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News

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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Internationally renowned professor takes over as coordinator of the INKA Group (NANDA-I) Portugal

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) at UCP congratulate Professor Susana Miguel, Ph.D., on her election as...
May 5, 2026
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Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

CITER researchers contribute to the interdisciplinary volume 'Abrazar la fragilidad. Cinco ensayos de filosofía de la salud'

The book Abrazar la fragilidad. Cinco ensayos de filosofía de la salud has recently been published, edited by Gisela Ponce Lehr and released by...
April 21, 2026
defesa-palves
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves Successfully Completes Habilitation Examinations with Unanimous Approval

Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves, a faculty member at the School of Nursing (Porto) and at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Universidade...
April 20, 2026
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Mestrado

Universidade Católica Portuguesa launches pioneering Master´s in Regeneration and Tissue Viability

Universidade Católica Portuguesa has launched a new Master’s degree in Regeneration and Tissue Viability, an innovative programme designed to address the...
April 20, 2026
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Mobility and International Relations

Neuropsychology student participates in an Erasmus+ exchange program in Sweden and investigates the neurological impact of COVID-19

Internationalization continues to establish itself as one of the fundamental pillars of academic training at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, providing...
April 16, 2026
polonia
Mobility and International Relations

Polish delegation visits the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the Nursing School (Lisbon)

On April 8, 2026, the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the Nursing School welcomed a delegation from the Pomeranian Medical University in...
April 15, 2026
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

First medical training platform in Portuguese Sign Language

As part of the European project “Vocational Sign Language in Medicine (VSL on Medicine)” (2023-I-TROi-KA220-VET-000160699), the first digital platform for...
April 13, 2026
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Mobility and International Relations

Faculty members from FCSE and EEL participate in the International Staff and Teaching Week at the Pontifical University of Salamanca

During the week of March 23–27, Professors Fernanda Loureiro, Helga Martins, and Susana Miguel from the School of Nursing (Lisbon) and the Faculty of...
April 7, 2026
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Escola de Pós-Graduações e Formação Avançada

Ending of the Micro-Credential: Applications of Technologies; Support for the Development of Inclusive Digital Educational Materials

Last Saturday, March 28, marked the closing session of the first edition of the Micro-credential “Applications of Assistive Technologies in the...
April 1, 2026
eredes
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

REDES Group Meeting Promotes Spiritual Care Education in Nursing

On March 25, a working meeting was held for the REDES project—Network for the Teaching and Development of Spirituality in Health—which is part of the...
March 26, 2026
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Press

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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
scaldeira
April 7, 2026
Visão
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

In sickness and in health, we stand together. But are we scientifically connected?

Read the full article by Professor Sílvia Caldeira, a faculty member at the School of Health Sciences and Nursing regarding the World Health Day. "World Health Day 2026, which falls this Tuesday, the 7th, is celebrated under the World Health Organization...
07/04/2026 - 12:00
Visão
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March 23, 2026
Magg
BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

The Brain Unlocked. This new, fun, and challenging escape room will really make you think

Have you always wanted to learn more about our brain but never found a fun way to do it? Don’t worry—MAGG might have the solution. To celebrate International Brain Awareness Week, which ran through Friday, March 20, the Faculty of Health Sciences and...
23/03/2026 - 10:15
Magg
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March 21, 2026
Observador
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Integrated Care: A Good Start

Read the full article by Prof. Dr. Sérgio Deodato, a faculty member at the School of Health Sciences and Nursing, published in *Observador* under the title “Integration of care: a good start.” “First and foremost, it is necessary to clarify, with great...
21/03/2026 - 14:23
Observador
escape-room
March 17, 2026
NiT
BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

Escape Room in Lisbon Promoting the New Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience

Dr. Filipa Ribeiro, coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience, gave an interview to New in Town (NiT) about the escape room created to promote the new degree program. "A neuroscientist has gone missing in Lisbon. In this...
17/03/2026 - 17:56
NiT
joaomiguelpereira
March 9, 2026
Visão
BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

"The algorithm that controls us and the brain that obeys it”

Two weeks before International Brain Awareness Week 2026, Prof. João Miguel Pereira, coordinator of the Systems and Cognitive Neurosciences degree program, publishes an opinion piece in Visão magazine. How often do we receive suggestions through apps and...
09/03/2026 - 17:08
Visão
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March 9, 2026
Sapo
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

“Women of Hope”: the invisible foundations of Portuguese society

Read the opinion piece published on International Women's Day by Professor Zaida Charepe, lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon). Who are the women who support the health and resilience of Portuguese...
09/03/2026 - 15:40
Sapo
zaida-charepe
February 26, 2026
Sapo Online
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Mutual Aid: It's in Humanity's DNA

We have witnessed a wave of mutual aid in our country. Networked assistance arrives more quickly than formal aid from various institutions. Portugal has been hit by successive and persistent storms, which have placed it at the center of concerns in all...
26/02/2026 - 10:13
Sapo Online
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Events

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09
May
14:30

Open Day BSc in Neuroscience

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
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11
May
17:00

PhD in Nursing Open Day

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
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18
May
15:30

Exams for the Master’s Degree in Portuguese Sign Language and Deaf Education

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
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18
May
17:00

Open Day for the Master's Degree in Neuropsychology and the Master's Degree in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
teaser-open day
21
May
17:00

Open Day Doutoramento em Ciências da Cognição, Linguagem e Neurociências

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
seminário-inter-religioso
23
May
09:00

2026 Interfaith Seminar

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
COMFORT-TEASER
27
May
17:00

COMFORT TALKS | Dedicated to Comfort

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
MCP-banner-site
28
May
17:00

Open Day Master's Degree in Palliative Care 2026

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
teaser-lgp
02
Jun
18:00

Open Day Master's Degree in Portuguese Sign Language and Deaf Education

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

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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PRR
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