{"id":108863,"date":"2025-09-24T07:13:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iispv.cat\/around-eighty-people-attend-the-micro-talks-of-the-european-researchers-night\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T07:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:13:45","slug":"around-eighty-people-attend-the-micro-talks-of-the-european-researchers-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iispv.cat\/en\/around-eighty-people-attend-the-micro-talks-of-the-european-researchers-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Around eighty people attend the micro-talks of the European Researchers\u2019 Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seven researchers spoke about studies in health, energy and the environment, and their impact on everyday life. <\/strong>This Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, a science workshop fair will take place at Corsini Square in Tarragona, the main event of the Researchers\u2019 Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The director of the IISPV, Dr. Joan Vendrell (L), and the vice-rector of the URV, Urbano Lorenzo (R), with the speakers (center) at the 2025 ‘Research for Change’ micro-conferences. Photo<\/strong>: IISPV<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

This Saturday, Rac\u00f3 de la Palma in Reus became a centre of scientific knowledge during the micro-talks \u201cResearch for Change\u201d, a pre-event of the European Researchers\u2019 Night attended by around eighty people. The event, organised by the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV) with support from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV), brought together seven researchers from different local research centres who shared innovative advances in health, energy and environmental topics.<\/p>\n\n

With a dynamic and informative format, each talk lasted ten minutes and explained, in a practical way, the results of scientific studies and how they affect people\u2019s lives. For example, C\u00e8lia Uroz, a researcher from URV, said that people ingest 20,000 microplastic particles per year, which is equal to one credit card per week, and spoke about their effects on the intestine. Marta Llorens, from the Catalan Institute of Chemical Research (ICIQ), explained how antibiotics work in the body and why it is important to take them carefully and follow the doctor\u2019s instructions. <\/p>\n

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Researcher and educator Mart\u00ed Llaurador introduced the event on Saturday, September 20, at Rac\u00f3 de la Palma in Reus. Photo<\/strong>: IISPV<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

In the field of mental health, Elisabet Vilella, researcher at IISPV and the Pere Mata Institute, said that one in four people suffers from a mental health problem during their lifetime. She also talked about how mental health issues and psychiatric disorders can vary depending on age or gender.<\/p>\n\n

The micro-talks highlighted the value of local research and its direct impact on daily life. There was also good interaction with the audience, who had the chance to ask questions to the researchers about the topics discussed.<\/p>\n\n

The European Research Night events continue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

These micro-talks were a prelude to European Research Night, an educational initiative centered around a science fair, which will take place on the afternoon of September 26 and the morning of September 27 in Tarragona’s Plaza Corsini, with the participation of more than 200 researchers from the URV and research institutes. Another preliminary activity is the family workshop “Much more than aesthetics,” on how obesity and diabetes affect the body, which will take place at the Viding Sant Jordi sports center in Tarragona.<\/p>\n\n

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It will also visit secondary schools in the Tarragona area through informative talks and will return once again to Terres de l’Ebre with a science workshop fair to be held on October 3 in Tortosa’s Town Hall Square.<\/p>\n\n

European Research Night is a major educational event held simultaneously in more than 300 European cities with the aim of bringing science closer to the public. In the Tarragona area, the URV has been coordinating the event since 2018, with a program that attracts thousands of people every year.<\/p>\n\n

European Research Night is supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program and the collaboration of a consortium of Catalan universities and public institutions. The full program can be found at tarragona.nitdelarecerca.cat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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