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The Government of Catalonia recognises all 30 research groups at the UVic-UCC and provides funding for 6 of them
All the research groups at the UVic-UCC have obtained recognition from the Government of Catalonia in the last call of the SGR (Research Groups Support), which has just announced the final decision for its results. This is the first time the University has achieved recognition...
Digital therapies: the drugs of the future?
Recording the daily life of Alzheimer's patients in the initial stages of the disease and so that they can view the images later, to help them remember; using mobile applications to diagnose dyslexia and facilitate the learning of children affected by this difficulty; prescribing augmented...
Researchers at the UVic-UCC publish an article on ethical challenges in the implementation of palliative care
Researchers from the Chair of Palliative Care at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) have published an article in the Journal of Palliative Care about the ethical challenges of the early identification of advanced chronic patients with palliative care needs. The...
The implementation of a teledermatology model reduces the costs of this speciality by 45% in the Bages region
A project was carried out in Manresa in the summer of 2010 to implement teledermatology as an alternative to traditional dermatology. Due to the plan's success, it was applied in the Bages region shortly afterwards in 2011, and in the Berguedà region in 2012. The...
The call for selection of the UVic-UCC rector opens
The Balmes University Foundation has opened the call for the selection of the new rector for the 2018-2022 term. Candidates can apply for the position referring to the detailed profile on the UVic-UCC website, and they have from 1 September to 15 October to...
Schedule during the summer vacation period
During the holiday period, 6 August-24 August, both included, UVic will operate a helpdesk and mail collection service, 09.00-14.00, Monday to Friday, at Building F reception, Miramarges site (Carrer de la Sagrada Família, 7).
Carmen García-Comas publishes an article on 'Nature' on the causes of the extinction of an ancestor of Homo sapiens
The high climatic variability and an increase in aridity led to the extinction 600,000 years ago of a tyoe of primitive hominid, Paranthropus robustus, which lived in Africa two million years ago. This is one of the main conclusions of a study involving Carmen García-Comas...
Jordi Montaña: "We can be proud of what we are and what we have achieved, and have confidence in ourselves for the future"
The rector of the UVic-UCC, Jordi Montaña, said farewell to the university community at the closing ceremony of the 2017-2018 academic year, which took place at the Aula Magna today. After eight years in office, Montaña today completed his second term at the head of...
From toxic pollutants to human health: the twenty-two key questions for a more sustainable environmental future in Europe
Which chemicals are the most aggressive for the environment? Where on the planet are most pollutants concentrated? Is it possible to detect toxic products that are not easily identifiable? How can biodiversity and natural ecosystems be better protected? The degradation of the environment and natural...
Researchers at the UVic-UCC work on a European project to apply interseccionality to government bodies
A person may suffer from discrimination for various reasons, and they are often related to each other: they include gender, age, origin, religion, social class or sexual orientation, among other factors. However, government bodies tend to classify each of these situations or problems into categories...
The 8th international R+D+I ICT Health and Social Seminars will present the latest breakthroughs in digital therapies in Vic
The eighth R+D+I ICT Health and Social Seminars will take place on 27 and 28 September in the El Sucre building in Vic, at an event which the organisers anticipate 400 registered professionals attending - a figure consolidating the seminars as one of the events...
UVic-UCC researchers study the habitats, vegetation and flora of Vic, commissioned by the City Council
Three researchers at the UVIC-UCC's Biodiversity, Ecology, Technology and Environmental Management Research Group (BETA) have carried out a study on habitats, vegetation and vascular flora of interest in the municipality of Vic. The project was commissioned by the City Council, in order to provide a...