Faculty of Education and Psychology

Welcome to the Faculty of Education and Psychology

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Degree in Psychology

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Masters Degrees: Applications are open

Psychology | Psychology of Human Resources Development | Science of Education

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Doctorates: Applications are open

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

News

Centro de Investigação para o Desenvolvimento Humano

Two projects from the Research Centre for Human Development approved under the European T4EU Seed Funding Programme

The Research Centre for Human Development (CEDH) at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP) has secured...

January 8, 2026

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

“A Student Association that is close, human and built with students”: Beatriz Valongo’s vision for AE FEP-UCP

The Student Association of the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (AE FEP-UCP) has entered a new chapter under...

January 7, 2026

Docentes

Four books to start 2026 with fresh perspectives

Entering a new year is also an opportunity to make room for new ideas, reflections and discoveries. Reading remains one of the most powerful ways to...

December 29, 2025

Clínica Universitária de Psicologia

Factsheet: Loneliness

The University Psychology Clinic (CUP) at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP) has developed a...

December 22, 2025

Admissions

Applications open for the 2nd Edition of the Advanced Training Programme in Digital Transformation of Teaching

The Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP) is now accepting applications for the 2nd edition of the...

December 19, 2025

Degree in Psychology

International students from the Faculty of Education and Psychology share their experience of the Bachelor’s degree

Applications for international students are now open The Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP), in Porto,...

December 18, 2025

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

Students from the Faculty of Education and Psychology join the leadership of the European Federation of Psychology Students’ Associations

Two students from the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP‑UCP), Mariana Teixeirinha Gomes and Ana Jorge...

December 18, 2025

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

Christmas Message from the Dean of the Faculty of Education and Psychology

To the students, staff and all partners of the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, I wish you a Christmas filled...

December 17, 2025

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Applications for Harvard Summer School open until 6 January for Católica students

Applications to participate in Harvard Summer School under the partnership between Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) and Harvard Division of...

December 12, 2025

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

Learning with impact: testimony from lecturer Lurdes Veríssimo

With faculty member Lurdes Veríssimo , we launch the feature “ Learning with Impact ”, where we aim to highlight our lecturers’ commitment to pedagogical...

December 11, 2025

Press

January 9, 2026

Público

Opinion

José Matias Alves: "O risco de paralisar a gestão da Educação"

Artigo de opinião por José Matias Alves , docente da Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa. "O Ministério da Educação, Ciência e Inovação desenhou em julho de 2025 uma grande reforma da Administração Central da Educação...

09/01/2026 - 11:28

Público

December 29, 2025

público Online

Opinion

Vânia Sousa Lima: “Gifts and Presence”

Opinion article by Vânia Sousa Lima , lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP‑UCP). “ The act of making oneself present, a gift to the other, both requires and enables serenity as a response to...

29/12/2025 - 15:23

público Online

December 11, 2025

SAPO

Opinion

Elisa Veiga: "Christmas Beyond the Lights: The Importance of Rituals in a Fragmented World"

Opinion article by Elisa Veiga , Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto "Christmas is traditionally associated with a time of joy and generosity. This atmosphere fosters the values of solidarity,...

11/12/2025 - 14:34

SAPO

November 24, 2025

Visão

Opinion

Diana Mesquita: “There is no science without dreams”

Opinion piece by Diana Mesquita , Director of the Research Centre for Human Development and lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP). “In the last decade, doing science has become the...

24/11/2025 - 12:31

Visão

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