Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Doctoral thesis just defended (30 days after defence)

Title Essays On Women Empowerment And Development
Degree Doctoral Programme in Economics and Business
Doctorand/a Barbara Ama Zelu
Supervisor

Iranzo Sancho, Susana

Perez Laborda, Alejandro

Tutor

Iranzo Sancho, Susana

International doctorate award Yes
Defence date 15/10/2026
Time 12:00
Location Sala de Graus de la Facultat d'Economia i Empresa
Title Miradas Sobre Cuba. Relatos De Un Destino, Del Periodismo Al Turismo Comunitario
Degree Doctoral Programme in Anthropology and Communication
Doctorand/a Yanelis Martínez González
Supervisor

Castelló Cogollos, Enric

Tutor

Castelló Cogollos, Enric

Defence date 14/10/2026
Time 11:00
Location Sala de Juntes del Campus Catalunya
Title Estudio Del Eje Tweak/Fn14 Y Exo-Mirna-221-3p Y Exomirna-222-3p Cómo Posible Panel De Biomarcadores En El Cáncer De Próstata. Evaluación De Su Aplicabilidad En El Diagnóstico, Pronóstico Y En La Vigilancia Activa.
Degree Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine
Doctorand/a Marta Alves Santiago
Supervisor

Rodríguez Chacón, Matilde

Ruiz Plazas, Xavier

Tutor

Rodríguez Chacón, Matilde

Defence date 09/10/2026
Time 11:00
Location Mòduls de docència i recerca de l`Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona
Title El Modelo De Rotación Por Estaciones: Impacto En Las Competencias Del Alumnado De Educación Secundaria
Degree Doctoral Programme in Educational Technology
Doctorand/a Izaskun Jorajuría Elizondo
Supervisor

Usart Rodríguez, Mireia

Tutor

Usart Rodríguez, Mireia

Defence date 09/10/2026
Time 11:00
Location Sala de Graus de la Facultat d'Enologia
Title Directed In Vitro Evolution And Selection Strategies For Aptamers Targeting Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Secreted Proteins
Degree Doctoral Programme in Nanoscience, Materials and Chemical Engineering
Doctorand/a Shaira Jane Acosta Arollado
Supervisor

O'Sullivan , Ciara Kathleen

Skouridou , Vasoula

Tutor

O'Sullivan , Ciara Kathleen

International doctorate award Yes
Defence date 01/10/2026
Time 11:00
Location Sala de Graus, ETSEQ
Title Engineering Transition Metal Dichalcogenides For Enhanced Gas Sensing At Room Temperature: Scalable Synthesis, Heterostructuring, Phase Modulation And Nanoparticle Functionalization
Degree Doctoral Programme in Technologies for Nanosystems, Bioengineering and Energy
Doctorand/a Mubdiul Islam Rizu
Supervisor

Fadil , Dalal

Güell Vilà, Frank

Llobet Valero, Eduard

Tutor

Llobet Valero, Eduard

International doctorate award Yes
Defence date 28/09/2026
Time 11:00
Location Sala de Graus ETSE
Title Automated Tracking Of Reproductive Behaviour To Predict Spawning And Guide Hormone-Free In Vitro Fertilisation In Senegalese Sole (Solea Senegalensis)
Degree Doctoral Programme in Computer Engineering and Mathematics Security
Doctorand/a Abdul Qadir
Supervisor

Duncan , Neil

Serratosa Casanelles, Francesc D'Assís

Tutor

Serratosa Casanelles, Francesc D'Assís

International doctorate award Yes
Defence date 21/09/2026
Time 12:00
Location Sala de Graus ETSE
Title Nuevas Aproximaciones Al Tratamiento Y Comprensión De Hongos Patógenos Emergentes: Evaluación Antifúngica De Flavonas Frente A Candida Spp. E Implicaciones De La Endosimbiosis Rhizopus Microsporus-Mycetohabitans En La Biología Y Virulencia Del Hongo
Degree Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine
Doctorand/a Youssef Ahmiane Akodad
Supervisor

Capilla Luque, Javier

Sanchis Talón, Marta

Tutor

Capilla Luque, Javier

Defence date 18/09/2026
Time 11:00
Location Aula Magna de la Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut
Title Experimental Strategies For Optimizing And Harnessing The Full Potential Of Sers As A Sensing Method
Degree Doctoral Programme in Nanoscience, Materials and Chemical Engineering
Doctorand/a Irene Calderón González
Supervisor

Alvarez Puebla, Ramon Angel

Tutor

Alvarez Puebla, Ramon Angel

International doctorate award Yes
Defence date 16/09/2026
Time 11:00
Location Sala de Graus, Facultat de Química