Agustín Mihi, a researcher with the Nephos researcher group at the URV's Department of Electronic, Electrical and Automatic Engineering, has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). The grant is worth 1.5 million euros over a period of five years and is for a project to create photonic structures for controlling the propagation of light in emerging technologies such as solar cells, sensors and the next generation of LEDs.

The 100 under 50 ranking, which is compiled by the journal "Times Higher Education", has placed the URV in 80th position in its list of the top 100 universities in the world under the age of 50. It is the second year running that the URV features in the top 100 of this ranking, which has been conducted since 2012.

The presence of a fourth or extra molar in ancient populations is recognized for the first time by a scientific publication. This individual suffered dental decay, abscesses, pulpits, periodontal disease, severe dental wear and tooth picking marks.

"Chemistry is a creative science with a brilliant future". These are the enthusiastic words of the chemist Luis A. Oro, who said them during the speech he gave after receiving an honorary doctorate from the URV in a ceremony in the University's Auditorium on 27 February.