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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Applications and Open Days | Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

The application dates for the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing are now available. If you're thinking of starting or continuing your academic career...
April 10, 2025
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Professor from the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing takes part in the Diocesan Jubilee of the Sick and the World of Health

As part of the World Health Day celebrations, the Associate Professor of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing at the Universidade Católica...
April 8, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Press

Faculty - Sérgio Deodato
April 14, 2025
Público
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Público: Let's talk about health at election time - Opinion piece

The new opinion article by Prof. Sérgio Deodato, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Portuguese Catholic University and Coordinator of the Ethics4Care research group at the UCP Interdisciplinary Health Research Center...
14/04/2025 - 11:44
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March 14, 2025
Human Resources
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
Human Resources
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March 11, 2025
Jornal Económico
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
Jornal Económico
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March 3, 2025
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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
Diário do Alentejo
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February 17, 2025
RTP
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
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SIC-OPCP
January 20, 2025
SIC Notícias
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
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Notícia Professora Joana Rato PG MCE
December 23, 2024
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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
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Revista Sábado Professora Maria Vânia Nunes
September 23, 2024
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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
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January 10, 2024
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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
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December 11, 2023
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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
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Events

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15
Apr
18:00

Ethics and Health Law Webinar "Business Ethics in Health"

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29
Apr
11:30

Ciclo de Workshops UCP2 Mental Health | Workshop 2 - Dá reset à ansiedade – Sessão 2.2. “Dá reset à ansiedade de desempenho e reprograma o mindset”

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
workshop2
05
May
12:30

Ciclo de Workshops UCP2 Mental Health | Workshop 2 - Dá reset à ansiedade – Sessão 2.2. “Dá reset à ansiedade de desempenho e reprograma o mindset”

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
workshop3
08
May
10:00

UCP2 Mental Health Workshops | Workshop 3 – Freeze or Fight? – Psychological First Aid for Panic Attacks

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
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12
May
11:30

UCP2 Mental Health Workshops | Workshop 3 – Freeze or Fight? – Psychological First Aid for Panic Attacks

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
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15
May
15:30

UCP2 Mental Health Workshops | Workshop 4 – Ghost the Blue Mondays - Session 4.1 “When Everything Feels Heavy: Understanding What’s Behind It”

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
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16
May
11:30

UCP2 Mental Health Workshops | Workshop 4 – Ghost the Blue Mondays – Session 4.2 “When Everything Feels Heavy: Strategies to Recharge”

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
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17
May
15:00

Open Day: Discover the New Bachelor's Degree in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

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26
May
17:00

OPEN DAY – PhD Nursing

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
Open Day Neuropsicologia
26
May
17:00

Open Day Master's in Neuropsychology and Master's in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurosciences

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal

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