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Master's Degree in Portuguese Sign Language and Deaf Education

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Master in Neuropsychology

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PhD in Medical Sciences

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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

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News

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

FCSE and EEL professor presents scientific paper on spirituality in caregiving at Egas Moniz event

Professor Helga Martins, PhD, lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) at the Portuguese Catholic...

February 12, 2026

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

FLY 2026 - Applications open for international volunteering

The FLY Program is back in 2026, offering students from the four campuses of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa the opportunity to participate in...

February 12, 2026

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Winners announced for the “Hope in Action” photography contest

Catarina Valdigem, professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Catholic University, is the winner of the photography contest “Hope in Action,” promoted by...

February 11, 2026

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

FCSE and EEL professor co-authors article in international scientific reference e-book

Professor Zaida Charepe, lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa...

February 10, 2026

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

FCSE Faculty and Researchers Join European PAL-CYCLES Project

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing (FCSE) of the Portuguese Catholic University is part of the international consortium of the European project...

February 9, 2026

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) publishes article in 2025 Contemporary Humanism Open Access Annals

Professor Zaida Charepe , PhD, lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) at the Portuguese Catholic...

February 2, 2026

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Faculty members from FCSE and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) publish special issue of international scientific journal

Prof. Joana Romeiro and Prof. Sílvia Caldeira , lecturers at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) at the...

January 29, 2026

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

FCSE professor honored with European Award for Excellence in Education

Sílvia Caldeira, professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing (FCSE), will be honored with the “SIGMA European Award of Nursing Excellence in...

January 16, 2026

PhD in Nursing

Meeting of PhD Nursing Advisors

Celebrating 20 years of doctoral studies in Nursing at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, with 203 graduates to date, is to recognize a pioneering...

January 14, 2026

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

100% UCP study published in Trends in Higher Education

Carina Ferreira, who recently completed her master's degree in Neuropsychology at FCSE, has published an open access article co-authored by NICE Lab...

January 5, 2026

Press

February 10, 2026

Sapo

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

SAPO ONLINE - Opinion Piece - The Samaritans of Nuno Markl

On February 11, 2026, the 34th World Day of the Sick will be celebrated, with the theme “The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing the pain of others,” chosen by Pope Leo XIV. This date, established by St. John Paul II in 1992, calls for the...

10/02/2026 - 16:53

Sapo

February 2, 2026

Observador

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Opinion Piece - Quality education requires more than good intentions: it requires science

In light of International Education Day on January 24, we are sharing an opinion piece by Professor Joana Rato, lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, published in Observador. Quality education requires more than good intentions: it...

02/02/2026 - 14:42

Observador

January 21, 2026

RTP Madeira

Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem

RTP Madeira - Silvia Caldeira honored with European award

Professor Sílvia Caldeira, lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, was featured on RTP Madeira news for receiving a European award for excellence in nursing education. The award recognizes the lecturer's career in the field of health...

21/01/2026 - 15:59

RTP Madeira

November 14, 2025

Edulog

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

EDULOG Interview - Portuguese Sign Language: policies, practices, and challenges of inclusion

On the eve of National Portuguese Sign Language Day (November 15), Paulo Vaz de Carvalho, professor at the Portuguese Catholic University and PhD in Health Sciences: Linguistics of Portuguese Sign Language, with extensive research in the field of deaf...

14/11/2025 - 10:59

Edulog

October 29, 2025

RTP2

Pós-Graduação em Perda e Luto

Ecclesia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa launches postgraduate course to train people to deal with loss and grief

A Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) has launched a new edition of its postgraduate course on loss and grief, starting in January 2026. “The postgraduate course is an educational opportunity, a chance to develop skills, and also a practical...

29/10/2025 - 17:03

RTP2

October 20, 2025

Jornal de Notícias

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Jornal de Notícias - New Episode of the Podcast “Educar tem Ciência” (There's Science in Education)

What is the cost of unclear instructions? Ambiguity has costs. In this episode of “Educar Tem Ciência” (Educating Has Science), a podcast by Iniciativa Educação, produced in partnership with JN and TSF, Catholic University professor Joana Rato argues...

20/10/2025 - 12:05

Jornal de Notícias

September 29, 2025

Saúde online

Portuguese Palliative Care Observatory

Saude Online - When death is an emergency: the challenge of dying with dignity - Opinion piece

Opinion piece by the Portuguese Observatory on Palliative Care. When death is an emergency: the challenge of dying with dignity Even without knowing how to name it, we all want the same thing: to reach the end with dignity. And it is at this moment, as...

29/09/2025 - 16:06

Saúde online

September 25, 2025

RSTP

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

RSTP - ERGUES launches second edition of dictionary and manual to strengthen inclusion of deaf people in education in STP

The second edition of the Portuguese Manual for the Deaf in São Tomé and Príncipe “is a revised and expanded version of the 2019 edition” and is aimed at students in the first cycle of basic education (grades 1 to 4), covering "topics related to the...

25/09/2025 - 13:59

RSTP

September 1, 2025

Sapo

Escola de Pós-Graduações e Formação Avançada

Sapo - FIFA Football Nurse: when care becomes a winning strategy - Opinion piece

Opinion piece by Rafael Bernardes and Teresa Amaral, professors at the Schools of Nursing (Lisbon and Porto) and coordinators of the Postgraduate Program in Sports Nursing. The project, implemented in Malawi, offers a concrete, innovative, and...

01/09/2025 - 16:00

Sapo

August 11, 2025

TSF

Escola de Pós-Graduações e Formação Avançada

TSF - Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course in Breastfeeding in an interview

Speaking to TSF, pediatrician Graça Gonçalves, coordinator of the Postgraduate Course in Breastfeeding at the School of Postgraduate Studies and Advanced Training of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing at the Portuguese Catholic University,...

11/08/2025 - 14:46

TSF