Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem

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BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

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Master in Palliative Care
Master in Portuguese Sign Language and Deaf Education
Master in Neuropsychology
Master Cognitive and Behavioral Neurosciences

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PhD in Medical Sciences
PhD in Cognition Sciences, Language and Neuroscience
PhD in Nursing

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Undergraduate Program

BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

Masters

Master in Palliative Care Master in Portuguese Sign Language and Deaf Education Master in Neuropsychology Master in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurosciences

PhD's

PhD in Medical Sciences PhD in Cognition Sciences, Language and Neuroscience PhD in Nursing

School of Postgraduate Studies and Advanced Training

Postgraduate Programs Advanced Training Programs

News

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

FCSE lecturer and PhD student participate in Webinar organized by the Portuguese Society of Speech Therapy

On April 3, the Portuguese Society of Speech Therapy (SPTF) is organizing the webinar “Exploring the impact of shared story reading on children with...

March 29, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

UCP2 Mental Health to promote well-being and mental health among Católica Students

Named UCP2 Mental Health , this is the integrated system of mental health and well-being activities and services at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa...

March 24, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

National Student Day | Inês, Helena and Maria Francisca's achievements

24 March is National Student Day , a date that, at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, is celebrated through the achievements of its students. Inês Pinheiro...

March 24, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Católica Nursing Schools launch two new master’s programmes with classes in Lisbon and Porto

The Nursing Schools of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Lisbon and Porto , have launched two new master’s programmes aimed at the specialised training...

March 19, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Death of Father Jerónimo Trigo

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of Universidade Católica Portuguesa expresses its deep sorrow at the death of Father Jerónimo Trigo, who was a...

March 17, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Transform4Europe launches Student Initiatives competition

As part of the Transform4Europe Alliance (T4EU) , students from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa have the opportunity to submit proposals for...

March 16, 2025

BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

Universidade Católica Portuguesa launches first neuroscience degree in Portugal

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in association with the Católica Medical School, is launching the new...

March 8, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and School of Nursing (Lisbon) reinforce their teaching staff through a Recruitment for Assistant Professors

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), leading academic units, have...

March 8, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

FCSE professors and NICE_Lab researchers publish a book of studies on LGP and other sign languages, in collaboration with FLUP and ESE.IPP.

In collaboration with other research professors from FLUP and ESE.IPP, professors from FCSE and researchers from NICE_Lab are publishing a book of studies...

March 2, 2025

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

CIIS and CITER organize meeting “Exhausted or Accomplished: A Portrait of Priests and Pastors in Portugal”

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Health Research (CIIS) and the Centre for Research in Theology and Religious Studies (CITER) of the Portuguese Catholic...

February 27, 2025

Press

March 14, 2025

https://hrportugal.sapo.pt/vai-ser-lancada-a-primeira-licenciatura-em-neurociencias-em-portugal/

BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

Human Resources: Portugal's first neuroscience degree to be launched

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Portuguese Catholic University, in association with the Faculty of Medicine, will launch the first degree in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience in Portugal in September. This launch is being announced at...

14/03/2025 - 10:26

https://hrportugal.sapo.pt/vai-ser-lancada-a-primeira-licenciatura-em-neurociencias-em-portugal/

March 11, 2025

https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/universidade-catolica-lanca-primeira-licenciatura-em-neurociencias-em-portugal/?utm_source=SAPO_HP&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=destaques

BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

Jornal Económico: Universidade Católica: the country's first neuroscience degree is coming

The undergraduate programme brings together the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine, places the country at the forefront of Neuroscience education and will be taught entirely in English. As part of International Brain Week, which runs until March...

11/03/2025 - 09:56

https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/universidade-catolica-lanca-primeira-licenciatura-em-neurociencias-em-portugal/?utm_source=SAPO_HP&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=destaques

March 3, 2025

https://diariodoalentejo.pt/Preview.aspx?pageID=20115&ver=36105&fbclid=IwY2xjawIwCohleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdLRsv4rcVQzKmBBhAFtbGcFlQBPC-szHLEfFx9QjjUaym6r5w-ZJBfZlQ_aem_MH2yqxVvP8CP3Kv8rm61qA

PhD in Nursing

Diário do Alentejo: Nurse João Vieira gets top marks in doctoral thesis

João Vieira recently completed his PhD in Nursing at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Portuguese Catholic University, with the thesis “Therapeutic futility in adult intensive care nursing”. Find out more about her career in an interview...

03/03/2025 - 22:38

https://diariodoalentejo.pt/Preview.aspx?pageID=20115&ver=36105&fbclid=IwY2xjawIwCohleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdLRsv4rcVQzKmBBhAFtbGcFlQBPC-szHLEfFx9QjjUaym6r5w-ZJBfZlQ_aem_MH2yqxVvP8CP3Kv8rm61qA

February 17, 2025

https://www.rtp.pt/play/p50/e829467/a-fe-dos-homens

PhD in Cognition Sciences, Language and Neuroscience

RTP: Helena Carmo is the first deaf PhD student at Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Helena Carmo made history by becoming the first deaf person to obtain a doctorate at UCP. You can watch it here in the first part of the Fé dos Homens program at minute 10:14.

17/02/2025 - 14:42

https://www.rtp.pt/play/p50/e829467/a-fe-dos-homens

January 20, 2025

https://sicnoticias.pt/pais/2025-01-15-video-cuidados-paliativos-apesar-de-existir-mais-profissionais-com-formacao-numero-de-equipas-nao-e-suficiente-53a7c6bb

Portuguese Palliative Care Observatory

Palliative care: although there are more trained professionals, the number of teams is not enough

The Portuguese Palliative Care Observatory (OPCP) of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Portuguese Catholic University has just released the Training and Care Activity sections of its 2023 report, offering a detailed overview of the...

20/01/2025 - 10:26

https://sicnoticias.pt/pais/2025-01-15-video-cuidados-paliativos-apesar-de-existir-mais-profissionais-com-formacao-numero-de-equipas-nao-e-suficiente-53a7c6bb

December 23, 2024

Dinheiro Vivo

Pós-Graduação em Mente, Cérebro e Educação

Coordenadora da Escola de Pós-Graduação e Formação Avançada da FCSE participou no programa Educar + da TSF/Iniciativa Educação

A Prof. Doutora Joana Rato, coordenadora da Escola de Pós-Graduação e Formação Avançada e a Professora de 1º Ciclo Beatriz Soeiro, que concluiu a Pós-Graduação em Mente, Cérebro e Educação, participaram no último episódio do Educar +, projeto da...

23/12/2024 - 14:04

Dinheiro Vivo

September 23, 2024

Sábado

Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem

Docente da FCSE entre especialistas contactados para artigo de capa da revista Sábado sobre envelhecimento e saúde cerebral

A importância da saúde cerebral é hoje reconhecida pela Organização Mundial como crucial para que se possa promover a saúde das pessoas e populações. Muitos aspetos podem contribuir para a sua optimização, com impactos importantes ao nível da prevenção...

23/09/2024 - 10:46

Sábado

January 10, 2024

https://saudeonline.pt/o-sistema-de-verificacao-de-incapacidades-da-seguranca-social-uma-atualizacao-que-urge-formacao/

Pós-Graduação em Medicina Social

Artigo de Opinião - O Sistema de Verificação de Incapacidades da Segurança Social: uma atualização que urge formação

Leia ou releia o artigo de opinião do Prof. Doutor J. Margalho Carrilho, Coordenador fundador da Pós-Graduação em Medicina Social na Universidade Católica Portuguesa com o apoio científico da EUMASS (European Union of Medicine in Assurance and Social...

10/01/2024 - 13:48

https://saudeonline.pt/o-sistema-de-verificacao-de-incapacidades-da-seguranca-social-uma-atualizacao-que-urge-formacao/

December 11, 2023

https://portalvozes.com/dna/a-evolucao-da-lingua-gestual-portuguesa/

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Profª Doutora Ana Mineiro em entrevista no Portal Vozes sobre "A evolução da língua gestual portuguesa"

A Profª Doutora Ana Mineiro, Diretora e docente da Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem e investigadora do NICE_Lab do Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde da UCP foi entrevistada pelo "Portal Vozes" sobre "A evolução da língua gestual...

11/12/2023 - 14:39

https://portalvozes.com/dna/a-evolucao-da-lingua-gestual-portuguesa/

November 15, 2023

https://www.hogrefe.com/pt/artigo/hogrefetalks-as-funcoes-executivas-e-a-autorregulacao-do-comportamento-em-contexto-escolar

Master's Degree in Neuropsychology (FCSE-ISPA)

Docente e Antiga Aluna do Mestrado em Neuropsicologia em entrevista sobre novo Programa de Intervenção

A Profª Doutora Maria Vânia Nunes, docente da Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem, e a Dra. Sofia Garcia da Silva, antiga aluna do Mestrado em Neuropsicologia foram autoras do mais recente Programa de Intervenção Ali, a elefanta: Brincar e Pensar...

15/11/2023 - 12:17

https://www.hogrefe.com/pt/artigo/hogrefetalks-as-funcoes-executivas-e-a-autorregulacao-do-comportamento-em-contexto-escolar