UV News https://www.uv.es/uvweb/uv-news/en/uv-news-1285973263932.html?d=Desktop Notícies RSS en-GB UV News UV News http://www.uv.esnull/css/logo-uv.jpg https://www.uv.es/uvweb/uv-news/en/uv-news-1285973263932.html?d=Desktop Logotip de la Universitat de València La Facultat de Física elegeix Enric Valor per al deganat <img alt='Enric Valor.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/619/938/EnricValorWeb.jpg' />Enric Valor i Micó s’ha convertit aquest dijous (14 de març) en el nou degà de la Facultat de Física de la Universitat de València. Valor era l’únic candidat i ha obtingut 37 vots favorables i un en blanc. Substitueix en el càrrec Jordi Vidal, qui ha exhaurit els dos manaments. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0100 The University of Valencia hosts the World Meteorological Day in the Valencian Community <img alt='part of the poster' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/498/612/Dia_meteorologia_24_web.jpg' />Under the title “At the forefront of climate action”, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) and the Government of Spain, in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organisation and the University of Valencia, organise on Thursday, March 21, the World Meteorological Day in the Valencian Community. The event, in the Assembly Hall of the Rectorate building, will be at 12 noon and Rosa Donat, vice-rector for Transfer and Innovation, will participate on behalf of the University of Valencia. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:52:03 +0100 Carmen Agulló, Josep Iborra (a títol pòstum) i l’Arxiu de la Democràcia, premis Vicent Ventura <img alt='Dibuix de Daniel Nebot per al centenari.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/659/666/Venturalogo.jpg' />Els premis Vicent Ventura 2024, any del centenari del naixement del periodista i polític valencià, seran atorgats a la historiadora Carmen Agulló, l’assagista Josep Iborra (a títol pòstum) i l’Arxiu de la Democràcia d’Alacant. El premi consisteix en una ceràmica de Xavier Montsalvatje. Enguany, la concessió dels guardons coincideix amb un seguit d’iniciatives per a commemorar el centenari. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:37:33 +0100 Four spin-offs linked to the University of Valencia participate in Transfiere, the largest Spanish science, technology and innovation forum <img alt='logo Transfiere' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/862/380/transfiere_web.jpg' />The spin-offs linked to the University of Valencia OPTICALSENS, MicroLab Biotech, MATTECO TEAM and EVOLVING THERAPEUTICS present their research projects at the Transfiere forum, an international meeting held in Malaga from March 20 to 22 and that connects the entire Spanish innovation system and promotes its international projection. The academic institution will be present at the CV+i Comunitat Valenciana stand and also at the CRUE-RedOTRI stand. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:04:58 +0100 Entrevista a Pilar Domingo-Calap: Fagoterapia per a frenar la pandèmia silenciosa dels bacteris multiresistents <img alt='Pilar Domingo' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/190/540/pilar-domingo.jpg' />Durant el 2n Congrés de Virologia celebrat al Campus de Burjassot de la UV, la reconeguda investigadora Pilar Domingo-Calap va destacar la creixent amenaça dels bacteris multiresistents. A més, va presentar els avanços aconseguits mitjançant teràpies innovadores basades en fagos, oferint una visió esperançadora per al futur de la medicina. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:19:48 +0100 Bacteriophages, CRISPR technology and nanotechnology, the best techniques against super-resistant bacteria <img alt='From left to right: María José Alonso (editor of the article), Juan Aparicio (Complutense University of Madrid) and Ana Melero (University of Valencia).' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/405/783/maria%20jose%20alonso,%20Juan%20Aparicio,%20Ana%20Melero.jpg' />Ana Melero, researcher at the University of Valencia (UV) and Juan Aparicio (Complutense University of Madrid), together with other specialists from up to eight European, Asian, Australian and American research centres, conclude that to fight against super-resistant bacteria adapted to current drugs, the best methods are bacteriophages, CRISPR technology and nanotechnology. The work, edited by researcher María José Alonso (CiMUS, from the University of Santiago de Compostela) and published in the journal <i>Drug Delivery and Translational Research</i>, has consulted renowned experts in these techniques, including Richard J. Roberts, winner Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1993. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:51:11 +0100 Èxit absolut de la UV en les finals per equips del CADU <img alt='Foto dels esportistes de la UV participants a les finals' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/252/605/final-cadu-fora.jpg' />La Universitat de València s'ha proclamat campiona en 12 de les 14 modalitats de la competició per equips. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:45:47 +0100 Les Falleres Majors de València visiten la Universitat <img alt='Falleres majors i corts d'honor junt a la rectora al paranimf' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/132/343/portada.jpg' />María Estela, fallera major de València i Marina García, fallera major infantil de València junt a les seues corts d’honor han visitat l’edifici històric de la Universitat, en el que han conegut acompanyades per la rectora de la Universitat, M. Vicenta Mestre els espais més singulars de l’edifici fundacional de la Universitat. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:45:01 +0100 L’alumnat preuniversitari de les Visites a la Universitat 2024 valora molt positivament l’experiència <img alt='Estudiants atenent les explicacions de la seua guia Conèixer durant les Visites a la Universitat 2024' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/393/442/UVnot-Visites-enquesta-tarongers.jpg' />Del 19 al 29 de febrer, 16.074 alumnes de batxillerat i de cicles formatius de grau superior han participat en les Visites a la Universitat del programa Conèixer i han omplert els campus de Burjassot, Els Tarongers, Blasco Ibáñez i Ontinyent per conèixer l’oferta formativa i de serveis de la Universitat de València. Segons l’enquesta realitzada a l’alumnat participant en les visites, el 97,2% les recomanaria a altres futurs estudiants. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:50:39 +0100 Hortensia Rico renova com a degana de la Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació <img alt='Hortensia Rico' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/468/808/HortensiaRicoweb.jpg' />Hortensia Rico ha renovat el càrrec com a degana de la Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació de la Universitat de València. La Junta de Centre l’ha elegida aquest dimecres (13 de març) amb 28 vots a favor i 6 en blanc. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:12:35 +0100 UV’s La Nau presents the largest retrospective of Valencian artist Manuela Ballester, with more than 380 works from three different countries <img alt='Inauguration of the exhibition on Manuela Ballester at La Nau' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/436/148/inauguració%20Manuela%20Ballester.jpg' />The Universitat de València presents the largest retrospective of the Valencian artist Manuela Ballester (Valencia, 17 November 1908 – Berlin, 7 November 1994) at La Nau Cultural Centre. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of her death and within the UV’s March for Eqality programme, the exhibition brings together more than 380 works and documents, as well as unpublished materials from Spain, Mexico and Germany, the three countries where the artist lived. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:28:38 +0100 Isabel Abánades receives a Junior Leader scholarship from the La Caixa Foundation to synthesise more efficient MOF materials on demand <img alt='Isabel Abánades.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/223/540/Isabel%20Abanades_web.jpg' />Isabel Abánades Lázaro, postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) of the University of Valencia, participated today, Tuesday, in the ceremony for the awarding of doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships from the La Caixa Foundation in its 2023 edition, having obtained the scholarship of the Junior Leader program in its Retaining call. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:08:07 +0100 The UV spin-off company ARTHEx Biotech develops a pharmaceutical drug for Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 <img alt='Researchers' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/681/962/farmac-arthex.jpg' />The pharmaceutical drug, named ATX-01, has just been authorised to start clinical trials in the US. This new therapeutic advance gives hope to those suffering from Myotonic Dystrophy type 1, an hereditary degenerative disease currently lacking of effective treatment. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:00:43 +0100 Elena Cantarino, new dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Sciences <img alt='Elena Cantarino' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/910/485/ElenaCantarinoweb.jpg' />Elena Cantarino Suñer is the new dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Sciences of the Universitat de València. She is the first woman in the area of Philosophy to assume this position. She replaces pedagogue Rosa María Bo Bonet, who has completed her two terms of office. Elena Cantarino has obtained 25 votes in favour and 9 blank votes. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:00:52 +0100 The University of Valencia, among the top 50 positions in the world in seven subjects out of five rankings <img alt='Tarongers Campus of the University of Valencia.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/42/729/campus%20tarongers_web.jpg' />In 2023, the University of Valencia (UV) has achieved average position 235 in world rankings with a focus on scientific or bibliometric production, according to the annual executive summary of the Analysis and Planning Service (SAP). At the Spanish level, the institution obtains an average third position in the authorship and impact indicators (citations or H Index), and fourth place in production indicators. In addition, it leads the top 50 positions in the world in seven subjects out of five rankings. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:00:40 +0100 Rafael Ibáñez, new dean of the Faculty of Chemistry <img alt='Rafael Ibáñez.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/37/380/RafaelIbanezWeb.jpg' />On Tuesday, 12 March, full-time university professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Rafael Ibáñez Puchades, was elected new dean of his faculty. He replaces Adela Mauri, who has completed her two terms of office. The School Board gave 35 votes in favour and 5 blank votes to the only candidate. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0100 The Seventh Meeting of Representatives of the UV brings together eighty students <img alt='Participants in the Seventh Meeting of Student Representatives of the Universitat de València' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/927/938/NOV-Trobada-repre-VII.jpg' />On 9 March, La Nau Cultural Centre hosted the Seventh Meeting of Representatives which was attended by eighty students, members of the Universitat's governing bodies and associations with representation. The aim of this initiative is to improve students’ resources and skills for participation and governance. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:41:25 +0100 Juan Manuel Bonet brings exhibition curatorship to the Faculty of Geography and History of the UV <img alt='Photo of Juan Manuel Bonet at Martínez Guerricabeitia Room of La Nau' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/793/530/JMB.jpg' />The masterclass of the historian and art and literature critic will take place this Tuesday, 12 March, at the Faculty of Geography and History at 18:00. The activity is part of the Culture on Campus programme of the Office of the Vice-Principal for Culture and Society. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:50:18 +0100 Boost your emotional well-being! The UV presents a programme to improve mental health <img alt='Poster of the mental health programme' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/152/133/salut_mental_novetat-not,0.jpg' />This programme is designed for students seeking effective tools to manage stress and promote better self-esteem. It will take place during March and April and involves participation from most UV faculties and schools. Registration is currently open in many centres. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:00:52 +0100 The film magazines of early Francoism encouraged an ideal of sexual and family morality that was contradictory to the values of the regime <img alt='Álvaro Álvarez, doctor from the University of Valencia.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/371/468/alvaro_alvarez_web.jpg' />The main Spanish film magazines of early Francoism played a relevant role in the informal education of women and in the creation of a family ideal different from that of the regime, since, although they spread the national-Catholic ideal of femininity focused on domesticity and motherhood, by showing situations such as the divorce of foreign actresses, especially from Hollywood, allowed us to learn about new realities that influenced the worldview of Spanish women. The article has been published by Álvaro Álvarez, doctor from the University of Valencia, in the magazine <i>Historia y Memoria de la Educación</i>. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:04:50 +0100 Belén Lerma, winner of the Francisca Lorente Solaz award for women researchers in Chemistry <img alt='María Ángeles Úbeda, Adela Mauri, Belén Lerma, Isabel Vázquez.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/432/379/BelenLermaBerlangaWeb.jpg' />Belén Lerma Berlanga has been awarded the Francisca Lorente Solaz award, endowed with one thousand euros, for young women researchers in Chemistry. The award recognises the scientific work of young women with a degree and doctoral programme from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Universitat de València. The award ceremony was held this Friday, 8 March, to coincide with International Women's Day. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0100 Luis Enjuanes: Over 35 years studying coronaviruses <img alt='Luis Enjuanes' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/580/26/entrevista-luis-enjuanes.jpg' />At 78, Enjuanes is head of the research group on Coronaviruses at the CNB-CSIC, where he has been researching for 37 years. This past February, the renowned virologist visited the Universitat de València in order to participate as a speaker at the 2nd Congress of Virology of the UV, where he highlighted the problematic of Long-COVID. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:09:16 +0100 The UV presents the exhibition ‘Art, pain and commitment. Women in Martínez Guerricabeitia Collection’ at the Bancaja Foundation of Sagunto <img alt='Woman visiting the exhibition 'Art, pain and commitment' in Sagunto' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/682/414/2.jpg' />The show is organised by the Bancaja Foundation, the Universitat de València and the Town Council of Sagunto and in collaboration with the Valencia Provincial Council and Saggas. It is comprised of 35 works focused on the figure of women in the collection of the couple formed by the patrons Jesús Martínez Guerricabeitia and Carmen García Merchante. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:50:18 +0100 The UV studies the mobility habits of the university community <img alt='' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/608/622/Bus.jpg' />The Office of the Vice-Principal for Sustainability, Cooperation and Healthy Life is developing the sustainable mobility plan for the Universitat de València. Thus, the first step is to learn about the commuting habits of the university community. To do so, an anonymous survey on mobility habits is being given to professors, students, administrative staff, service personnel and researchers. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:26:40 +0100 Second Congress of Food Science and Technology in Valencia <img alt='Photo of the congress' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/476/443/portada.jpg' />On 27 and 28 February, the Room “Charles Darwin” of the Faculty of Pharmacy hosted the second edition of the Congress of Food Science and Technology (CyTAV). It is a congress organised by the students’ association. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:25:55 +0100 La Nau rocks with Pablo Carbonell's talk-recital, in the 'Músiques Urbanes' series <img alt='Pablo Carbonell, en la Capella de la Sapiència de La Nau de la Universitat.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/429/457/PABLO%20CARBONEL%20WEB%20UV.jpg' />Tickets were sold out to see the singer, comedian, host and actor Pablo Carbonell. The hour-and-a-half-long talk-recital took place on Thursday, 7 March in the Capella de la Sapiència (Wisdom Chapel) at the La Nau Cultural Centre of the Universitat de València. The irreverent artist from Cadiz asked the audience “Where were you in 1980?”. He talked about the music and the social impact of “La Movida madrileña” with Manuel de la Fuente, head of the “Músiques Urbanes” series and professor of Audiovisual Communication at the Universitat de València. Carbonell also performed five songs from that period in an unforgettable evening with the ingenious artist who came back to La Nau after his successful performance in 2021, also as part of this same series. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0100 Multiplied the efficiency of upconversion luminescent nanomaterials for applications such as 3D printing, bioimaging or solar cells <img alt='José Marqués-Hueso (ICMUV, University of Valencia)' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/4/992/Jose%20Marques-Hueso.ppal.jpg' />An international research team, with the participation of the University of Valencia, has managed to multiply the luminescence efficiency of upconversion nanomaterials, a light absorption and emission system that offers great advantages in applications such as 3D printing, bioimaging or solar cells. The work, recently published in Nature Photonics, opens the doors of the most advanced luminescence to lanthanide nanoparticles, as they have surpassed a level of efficiency hitherto almost exclusive to conventional materials. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:43:49 +0100 The UV, racquetball champion and silver medal in sailing <img alt='UV's sailing team in Calpe' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/483/397/vela.jpg' />This week, the Universitat de València has been proclaimed champion of racquetball at the Regional University Sports Championship of the Valencian Community and runner-up in sailing. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:30:22 +0100 The Universitat takes part in the ARCO International Fair for the second consecutive year <img alt='Image of the offering of the Universitat.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/16/361/ARCOweb.jpg' />The Universitat de València, through the University Culture Service and the UV Publications Service, is once again present at the Spain’s Contemporary Art International Fair (ARCOmadrid’24), counting with a stand at the ArtsLibris space. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:52:22 +0100 Professor of the UV, Ricard Martínez, among the experts to protect minors in the digital environment <img alt='Ricard Martínez.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/41/529/ricard.jpeg' />Ricard Martínez, professor of the Department of Constitutional Law, Political Science and Administration of the Faculty of Law of the Universitat de València, is one of the experts appointed by the Government to study the protection of minors in the digital environment. The Spanish cabinet approved the creation of a committee that will design a strategy to promote a safe digital environment for children and teenagers. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:57:30 +0100 The University of Valencia is part of an ESA mission that will change the rules of the game in Earth observation technology <img alt='Maria Piles' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/234/64/maria-piles.ppal.jpg' />A team from the Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of the University of Valencia participates in the CIMR L2 PAD project to develop the processor that will allow estimating the main climate variables of the planet from data from the ESA CIMR satellite. With CIMR, the European Space Agency intends to safeguard the polar regions from the devastating effects, on a global scale, of climate change. The UV will create the algorithms to estimate parameters such as the water content of the soil or the temperature of the earth’s surface, among others. The project will contribute to increasing the capabilities of the European Copernicus service, the world’s leading provider of Earth observation data. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:30:00 +0100 Journalist Adolf Beltran gives a conference on Vicent Ventura at the Faculty of Language Studies <img alt='Logo of the centenary of Vicent Ventura (author: Daniel Nebot).' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/786/788/Venturalogo.jpg' />Journalist Adolf Beltran, director of the Valencian edition of el diario.es, gives the conference entitled ‘Vicent Ventura i la condició ciutadana’ (Vicent Ventura and citizenship condition) on Thursday, 7 March. It will take place at 10:00 in Classroom 404 of the Faculty of Language Studies, Translation and Communication. The event is organised on the occasion of centenary of the birth of the politician and journalist Vicent Ventura. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:45:01 +0100 The UV classifies to a large number of team sports finals at the Autonomous University Sports Championship (CADU) <img alt='Rugby players reaching for the ball in the air' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/493/493/rugbycadu7.jpg' />Most of the teams from the UV won their games in the last round of the regular season Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:22:34 +0100 Recital-talk with Pablo Carbonell at the cycle ‘Músiques Urbanes’ of the Universitat de València <img alt='Pablo Carbonell at La Nau of the Universitat de València (2021).' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/461/522/Pablo%20Carbonell%20en%20La%20Nau%20en%202021-web.JPG' />The singer, comedian, show host and actor Pablo Carbonell will take part next Thursday, 7 March, on a recital-talk at 19:00 at the Wisdom Chapel of the Cultural Centre La Nau of the Universitat de València. Under the name ‘Where were you in 1980?’, the irreverent artist from Cadiz will talk about music and the social impact that ‘la movida’ had. He will be accompanied by Manuel de la Fuente, coordinator of the ‘Músiques Urbanes’ cycle and professor of Audiovisual Communication of the Universitat de València. Moreover, Carbonell will perform some of his songs related to that era. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:44:45 +0100 The Universitat de València launches a new visual identity manual to celebrate its 525th anniversary <img alt='A finger pointing the screen' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/48/485/nov_logo_525.jpg' />The Web and Marketing Unit of the UV has elaborated a document which includes the harmonisation of the brand with the commemorative logo and highlights the importance of visual identification in the definition of the institutional essence. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:41:45 +0100 The UV participates in the survey Vía Universitaria of the Xarxa Vives to analyse what it is like to be a university student nowadays <img alt='Young student with a mobile phone' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/105/971/NOV-Via-Universitaria.png' />Twenty universities of the Xarxa Vives, including the Universitat de València, are carrying out fieldwork for the fourth edition of the Via Universitaria programme, a study that has become a benchmark in higher education with the involvement of quality agencies and university institutions. Via Universitaria analyses the living conditions of students, the way they study, their bond with the university, their cultural habits and economic conditioning factors, as well as their expectations, values and beliefs in relation to higher education. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:49:03 +0100 Elena Mut, first woman to take office as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences <img alt='Elena Mut.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/296/289/ELENAMUTWEB.jpg' />On Friday, 1 March, Elena Mut Moltalvá became the first woman to take office as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Universitat de València. She replaces professor Albert Moncusí, who had been in office for the last two terms. Mut was the only candidate and has obtained 28 votes in favour, 4 blank and 3 invalid. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0100 AgrotecUV celebrates its Start-up Day and presents the AgrotecUV Community <img alt='Group photo' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/267/512/portada.jpg' />On the session, the accelerator presented the start-ups included on her incubator programme, as well as the beacon companies and collaborating entities supporting the project. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:43:12 +0100 The Universitat de València and the Valencian Department of Health promote the interest of teenage students in female scientists <img alt='Sylvia Martínez, vice-principal for Equality, Diversity and Inclusive Policies of the UV, has inaugurated the video contest gala “De major vullser com…”.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/713/858/foto%20grup%20gala%20VII%20concurs%20de%20major%20vull%20ser%20com.jpg' />The Universitat de València (UV) and the Valencian Department of Health today have given the awards for the 7thedition of the video contest “De major vullser com…”, aimed at students of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO), Baccalaureate and Vocational Training (FP), and which has the objective of identifying and researching references for women or groups of women in scientific, technological and innovative disciplines. The event was held in the Assembly Hall of the Office of the Principal of the UV. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:30:58 +0100 Viral advances and scientific dissemination, 2nd Congress of Virology of the UV <img alt='2nd Congress of Virology' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/700/992/not-congres-virologia.jpg' />The development of the Spanish vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, phagotherapy and the key role of scientific dissemination were highlighted topics of this congress which turned the Burjassot Campus into the epicentre of research in Virology during 22 and 23 February. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:00:13 +0100 A scientific meeting analyses the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis <img alt='reunió' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/317/984/COST%20AtheroNET.jpg' />The University of Valencia and the Endothelial Cell Research Group of the INCLIVA Health Research Institute are organising an event starting Wednesday and ending today, Friday, at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the UV, to promote collaboration to address cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, a chronic condition that affects blood vessels, mainly arteries, due to the accumulation of fats, cholesterol and other substances. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:55:00 +0100 The Martínez Guerricabeitia Collection of the UV revisits critical art beyond the politics of the ‘70s at La Nau <img alt='Person looking at the painting by Monjalés 'Els drets humans / La tortura', 1968' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/753/556/portada%20noti.jpg' />On Thursday, 29 February, the Universitat de València opened the exhibition ‘FREEDOM, FREEDOM. The decade of the 70s in the Martínez Guerricabeitia Collection: politics and beyond’ at the Martínez Guerricabeitia room of La Nau Cultural Centre. Valencia becomes the second city to host this valuable exhibition project, which began last year in Castellón. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:50:18 +0100 Call for seminar proposals for the 41st Edition of the Gandia Summer University is now open <img alt='' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/911/210/portadaweb_balanç.jpg' />The Office of the Vice-Principal for Culture has published the call for proposals for the academic organisation of the 41st Edition of the Gandia Summer University (UEG) that will take place between 15 and 21 July 2024. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:31:35 +0100 Presentation of the Carmen Izquierdo Besante Foundation awards <img alt='Award winners and authorities on the Office of the Principal staircase' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/539/189/portada.jpg' />These awards honour the best academic records of the first degrees’ year by areas of knowledge. In this edition, the students of the first year of the 2022-2023 academic year participated according to the following figures: 1,000 students in the area of Arts and Humanities; 1,159 in the area of Sciences, Engineering and Architecture; 4,259 in the area of Social and Legal Sciences; and 1,749 in the area of Health Sciences. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:57:31 +0100 The University of Valencia awards the prizes of the Physics Olympiad in its local phase <img alt='Awarded students and their teachers with de jury, at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Valencia.' src='http://www.uv.es/recursos/fatwirepub/ccurl/253/781/portada,0.jpg' />The awards ceremony for the local phase of the XXXV Physics Olympiad took place today, Thursday, February 29, in the Lise Meitner degree hall of the Faculty of Physics. Carlos Calderón Alba (CE Mas Camarena of Paterna) and Luis David Minuesa Figueras (IES Faustí Barberà of Alaquàs), have qualified the first ones, while Olaf Imiolek (C. El Plantío Int. School of Paterna) and Alberto Carpano Atienza (IES Joan Fuster de Sueca) have been in the second place. Ángel García Andreu (IES Vicent Andrés Estellés of Burjassot) and Ana Maset Sola (CE Gençana de Godella) will go as substitutes. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:31:28 +0100