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PhD's

School of Postgraduate Studies and Advanced Training

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News

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PhD in Nursing

Ph.D. Program in Nursing Kicks Off Its 23rd Edition in Lisbon and Porto

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing (FCSE) at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa has launched a new cohort of its Doctoral Program in Nursing,...
September 25, 2026
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Mestrado em Cuidados Paliativos

PalliFest 2026 brought together different perspectives to celebrate care and honor life

On September 23, the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa hosted PalliFest 2026, an event dedicated to...
September 24, 2026
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

International Sign Languages Day: Católica Develops a Contemporary Dictionary of LGP

Observed on September 23, International Sign Languages Day highlights the importance of recognizing and promoting these languages. At the Portuguese...
September 23, 2026
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Portuguese Palliative Care Observatory

OPCP Signs a Collaboration Agreement with the Atlantes Global Observatory of Palliative Care

The Portuguese Observatory on Palliative Care (OPCP), part of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing at the Portuguese Catholic University, has...
September 22, 2026
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

FCSE and School of Nursing Faculty Member Contributes to a Publication on the Field of Nursing

Professor Sílvia Caldeira, a faculty member at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) at the Portuguese Catholic...
September 15, 2026
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Faculty member from the School of Nursing and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing participates in the 5th Andreas USF Conference

Professor Sandra Paço, Ph.D., a faculty member at the School of Nursing (Lisbon) and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing at the Universidade...
September 14, 2026
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Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

FCSE Faculty Member Presents Research Projects at an International Conference in Poland

Professor Paulo Vaz de Carvalho, Ph.D., from the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing (FCSE) at the Portuguese Catholic University, participated in the...
September 11, 2026
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Faculty members from the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) serve on the Health Literacy Committee of the Portuguese Nurses Association

Professor Cândida Ferrito, Ph.D., a faculty member at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon), was appointed to...
September 9, 2026
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PhD in Nursing

FCSE Welcomes a Ph.D. Candidate from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing (FCSE) at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa is hosting doctoral candidate Louise Alves Silva, from the...
September 7, 2026
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BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

New Students in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience Take Their First Steps at Católica

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing at Universidade Católica Portuguesa welcomed its 20 new students to the Bachelor's Degree in Systems and...
September 7, 2026
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Press

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September 25, 2026
Medjournal
Escola de Pós-Graduações e Formação Avançada

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing Launches a Graduate Program to Strengthen Interventions in Perinatal Mental Health

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing (FCSE) at the Portuguese Catholic University (UCP) is set to launch the first graduate program in Perinatal Mental Health, a program designed to train healthcare professionals to identify and intervene early in...
25/09/2026 - 09:20
Medjournal
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September 23, 2026
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Mestrado em Ensino de Língua Gestual Portuguesa - b-learning

Giving Portuguese Sign Language its due is to fully recognize it as a language

To mark International Sign Languages Day, we are sharing this opinion piece by Prof. Mara Moita, Ph.D., a professor and researcher at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. A reflection on the importance of...
23/09/2026 - 15:10
Visão
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August 10, 2026
Revista Hospitalidade
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Spirituality and Holistic Care

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) announce the publication of an interview and an article by Prof. Dr. Sílvia Caldeira, a faculty member at FCSE and EEL, in the journal *Hospitalidade*, published by the São...
10/08/2026 - 09:59
Revista Hospitalidade
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August 7, 2026
Revista ATUA
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

The Human Value of Nursing

Prof. Silvia Caldeira, faculty member of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon), has published an article entitled “The Human Value of Nursing” in ATUA, the magazine of the Northern Regional Section of the...
07/08/2026 - 09:44
Revista ATUA
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August 5, 2026
Publico Online
Mestrado em Cuidados Paliativos

When suffering finds an answer, hope is born

In honor of World Palliative Care Day, we are sharing this opinion piece by Prof. Tânia dos Santos Afonso, Ph.D., of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and co-coordinator of the Master’s Program in...
05/08/2026 - 12:12
Publico Online
fribeiro news
July 22, 2026
Sapo Online
Licenciatura em Neurociência de Sistemas e Cognitiva

Investing in the Brain: Health for All

Brain health isn’t determined solely in laboratories or hospitals: it begins with living conditions, access to preventive care, and the ability to make scientific advances available to the entire population. In this opinion piece, Filipa Ribeiro,...
22/07/2026 - 14:13
Sapo Online
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June 23, 2026
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Escola de Pós-Graduações e Formação Avançada

Breastfeeding Featured on TSF Pais & Fillhos

The coordinator of the Graduate Program in Breastfeeding, Dr. Graça Gonçalves, appeared on two episodes of the TSF Pais e Filhos program, which were dedicated to the topic of breastfeeding: “Breastfeeding: Signs That a Baby Is Hungry” and “Breastfeeding...
23/06/2026 - 18:33
TSF
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April 28, 2026
Jornal Económico
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

Health education platform in Portuguese Sign Language launched with the participation of Católica

The first digital platform for healthcare training in Portuguese Sign Language (PSL), Italian Sign Language, and Turkish Sign Language is now available online. This innovative resource, developed as part of a European project—Vocational Sign Language on...
28/04/2026 - 15:55
Jornal Económico
artigo opinião surdos
April 24, 2026
Sapo Online
Master in Portuguese Sign Language and Deaf Education

Education for the Deaf: Inclusion That Starts with Language

Read the full article by Prof. Mara Moita, Ph.D., coordinator of the Master’s Program in Portuguese Sign Language and Deaf Education, in observance of National Deaf Education Day. Observed on April 23, National Deaf Education Day brings to the forefront...
24/04/2026 - 17:18
Sapo Online
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April 15, 2026
Semanário SOL
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Teaching Ethics and Professional Conduct in Nursing – The Foundation of Safe and Humanizing Care

Professor Maria de Lurdes Martins, Ph.D., published an article in the “Caderno País Positivo” section of the weekly newspaper *Semanário Sol*, in the April 2026 issue, titled “Teaching Ethics and Professional Conduct in Nursing—The Foundation of Safe and...
15/04/2026 - 10:27
Semanário SOL
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Events

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23
Oct
09:00

NICE_Start - 2nd International Meeting of Young Researchers in Cognition, Language and Neurosciences

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
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26
Oct
09:00

ENSIDE2 - National Meeting and International Symposium for Nursing Teachers

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
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30
Oct
16:30

Formal Ceremony for the Awarding of Bachelor's and Master's Degree Certificates

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
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20
Nov
09:00

Comunicar 2026

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal

Funding bodies

PRR
Logotipo Republica Portuguesa
União Europeu