The SDG-iLevel project boosts sustainable action with a set of 30 ‘Self-Nudges’ strategies for university staff. The SDGiLevel project consortium has worked together to develop a self-help toolkit for academic and research staff in universities. This toolkit aims to serve as a catalyst for personal reflection and action, encouraging users to explore their roles…
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) represent a major global health challenge that deeply impacts the lives of over a billion people, primarily affecting vulnerable communities in tropical and subtropical regions. Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of 20 diseases* that affect over a billion people worldwide. They are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, and…
On 17 and 18 January, the CO-SECUR (Knowledge building and social innovation for a successful, more effective and CO-produce urban SECURity solutions) consortium organised a kick-off meeting in Valencia, Spain to officially launch the EU-funded project. Over three years, the Horizon Europe project aims to create knowledge and tools, including a Societal Development Plan (SDP)…
We close another year by celebrating and taking a look back at Kveloce’s achievements in 2023. During this year, our family has grown with the incorporation of six exceptional people: Luisa, Marina, José, Jessica, Maroua and Juan, which has made us a stronger team that puts all its talent and dedication at the service of…
Healthy soils fulfil important functions, for which they are considered to provide ecosystem services, a concept introduced to raise awareness of nature’s role in sustaining human activities and ensuring our well-being. These functions include life support for biodiversity, including bacteria, plants, fungi, animals and people; the provision of water, nutrients, building materials, etc. through activities…
Almost until now, when we talked about “air pollution”, we associated this term with outdoor contamination because vehicle emissions, stationary power generation and other industrial and agricultural emissions. However, in the last years and largely due to the global impact of COVID-19 pandemic, we are more aware that the air we breathe indoors can also…
The hot summer of 2023 has made us reflect on its impact on the Spanish Mediterranean and its key economic activities, on the environment and on our health, underlining the urgent need to take measures to adapt to changing climatic conditions. Human influence on the earth’s climate has been a constant since the Industrial Revolution.…
As is tradition, this month we have been able to enjoy our mid-year meeting that brings together all the people who are part of the Kveloce team. The meeting focused on following up on the current state of the company and setting future goals, as well as celebrating the achievements of the past few months.…
Promoting quality research is one of Europe’s objectives. For this reason, and in order to meet the criteria of scientific excellence, the European Commission offers research staff the ERC (European Research Council) call for proposals under Pillar I of the Horizon 2020 programme, called “excellent science”. This call promises research of the highest quality, in…
On 18 May, our colleagues Maite Ferrando Garcia (CEO of Kveloce) and Sandra Vilaplana Llin (Operations Director) attended the VI National Technology XXI Century Awards Gala in Madrid, organised by El Suplemento, with the aim of rewarding excellence, talent, perseverance and growth of those companies and professionals who work daily with great dedication in a…