Faculty of Education and Psychology

Doctorates: Applications are open

PhD in Education Science | International Ph.D. in Applied Psychology

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Masters Degrees: Applications are open

Psychology | Psychology of Human Resources Development | Science of Education

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Welcome to the Faculty of Education and Psychology

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Degree in Psychology

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Research Centre for Human Development (CEDH)

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Masters

Masters in Science of Education Masters in Psychology Master in Psychology of Human Resources Development

Doctorates

PhD in Education Science International Ph.D. in Applied Psychology

Post-Graduate Programmes

Post-Graduate Program for School Psychologists Interdisciplinary Post-Graduate Program in Human Rights Post-Graduate Program in Neuropsychology Post-Graduate Program in Pedagogical Innovation and Educational Change Post-Graduate work in the Integrated Management of Learning – PreSchool Education and the First Cycle of Primary / Basic School Post-Graduation in Pedagogical Assessment of Learning

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Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Apply now to join the European Student Assembly 2026 in Strasbourg!

Applications are now open for the European Student Assembly (ESA) 2026 , an annual pan-European event organised within the EUC Voices Erasmus+ project ...

October 29, 2025

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

Faculty of Education and Psychology welcomes Education Sciences students and inaugurates the new academic year with a spirit of community

The Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP) held a welcome session for Master's and PhD students in...

October 28, 2025

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

Lecturer from the Faculty of Education and Psychology awarded the 1st UCP Pedagogical Innovation Prize 2025

Filipa Sobral , lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Portuguese Catholic University (FEP-UCP) , has been awarded first prize (ex...

October 22, 2025

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

UCP2Be promotes social-emotional skills and well-being in first-year students

This semester, the Universidade Católica launched the pilot phase of UCP2Be, an innovative course unit that aims to strengthen socio-emotional skills in...

October 21, 2025

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Universidade Católica celebrates its new graduates 24/25

The Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto celebrated, on 17 and 18 October, the blessing and graduation ceremony for its new graduates. The Ilídio...

October 20, 2025

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Universidade Católica launches webinars to facilitate integration and boost academic success

UCP4SUCCESS announces a new series of webinars "Simplifying University: Towards Success", designed to support students at Universidade Católica Portuguesa...

October 20, 2025

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

Faculty of Education and Psychology welcomes new students of the International PhD in Applied Psychology

The Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP) welcomed the new students of the International PhD in Applied...

October 17, 2025

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Opening of the 2025-26 academic year: ‘the university cultivates hope for the future’

The opening ceremony for the 2025-26 academic year took place in Porto, on the same day as the 58th anniversary of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

October 15, 2025

Clínica Universitária de Psicologia

First conference of the University Psychology Clinic celebrated 18 years of community commitment and 20 years of the Psychology Degree

On 10 October 2025 , the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto hosted the First Conference of the University Psychology Clinic (CUP) , an event that...

October 15, 2025

Career Opportunities

Técnico Superior em Ciências da Educação - projeto UCP4SUCCESS

RECRUTAMENTO DE UM(A) TÉCNICO SUPERIOR EM CIÊNCIAS DA EDUCAÇÃO | FACULDADE DE EDUCAÇÃO E PSICOLOGIA /CRP A Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), no...

October 13, 2025

Press

October 10, 2025

Visão

Opinion

Luísa Campos: “So many egos – but who’s looking out for mental health?”

An article featuring Luísa Campos , lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto. “Workshops, protocols, or specialist services are not enough. Mental health flourishes when we pay attention to...

10/10/2025 - 12:15

Visão

October 5, 2025

Público

Opinion

José Matias Alves: "Professor: o “primeiro de todos os ofícios”"

Artigo de opinião de Matias Alves, docente da Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia. Convoco para o título desta evocação do Dia Mundial dos Professores uma tese de Pierre Bourdieu: “Ensinar não é uma atividade como as outras. Poucas profissões serão causa...

05/10/2025 - 16:59

Público

September 27, 2025

Observador

Opinion

Vânia Sousa Lima: “Why do we so often fall in love with the wrong person?”

An article featuring Vânia Sousa Lima , lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto. “We tend to repeat past mistakes because we follow patterns without realising it. And, of course, this also...

27/09/2025 - 16:36

Observador

September 25, 2025

Observador

Opinion

Patrícia Oliveira-Silva: "Why We Feel Politics More Than We Think It"

Opinion article by Patrícia Oliveira-Silva, lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and Director of the HNL – Human Neurobehavioral Laboratory. It’s not just electoral programmes that win votes...

25/09/2025 - 17:53

Observador

September 22, 2025

público Online

Opinion

José Matias Alves: "Structure, Culture and Leadership: The Possible Axes of School Regeneration"

Opinion article by José Matias Alves , from Faculty of Education and Psychology, at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The traditional organisational grammar of schools — based on fixed classes, rigid timetables, and disciplinary compartmentalisation...

22/09/2025 - 12:55

público Online

September 21, 2025

Visão

Opinion

Mónica Soares: “Psychology and the right to live in peace”

Opinion article by Mónica Soares, Researcher at the Research Centre for Human Development (CEDH) and Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Even more accessible and more terrifying, the world...

21/09/2025 - 15:43

Visão

September 5, 2025

Notícias ao Minuto

Opinion

Patrícia Oliveira-Silva: "Why does your brain hate the end of the holidays?"

An opinion piece by Patrícia Oliveira-Silva , a lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and director of the Human Neurobehavioral Laboratory, one of the four research and community outreach units of...

05/09/2025 - 17:51

Notícias ao Minuto

Catarina Morais e Carlos Filipe Fernandes photo

September 2, 2025

Visão

Opinion

Catarina Morais and Carlos Fernandes: "Leadership and psychological safety: what can we learn from great coaches?"

An opinion piece by Catarina Morais , a lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and coordinator of the Postgraduate course in Sport and Performance Psychology , and Carlos Filipe Fernandes , a Sport and...

02/09/2025 - 15:29

Visão

September 2, 2025

Sapo Online - 24 Notícias Online

Opinion

Catarina Morais and Carlos Fernandes: "Mental health in young athletes: between performance and well-being"

02/09/2025 - 14:55

Sapo Online - 24 Notícias Online

Postgraduate programme presentation image

August 29, 2025

HealthNews Online

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

Universidade Católica abre nova Pós-Graduação em Psicologia do Desporto e da Performance

A Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa lança, em outubro de 2025, a Pós-Graduação em Psicologia do Desporto e da Performance, dirigida exclusivamente a psicólogos e acreditada pela Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, com...

29/08/2025 - 10:46

HealthNews Online