Social Sciences and Psychology
Virtue as a guide: a key to psychological well-being
Research led by the University of Valencia has identified three key human strengths that determine psychological well-being: perspective, kindness and gratitude, integrated into a way of life aligned with values and virtues such as ethics, generosity and practical wisdom. The study, which employed a meta-analytic methodology, has been published in Clinical Psychology Review , one of the world-s leading journals in clinical psychology.
A digital serious game improves the mathematical performance of children with dyscalculia
NeurekaNUM és el primer mètode desenvolupat en castellà i català amb evidència científica per a la detecció d'aquest trastorn i la intervenció precoç.
The UB launches a pioneering vocabulary of scientific terminology in Catalan Sign Language (LSC)
Language - A deaf student can follow university classes with a sign language interpreter, but they often encounter the problem that there are no specific signs for many of the scientific terms used in the classroom.
Determining how to gain strength in the elderly without reaching muscle exhaustion
The Research Group on Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES) of the University of Valencia, led by Professor Juan Carlos Colado, has published a study in the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy that provides new evidence on how to train strength effectively and safely in older people using elastic bands and without reaching muscle exhaustion
Economists at the University of Valencia argue that Spain’s pension system shows signs of regressivity benefiting higher incomes
New research published in the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy by University of Valencia professors of Applied Economics José Manuel Pavía and Josep Lledó challenges one of the pillars of the public debate on pensions in Spain: their progressivity. The study, entitled On the progressivity of public pension systems: the case of Spain , concludes that the current system indirectly favours higher-income groups due to disparities in life expectancy.
The percentage of female professors at the UB has increased by 14% over the last decade, reaching 35%
Legal experts call for de facto bilingualism in the judicial system as a guarantee of human dignity

Cooperation between cities improves rental assistance coverage for the most vulnerable households

11.63% of the population experiences street harassment during active transport: 84% while walking, and women twice as often as men






