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News

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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

PITCH Day Research brings students into contact with CIIS scientific projects

Research Pitch Day took place on May 13, 2026, as part of the Nursing Research II course, led by Prof. Sílvia Caldeira, Ph.D., with the collaboration of...
May 18, 2026
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Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health

Nice_Lab in Macau: Seminar on Language and the Brain

As part of the cooperation agreement in the field of Cognition, Language, and Neuroscience with Rector Im Kio Sei of the Macao Polytechnic University (UPM...
May 15, 2026
visita-neuro
BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

Students in the Neuroscience Bachelor's Program visit GIMM and gain a deeper understanding of biomedical research

Students in the Bachelor’s Program in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of the Universidade Católica...
May 15, 2026
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

A faculty member at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon) receives a letter of congratulations

Professor Sílvia Caldeira, PhD, a faculty member at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing and the School of Nursing (Lisbon), took part in the...
May 11, 2026
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing

Applications Now Open for Master’s and Doctoral Programs at the School of Health Sciences and Nursing

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing announces that applications are now being accepted for its Master’s and Doctoral programs. The first...
May 10, 2026
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BSc Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience

Neuroscience Open Day welcomes around 50 students

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing of Universidade Católica Portuguesa welcomed around 50 high school students for a Neuroscience Open Day aimed...
May 9, 2026
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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
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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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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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23
May
09:00

2026 Interfaith Seminar

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
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27
May
14:30

Ph.D. Exams in Nursing

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
franz-coelho
29
May
10:30

NICE_Talks | Cognition, Education, and Gamification

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
teaser-lgp
02
Jun
18:00

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

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal
pallifest
23
Sep
09:30

PalliFest 2026

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
nice-star-teaser
23
Oct
09:00

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

Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal
savethedateteaser
26
Oct
09:00

ENSIDE2 - National Meeting and International Symposium for Nursing Teachers

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Portugal

Funding bodies

PRR
Logotipo Republica Portuguesa
União Europeu