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The university's activities in Vic contribute 110 million Euros to the Catalan economy and create 1,942 jobs
The university's activities that take place in the city of Vic contribute 110 million Euros to the Catalan economy, and create 1,942 direct and indirect jobs, according to the main conclusions of the report on the economic impact of the Vic campus of the University...
Catalonia's medium-sized towns have less inequality than Barcelona and its metropolitan area
Catalonia's medium-sized towns have lower levels of wage inequality than Barcelona and its metropolitan area. That is the result of the study “Wage Income Inequality in Catalonian Second-Rank cities”, which has just been published in the journal The Annals of Regional Science, and...
A project involving the GREAF incorporates the health perspective in urban planning for Vic
The Sport and Physical Activity (GREAF) research group at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) has participated in a research project on incorporating the health perspective into the urban planning for Vic. The study, in which the town's municipal council and...
300 people attend the closing conference of the "Connected Equalities" project, with the participation of the CEIG
Around 300 people participated in the European congress on "Intersectionality in local policies: experiences, tools and debates" organised by Terrassa Municipal Council last Wednesday. The conference was the culmination of the "Connected Equalities" project, which was organised by the council with the University of Vic...
Disability and inappropriate use of medications increase urinary incontinence in older people
The risk of suffering from or a decline in urinary incontinence is greater among older people with a disability or those who take inappropriate medication than their peers. That is one of the main conclusions of the study "Predicting continence decline in institutionalized older people...
Height and ethnicity are associated with mortality, according to a study on risk factors in NBA players
African-American former NBA players and those who are tallest generally die before shorter and white ex-players, according to the conclusions of a study conducted by Spanish researchers and published in Applied Sciences on 1 February. Nevertheless, the study also found that the annual mortality...
Baños: "The UVic-UCC must make a new territorial redistribution of the country possible"
The new Rector of the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Josep-Eladi Baños, has taken office in a solemn ceremony in a packed Aula Magna at the UVic-UCC. Baños explained that he presented his candidacy as Rector of the UVic-UCC due to...
The UVic-UCC Bioethics Congress lays the foundations for creating a Spanish joint working network
Last Thursday and Friday, about 120 people took part in the first International Bioethics Congress organised by the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) under the auspices of the Grífols Foundation Bioethics Chair. The event, which took place in the Aula...
The UVic-UCC participates in the European project CO3
Researchers from the UVic-UCC are participating in a new European project that will assess the benefits and risks of disruptive technologies in the co-creation, co-production and co-ordination of public services with citizens. This is the CO3 project (Digital Disruptive Technologies to Co-create, Co-produce and Co-manage...
The first international Bioethics Congress at the UVic-UCC will bring together the main experts in this field from all over Spain
The most important figures in bioethics in Spain will be meeting at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) on 24 and 25 January, at the First International Bioethics Congress which the institution is organising under the auspices of the Grífols Foundation...
The first Mental Health Chair of Catalonia is established to foster a comprehensive approach to mental illness
Creating and providing knowledge based on scientific evidence to promote, prevent and assist mental health in people on a holistic and integrated basis – that is the mission of the Mental Health Chair of the UVic-UCC, the Althaia Foundation and the Faculties of Medicine...
The Board of Trustees appoints Josep-Eladi Baños as new rector of the UVic-UCC
The Board of Trustees of the Balmes University Foundation (FUB) today approved the appointment of Josep-Eladi Baños as the new rector of the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) after the Senate validated his candidacy with the support of 79.4% of the...