Universitat de València wins Joan Lluís Vives Award for Best University Edition 2025

Thewinning edition under the wing of Universitatde València professorJosep Vicent Boiracontains over 130 unpublished sketches bySanchis Guarnerand updated pictures of over 100 locations in València. More 200 images have also been digitally edited to improve their quality.

Head ofUniversitat de València Publication ServiceTeresa Ferrerhighlighted the relevance of this award 'not only for a classic of out culture, but as recognition for the effort in the material edition of the book of which images we can improve using digital means'. Ferrer addressd to the hard work of the edition by saying 'we used over 100 pictures, updating the ones already in the original edition and adding unpublished picture of Sanchis Guarner, an extremely difficul work we are very proud of'.

Universitat de València, Politechnical University of ValènciaandAlicante University Publicationsalso received the best interetwork coedition award forLa premsa valencianista 1837-1977by Universitat de València professorsFrancesc-Andreu Martínez GallegoandFrancesc-Tomàs Martínez Sanchis. This work offers a catalographic description of over 500 newspaper publications —some of them were not included in previous catalogues— also containing about 500 newspaper header illustations with historical comments to give context and perspective to undestand them.

Teresa Ferrer explained how the editorial promotes colaboration with both private and university editorials from Universitat de València. 'This award puts the spotlight on the collaborative effort with the alicante University and the Politechnical University of València'.

The 7th edition of the awards took place on 17 July at University of Barcelona, with Head of Universitat de València Publications Teresa Ferrer as our representative. During the event, linguist Albert Jané and biochemist Fàtima Bosch received the Vives Universities Network Honour Medal 2025.