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The BETA Technological Centre produces a guide to promote water reuse in the meat industry
In response to the desire to move towards a circular economy model with a substantial reduction of their water footprint, both livestock farms and the meat sector itself are starting to take up the challenge of recovering and reusing water in their production processes. So...
A project by UVic-UCC will use an escape room to raise schoolchildren's awareness of the effects of drought
Water levels in rivers and reservoirs have fallen significantly due to the prolonged and increasingly frequent episodes of drought triggered by climate change. This situation, and UNESCO's decision to encourage the inclusion of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG) 6 ("Clean water and sanitation for all")...
Colonisation by sea turtles on the coasts of the Spanish Mediterranean continues
The beaches of Spain's coastline and the rest of the western Mediterranean have been experiencing a rise in the numbers of nests by loggerhead turtles detected (Caretta caretta) over the last decade. The increase in the number of nests in these regions is due to...
Two residential homes in Osona are taking part in a European project to promote physical exercise among elderly people
Staying active has benefits for people's health. However, focusing on enjoyment rather than health may be a good way to encourage people aged 65 and over to do regular exercise. Furthermore, some older people have difficulty obtaining access to exercise, and as such the programmes...
Plastics from packaging and single-use wipes are the most common pollutants in rivers according to the "Plastic Pirates" project”
This is the third year that various schools have participated in the "Plastic Pirates" citizen science project, which has been studying pollutants in rivers since it was launched in 2021, and which is coordinated by the BETA Technology Center at the University of Vic -...
Translation and Interpretation courses at UVic-UCC are thirty years old
Vic University Studies launched the first year of its degree course in Translation and Interpretation in the 1993-1994 academic year. This course gave its name to the new Faculty of Translation and Interpretation, located in the Palau Bojons building, in the city's historic centre. It...
The tenth Iberian Congress of Ichthyology comes to an end with the challenge of creating closer ties between researchers and government
Increasing working synergies between academia and government agencies is one of the main challenges that the experts discussed at the tenth Iberian Congress of Ichthyology, organised by the Iberian Society of Ichthyology (SIBIC), the Mediterranean Rivers Studies Centre (CERM) and the Aquatic Ecology research...
The Balmes University Foundation anticipates a budget of over 60 million Euros for the first time, and it will increase by 8% next year
The Board of Trustees of the Balmes University Foundation (FUBalmes) approved the provisional settlement of the budget for the 2023-2024 academic year, which ends on 30 June, at its plenary meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The budget is balanced once again, with a total income of...
A large proportion of Catalonia's indigenous continental fish are in decline or at risk of extinction
Global warming and change across the planet is affecting populations of sea and freshwater fish. A good example is the 29 freshwater fish species native to Catalonia, a large proportion of which are experiencing decline or are at risk of extinction. All of these species...
The CT BETA presents the results of 18 years of monitoring a slurry fertilisation trial in Osona
As part of an Annual Technology Transfer Plan Seminar in Torelló, the BETA Technology Center at UVic-UCC presented the results of a trial it began in 2006, which examines the effects of fertilisation with pig slurry on double-annual cropping systems in dry farming conditions in...
Management training for business is reinforced in Central Catalonia with a cooperation agreement between EADA Business School and UVic-UCC
Last Monday, EADA Business School and the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), through its Vic and Manresa campuses, signed a cooperation agreement to bring the Catalan business school's training for senior management to the territories of Central Catalonia, and to the...
Biofertilisers obtained from livestock manure can compete with conventional fertilisers and have less environmental impact
The biofertiliser products that have been obtained in the biorefineries of the FERTIMANURE European project, coordinated by the BETA Technology Center at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), have agronomic performance levels equivalent to those of conventional fertiliser products, and similar...