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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Universidade Católica offers training for Peer Mentoring

The UCP4MENTOR training programme is an opportunity to strengthen skills, share experiences and grow alongside students, contributing both to academic...
October 9, 2025
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa

UCP2 Mental Health launches Open Call “UCP Students Voices” to promote mental health at Católica

The UCP2 Mental Health project has launched the Open Call “UCP Students Voices”, an opportunity for students at the Universidade Católica to actively...
October 6, 2025
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Press

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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
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Imprensa - José Matias Alves
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
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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
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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
Imprensa - José Matias Alves
September 22, 2025
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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
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September 21, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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September 2, 2025
Sapo Online - 24 Notícias Online
Opinion

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

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 - 14:55
Sapo Online - 24 Notícias Online
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August 29, 2025
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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
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Events

Acolhimento-Ciencias-Educacao
24
Oct
18:00
Faculty of Education and Psychology

Welcome session for Education Sciences students

Universidade Católica - Porto

Portugal
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29
Oct
14:30
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Mirror, mirror, in my feed: do I accept the body I see?

Sala EC011 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Portugal
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30
Oct
17:30
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Mirror, mirror, in my feed: do I accept the body I see?

Sala EC011 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Portugal
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03
Nov
17:30
Docentes

Final Lecture by Professor José Matias Alves

Universidade Católica - Porto

Portugal
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12
Nov
09:00
Católica no Porto

RUMO 2025 – Employability Event at Católica in Porto

Híbrido | Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Portugal
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12
Nov
14:30
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Workshop Freeze or Fight? – Psychological First Aid for Panic Attacks

Sala EC011 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Portugal
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13
Nov
17:30
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Workshop Freeze or Fight? – Psychological First Aid for Panic Attacks

Sala EC011 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Portugal
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21
Nov
18:00
Católica no Porto

Cerimónia de Bênção e Entrega de Diplomas aos graduados dos Mestrados - 2025

Auditório Ilídio Pinho | Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Portugal
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26
Nov
14:30
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Academic Burnout: strategies to regain balance

Sala EC011 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Portugal
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27
Nov
17:30
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Academic Burnout: strategies to regain balance

Sala EC011 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto

Portugal

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