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BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

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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

Pós-Graduação em Cuidados Paliativos Pediátricos

Módulos e Aulas Abertas | Mestrado em Cuidados Paliativos e Pós-Graduação em Cuidados Paliativos Pediátricos

A Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem dá a possibilidade de inscrição em módulos isolados e aulas abertas do Mestrado em Cuidados Paliativos e...

August 4, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Nota de pesar pelo falecimento da Professora Margarida Vieira

A Universidade Católica Portuguesa manifesta o seu mais profundo pesar pelo falecimento da Professora Doutora Margarida Vieira, Professora Jubilada da...

July 29, 2025

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

NICE_Lab researchers take part in Speech Therapy Research Forum

Researchers Mara Moita and Sofia Lynce from NICE_Lab (CIIS-UCP) were invited to take part in the Speech Therapy Research Forum organized by the Portuguese...

July 28, 2025

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

Vocational Sign Language on Medicine project team meets at UCP to finalize the last stages of the project

As part of the European project VSL on Medicine - Vocational Sign Language on Medicine (2023-I-TR-KA220-VET-000160699), FCSE-UCP and NICE_Lab are hosting...

July 28, 2025

Mobility and International Relations

Nursing PhD student attends European Academy for Nursing Science Summer School in Barcelona

Liliana Roldão, a PhD student in Nursing at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Portuguese Catholic University, took part in the Summer...

July 28, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

FCSE and School of Nursing host 9th Research Proposal Workshop of the European Oncology Nursing Society

For three days, the Faculty of Health Sciences and the School of Nursing hosted the 9th Research Proposal Workshop, promoted by the European Oncology...

July 10, 2025

BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

Inauguration of the Escape Room for the New Bachelor’s Degree in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

This week marked the inauguration of the promotional escape room created to introduce the new Bachelor’s Degree in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience from...

July 3, 2025

Mobility and International Relations

FCSE at the Mind, Brain and Education week at the Federal University of Pará in Belém, Brazil

In a partnership between the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing (FCSE) and the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), several actions took place during...

July 2, 2025

Escola de Pós-Graduações e Formação Avançada

Closing session of the 6th edition of Advanced Training in Support Technologies for Inclusion with the support of the MEO Foundation

The 6th edition of the Advanced Training in Supportive Technologies for Inclusion ended this Saturday, June 28th, with the discussion of the final works...

June 30, 2025

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Contemporary Dictionary of Portuguese Sign Language: test application in schools

The team of researchers at FCSE-UCP's NICE_Lab (CIIS) has finished testing the first Contemporary Dictionary of LGP in schools. This application was only...

June 26, 2025

Press

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

July 29, 2025

Imagens de Marca

Licenciatura em Neurociência de Sistemas e Cognitiva

Imagens de Marca: Universidade Católica creates escape room dedicated to the brain and Neurosciences

The Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) has created an escape room dedicated to Neuroscience, which combines reasoning, dexterity and teamwork. The new space is open to the public upon registration. “The Brain Unlocked” is the theme of the new space,...

29/07/2025 - 11:24

Imagens de Marca

July 28, 2025

Renascença

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

Rádio Renascença - CIIS researcher interviewed Physical restraint leads to feelings of “violation of dignity” in the elderly, study shows

Prof. Sérgio Dedoato, a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Health Research Center of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Portuguese Catholic University, was interviewed by Rádio Renascença about the impact of physical restraint on the...

28/07/2025 - 10:38

Renascença

July 22, 2025

Renascença

Licenciatura em Neurociência de Sistemas e Cognitiva

Renascença - “Multitasking” and technology can cause more stress - Interview with the coordinator of the new degree in Neurosciences

This Tuesday is World Brain Day and Renascença spoke to Filipa Ribeiro, a researcher and professor in the field of neuroscience and neuropsychology, who guarantees that tasks are done "more slowly, the probability of making more mistakes is greater and...

22/07/2025 - 14:09

Renascença

July 22, 2025

TSF

Licenciatura em Neurociência de Sistemas e Cognitiva

TSF - How new technologies tire our brains - Interview

Experts are already talking about an invisible epidemic of cognitive fatigue. The digital world leads us to pay attention to several things at once, for longer and longer. The result is not good, but there are tricks to give your head a rest. TSF...

22/07/2025 - 14:02

TSF

July 22, 2025

Diário de Notícias

Licenciatura em Neurociência de Sistemas e Cognitiva

Diário de Notícias - Why do we need more and more neuroscientists? - Opinion article

"The brain is still one of the great mysteries of science. Despite many advances and discoveries, this frontier remains as challenging as it is relevant today. July 22 is World Brain Day, a date that was established to draw attention to the importance of...

22/07/2025 - 13:49

Diário de Notícias

June 6, 2025

RTP Madeira

Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

RTP Madeira - FCSE and EEL lecturer interviewed on Guidelines for health professionals in cases of suspected child violence

Concrete regulations need to be created to guide the actions of health professionals in the event of suspected violence against children and young people. The warning comes from Prof. Sérgio Deodato, professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences and...

06/06/2025 - 11:21

RTP Madeira

May 9, 2025

CMTV

Acontece no FCSE

CMTV - Ongoing research in the Doctorate in Cognition, Language and Neuroscience Sciences in the program Falar Global

Manuela Gabriel's research project, which is being carried out as part of her PhD in Cognition, Language and Neuroscience Sciences, was featured on CMTV's Falar Global program. This project is supervised by Prof. Joana Rato from the Faculty of Health...

09/05/2025 - 12:10

CMTV

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

Público

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