Faculty of Education and Psychology

Welcome to the Faculty of Education and Psychology

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Degree in Psychology | Sign up now for the Open Days

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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

UCP2Be termina com sucesso e impacto positivo na saúde mental dos estudantes

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

UCP2Be concludes successfully with positive impact on students' mental health 

The pilot phase of the UCP2Be Curricular Unit, launched by UCP2 Mental Health , has been successfully completed. Implemented this semester at the Faculty...

January 29, 2026

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

FLY 2026 - Applications open for international volunteering

The FLY Program is back in 2026, offering students from the four campuses of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa the opportunity to participate in...

January 27, 2026

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

Érica Soares: “Feeling that I can contribute to safer family environments strengthens my daily motivation”

Testimony of Érica Soares, alumna of the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP‑UCP). Her academic and...

January 26, 2026

Alumni

Inês Azeredo Caeiro: “Volunteering is an exercise in vulnerability that makes us more human.”

Inês Azeredo Caeiro is Executive Director of the Vasco Vieira de Almeida Foundation. She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Psychology from the...

January 23, 2026

Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia

Learning with Impact: testimony from lecturer Luísa Mota Ribeiro

We continue our “Learning with Impact” series, a dedicated space where we share stories of pedagogical innovation that take place every day at the Faculty...

January 22, 2026

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Up to €2,500 for student initiatives that contribute to inclusion and diversity, sustainability, or wellbeing

As part of the Transform4Europe (T4EU) Alliance, the third call for Student Initiatives is now open, offering student clubs or individual teams of...

January 16, 2026

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

Press

January 14, 2026

Human Resources Portugal

Notícia

FEP-UCP lança segunda edição do curso Transformação Digital do Ensino

"A Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP) está a lançar a segunda edição do curso "Transformação Digital do Ensino", uma iniciativa que visa preparar docentes e profissionais da educação para os desafios da era...

14/01/2026 - 15:37

Human Resources Portugal

January 14, 2026

SAPO

Opinion

Daniel Silva: "Trabalhar numa era de transições: a centralidade da psicologia do trabalho na gestão de pessoas"

Artigo de opinião de Daniel Silva, docente da Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa. "Ao tornar visíveis as exigências do trabalho, recuperar e valorizar a especificidade das competências e reconhecer os efeitos na saúde...

14/01/2026 - 12:51

SAPO

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