TikTok established itself as the sixth most used social network in the world at the end of 2020, being the most downloaded app that same year due to the COVID-19 confinements. This social network caters to young audiences, accustomed to taking in large quantities of information. TikTok is a video-focused social networking service that hosts […]
HRH the King and Queen of Spain, accompanied by the Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, presented the 2021 National Innovation and Design Awards at the Valencia Conference Center, to Eduardo Anitua, Cosentino, CerTest Biotec, Jaime Hayon, Expormim and Danny Saltaren, with a special mention for Ramón Úbeda. The objective of these awards, which […]
A study carried out by researchers from Campus Gandia of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is analyzing the use of recurring images, such as comparison memes, to promote environmental activism on the social media platform Instagram. This study aims to interpret these images through the framework of […]
Comunica2, the International Congress on Communication and Technology held at Campus Gandia of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), drew experts in Communication and Digital Marketing for its eleventh edition, held in person on November 18th and 19th. Comunica2 is targeted at students, professionals and researchers, with the aim of reflecting and analyzing how Communication […]
The high level of penetration of smartphones in our society and today’s technological developments have allowed us to have easy and immediate access to large quantities of information any time and any place. However, having access to a lot more information does not necessarily mean that we are better informed. The terms fake news, clickbait […]
Social media consists of platforms that help establish all kinds of contacts or friendships and where a large amount of information is shared. Feminism has crossed this online barrier and has taken the form of cyberfeminism, where many feminists are actively putting a spotlight on the problems endured by women. They reflect on everyday situations […]
Research professor Sandra Martorell from Campus Gandia of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) is taking part in an international project that has created educational escape rooms to be implemented in the classroom setting. First of all, we need to explain what an escape room is. Some of you may have already played a few. […]
Do you know the Berlanga film that was nominated for the Oscars? And how many movies he directed? And the collection of books he published? And the word that is repeated in all of his feature films? All of the answers are revealed in the “Viva Berlanga. Una historia de cine” exhibition at the MuVim […]
An international study that research scientists from Campus Gandia of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) participated in, has analyzed the contents of the Twitter accounts of different European political leaders during the first forty days of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Their use of this communication channel proved to be inefficient for promoting safety measures […]
