will co-lead a pioneering project to study how these circuits vary across different fly species and understand how they influence the insects’ behaviour

One in ten permanent researchers at the URV is among the most influential in the world

28/10/2024

Stanford University updates its list of the world's most important researchers with 2023 data. The URV has second highest rate of influential researchers among its permanent teaching and research staff out of all the universities in Spain and Catalonia

Study reveals how the first vertebrates swam more than 400 million years ago

24/10/2024

This discovery, made by a research team led by the URV, modifies the previously held conception of primitive fish and demonstrates that they were able to inhabit areas other than the seabed

The URV will offer micro-qualifications co-designed with companies and recognized at a European level

22/10/2024

On Tuesday, the Governing Council approved the first of these advanced digital training qualifications, which are aimed at meeting the demands of the local manufacturing sector

Professor Sergio Nasarre will appear before the Urban Agenda and Housing Committee of the Spanish Parliament

22/10/2024

The founder of the UNESCO Chair in Housing has been asked to appear before the committee this Wednesday. He will do so alongside around twenty other experts proposed by parliamentary groups

Tarragona hosts the first international workshop on the privacy and anonymization of census data

21/10/2024

The event brings together international experts in statistics, computer science, demography and law to find solutions that ensure privacy without compromising data quality

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A URV-led study highlights the limitations of AI models in understanding language

A sneeze simulator reveals the role of the nasal cavity in the dispersion of respiratory aerosols

The CRAI incorporates cabinets charging mobile devices

More projects to expand the URV’s social work around the world

Researchers from URV participate in the First Aurora Call for Incentive and Collaborative Research Projects

ICI, the international project on inclusivity, celebrates the final conference in Tarragona

Looking ahead to the new Internationalisation Strategic Plan

A new antivirus model to fight against evasive malware

The Universitat Rovira i Virgili leads a protocol to improve the durability of flexible photovoltaic devices

Nanorobots and electrochemistry: the research by Bahareh Kherzi

URV promotes diversity and internationalisation in teacher education

International nursing conference focuses on citizen participation in public health

Folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies are detected in pregnant mothers in Tarragona province

Drug shown to be effective in preventing dialysis in children with hypercholesterolaemia

Marta Sales-Pardo secures an ERC Synergy Grant to investigate the evolution of neural circuits

One in ten permanent researchers at the URV is among the most influential in the world

Study reveals how the first vertebrates swam more than 400 million years ago

The URV will offer micro-qualifications co-designed with companies and recognized at a European level

Professor Sergio Nasarre will appear before the Urban Agenda and Housing Committee of the Spanish Parliament

Tarragona hosts the first international workshop on the privacy and anonymization of census data

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