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The amino acid L-serine shows efficacy in treating patients with mutations in GRIN genes
17.04.2024
A clinical trial conducted by the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu – SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, the Institute of Neurosciences at the University of Barcelona (INc-UB), IDIBAPS and the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), led by Dr Àngels García-Cazorla (IRSJD), has demonstrated the potential of the amin ...
A UVic-UCC project will examine stereotypes in children's literature to encourage critical thinking in schools
20.03.2024
Europe has a rich and vast heritage of children's literature, ranging from the folk tales of the Brothers Grimm (Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats, etc.) to the tales of Hans Christian Andersen (The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen), among many others. A current topic of publi ...
Mas-Colell encourages UVic-UCC to strengthen its research, internationalisation and lifelong learning in the coming years
11.03.2024
The University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) held the closing ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of the federation agreement between the Balmes University Foundation (FUBalmes) and the Bages University Foundation (FUBages), which gave rise to the university in its current form, in Vic yesterday evening. The event, which to ...
The decline in the level of Osona's rivers and streams in 2023 reduces the availability of oxygen in the water for aquatic wildlife
08.03.2024
The prolonged and persistent drought that Catalonia has been experiencing since 2021 has led to a decline in the levels and ecological quality of Osona's rivers and streams. The drop in water levels in the region's rivers means that only stagnant water remains. This consequently has lower levels of oxygen, which poses a threat to the survival of fi ...
The "#ScienceForUkraine" initiative celebrates two years as an NGO helping Ukrainian research staff
08.03.2024
The "#ScienceForUkraine" initiative, which arose spontaneously in the academic world in order to support Ukrainian research personnel after the Russian military invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, has celebrated its second anniversary, and has been officially established as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Latvia. One of the firs ...
UVic-UCC will offer the bachelor's degree in Global Studies, two advanced vocational training programmes and a new master's degree in the 2024-2025 academic year
07.03.2024
The University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) will launch the new bachelor's degree course in Global Studies in the 2024-2025 academic year, which will be taught in the Faculty of Business and Communication Studies (FBCS), and joins the University's 41 programmes that are currently available. Among the new additions for the n ...
The SIMIL Programme, coordinated by the BETA Technological Center, expands its range towards climate change and digital transformation thanks to an Erasmus+ project
04.03.2024
The SIMIL programme, coordinated by the BETA Technological Center at UVic-UCC, will continue its work for another two years. This work will expand to include a wider range of areas related to climate change and digital transformation, after focusing on challenges and solutions related to urban solid organic waste management in 2023. The SIMIL pro ...
The president of the Parliament of Catalonia, Anna Erra, gives a reception to mark the tenth anniversary of the federation agreement which created UVic-UCC
04.03.2024
The president of the Parliament of Catalonia, Anna Erra, gave a reception this afternoon to mark the tenth anniversary of the federation agreement between the Balmes University Foundation (FUBalmes) and the Bages University Foundation (FUBages), which led to the creation of the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC). This ...