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How to be successful in your PhD? A debate for the fifth session of the Early Careers Forum
On Friday 10th November, Agrotecnio and the University of Lleida organise the fifth edition of the Early Careers Forum, a series of events aimed ad PhD students and postdocs, but open to everyone of the research community who wishes to attend. For this session, the...
Lleida Tech workshop on artificial intelligence and optimisation promotes contact between academia and the business world
How are artificial intelligence, data science and optimisation systems applied in the efficient digitalisation of businesses? For two days, on 26 and 27 October, the Lleida Tech congress has tried to answer this question thanks to the participation of staff from...
The fourth edition of the Research School on Forest Ecology and Management of Agrotecnio and the CTFC focuses on mental health and scientific data management
The fourth edition of the Research School on Forest Ecology and Management, a joint initiative of Agrotecnio and the Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) through its Joint Research Unit (JRU), was held in Lleida on 26 and 27 October. The...
14 researchers attached to Agrotecnio, among the most cited scientific personnel in the world in 2022
A total of 14 researchers from the University of Lleida (UdL) and the University of Barcelona (UB) attached to Agrotecnio are in the database of the most cited scientific personnel in the world, prepared by Stanford University (USA), the scientometrics company SciTech...
Research uncovers that dwarf willows in the Apennines are at least 2,000 years old
Giada Centenaro, PhD student at the Doctoral School from the University of Lleida (UdL) and member of Agrotecnio-CERCA’s Forest Management research group, has carried out a study together with other international researchers which shows that there are three specimens...
More than 100 people participate in Agrotecnio’s first teambuilding activity
The Agrotechnology Research CERCA Centre, Agrotecnio, was created in 2012 and since then has maintained a steady growth trajectory. With more than 150 scientists organised into fifteen research groups and linked to two Catalan universities, Agrotecnio is today one of...
Close to nature forestry, an efficient tool to reduce the vulnerability of Mediterranean mixed forests to drought
In response to the increase in drought events, the Joint Research Unit from Agrotecnio and the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), in collaboration with the University of Lleida, has studied innovative approaches to improve the drought resilience...
The National Association of Precision Agriculture is presented in Lleida during the Sant Miquel Agricultural Fair
In the framework of the Sant Miquel Agricultural Fair, Jaume Arnó, member of the AgroICT and Precision Agriculture Research Group of Agrotecnio and the University of Lleida, presents today the National Association of Precision Agriculture (ANAP, by its Spanish...
A doctoral thesis analyses the influence of barley cultivation on the properties of malt, wort and beer
Neus Prieto, PhD from the University of Lleida (UdL), has presented a doctoral thesis that analyses how the variety and growing area of barley affects the properties of the malt, wort and beer produced from it. It is a thesis directed by Mª Paz Romero and Ignacio...
Biodiversity protects against invasions of non-native tree species
For centuries, human activity has intentionally or unintentionally driven the spread of plant species to areas far outside their native habitat. On average, about 10% of non-native species worldwide become invasive, often causing large ecological and economic...
Now open: Expressions of interest for a job offer in agri-food innovation dynamization
The University of Lleida and the Agrobiotech Park of Lleida will open a place for a in the promotion of agri-food innovation at the start of the 2023-2024 course. A young, technical profile is sought (must be less than 30 years old at the time of recruitment) to...
The University of Lleida closes its facilities to the public from 5 to 27 August
The University of Lleida (UdL) closes its facilities to the public this Saturday, 5th of August, and until the 27th of the same month. All buildings will have limited access to staff. The UdL plans to save 85,000 euros in electricity, telephony and cleaning, among...