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07/05/2008

The URV promotes the first international Journal of Communication and Cultural Studies focussed on Catalonia

The URV promotes the first international Journal of Communication and Cultural Studies focussed on Catalonia The Communication Unit is promoting the first international journal on communication and cultural studies focussed on Catalan media and culture. The Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies has the support of the URV Repsol Chair of Excellence in Communication. [+]

06/05/2008

Investiture of the journalist Rosa Calaf as an Honorary Doctor

Investiture of the journalist Rosa Calaf as an Honorary Doctor The journalist Rosa Maria Calaf is to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the URV in a ceremony held on Tuesday, 20 May at 12pm in the Auditorium at the URV’s Rectorate in Tarragona. [+]

18/04/2008

Antonio Serrano, 8th Jaume Ciurana Prize for Oenology

Antonio Serrano, 8th Jaume Ciurana Prize for Oenology During the 19th Series of Conferences on Oenology, the Jaume Ciurana Prize for Best Graduate of 2006-07 has been awarded to Antonio Serrano. The ceremony was held on 11 April and presided over by Joan Aguado, director of the Institut Català de la Vinya i el Vi (Catalan Institute of Viniculture) of the Catalan Government. The prize was sponsored by the wine consultancy Rius i Rius. [+]

10/04/2008

The seminar Bone, wood and stone: Seminar on Prehistoric Technology will continue on 15 April

The seminar Bone, wood and stone: Seminar on Prehistoric Technology will continue on 15 April This seminar is held from March to April at 17.00, in room 3104 of the Faculty of Arts. It is organized by the Prehistory Area of the Department of History and the History of Art and the IPHES (Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution). Entrance is free for everyone. [+]

13/03/2008

The Creation of the URV-Repsol Chair for Excellence in Communication

The Creation of the URV-Repsol Chair for Excellence in Communication The Chair will promote the communication studies currently taught at the university’s Faculty of Arts, these being journalism, publicity and public relations. The director of the Chair is Bernat López, director of the Communications Unit. [+]

13/03/2008

Nineteen pupils have received a diploma from the Professional Sommelier’s Certificate course

Nineteen pupils have received a diploma from the Professional Sommelier’s Certificate course The aim of the course is to provide professionals with knowledge regarding vineyards and wine, qualities and defects in wine, and the different oenological practices used. They must know and be able to distinguish all kinds of beverages, liqueurs and wines and acquire a knowledge of techniques regarding the serving, conservation, management and sale of wine in restaurants. [+]

20/02/2008

The Camp de Tarragona region, a network of towns in the process of metropolization

The Camp de Tarragona region, a network of towns in the process of metropolization The idea behind the Pla Estratègic del Camp de Tarragona (Strategic Plan for the Camp de Tarragona region), presented to the president of the Catalan Government, José Montilla, on Friday, 8 February, is that this network of towns, which are situated strategically and have a high quality of life, should have an innovative economy with territorial balance and social cohesion. [+]

20/02/2008

The URV patents an electrode capable of analyzing the components of living cells

The URV patents an electrode capable of analyzing the components of living cells A group of researchers from the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry has developed a new class of potentiometric sensors based on nano-technology, which can be used in applications such as following the evolution of a patient’s blood components and measuring components within living cells. [+]

20/02/2008

Creation of the research consortium CD-MEDICS, in Tarragona

Creation of the research consortium CD-MEDICS, in Tarragona The Consortium CD-MEDICS, a European project coordinated by the URV, was created during 6, 7 and 8 February at the Hotel AC, Tarragona. The project studies the early diagnosis and personalized treatment of celiac disease, and it is coordinated by Dr. Ciara O'Sullivan, ICREA researcher at the URV. [+]

07/01/2008

Salou now has a URV Knowledge Antenna

Salou now has a URV Knowledge Antenna The Antenna or Knowledge Centre of the URV in the capital of the Costa Daurada has been up and running since December 2007. It forms part of the Extended Campus which the university organizes around the province of Tarragona. [+]

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