Faculty of Education and Psychology

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Degree in Psychology | Applications are open

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Masters Degrees: Applications are open

Psychology | Psychology of Human Resources Development | Science of Education

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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

Advanced Training

Interdisciplinary Post-Graduate Program in Human Rights Post-Graduate Program in Neuropsychology Postgraduate Programme in Nutrition, Psychology and Health Post-Graduate Program in Pedagogical Innovation and Educational Change Community of Learning and Practice: inclusive education in higher education Post-Graduate Program for School Psychologists Post-Graduation in Pedagogical Assessment of Learning

News

Lecturers and Doctoral Candidates in the PhD in Education Science Qualification Examinations

Doctoral Degree in Education Sciences

From idea to research: Doctoral students in Educational Sciences present thesis projects at qualification examinations

The PhD in Education Science Qualification Examinations, for the 2025/26 academic year, took place on 20 July 2026 at the Faculty of Education and...

July 24, 2026

Students in a session of FUCE Summer School European Humanism in the Making

Internationalisation

Pedro Silva: “These projects broaden horizons and change the way we see the world”

Pedro Silva, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP)...

July 22, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of a person’s legs and feet

Research Centre for Human Development

Literature review identifies risk and protective factors associated with self-injury

Lecturer Bárbara Cesar Machado is a co-author of the literature review article entitled “Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Non-Suicidal Self-...

July 20, 2026

Pessoas em Destaque

Mafalda Duarte: "Giving scientific visibility to women's health is not just important - it is urgent."

In this interview, Mafalda Duarte reflects on the path that led her to Psychology and explains why greater scientific visibility for women's health is...

July 17, 2026

Student receiving a certificate from the Summer School Practicing Resilience – Preparing for Recovery

Internationalisation

A Master’s student in Psychology of Human Resources Development takes part in an international Summer School on resilience

Rita Campos, a Master's student in Psychology of Human Resources Development, participated in the Summer School Practicing Resilience – Preparing for...

July 13, 2026

Social Responsibility

CApS – Católica Service-Learning has been awarded the 1st UNISERVITATE Prize for Programmes to Institutionalise Service-Learning

CApS – Católica Service-Learning was awarded the 1st Prize for Service-Learning Institutionalisation Programmes by UNISERVITATE, presented at the Southern...

July 10, 2026

Research Centre for Human Development

Pedro Ribeiro: “AI can improve learning, but it can also compromise responsibility for knowledge”

Pedro Ribeiro, a researcher at the Human Neurobehavioral Laboratory of the Research Centre for Human Development at the Faculty of Education and...

July 8, 2026

Teen Academy participants next to the Universidade Católica Portuguesa symbol in Porto

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Católica Porto Teen Academy brings secondary school students closer to Psychology

Between July 1 and 3, 2026, the Universidade Católica Portuguesa campus in Porto welcomed 30 secondary school students to the “Psychology in Movement”...

July 6, 2026

Professor Viviane Borges and Professor Raquel Matos

Internationalisation

International partnership between Portugal and Brazil boosts research on minors in conflict with the law

The Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa is developing an international collaboration that brings together History...

June 30, 2026

Group of students and a lecturer from the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Internationalisation

Faculty of Education and Psychology debates sustainable communication and higher education in Romania

A group of students and a lecturer from the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP) travelled to Cluj-Napoca...

June 15, 2026

Press

July 22, 2026

Visão

Opinion

Patrícia Oliveira-Silva: “What a brain injury can take from us… without taking our life”

Opinion article by Patrícia Oliveira-Silva , lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (FEP-UCP) and Director of the Human Neurobehavioral Laboratory (HNL) , marking World Brain Day. “On this World Brain...

22/07/2026 - 12:47

Visão

July 7, 2026

A Bola

Psicologia do Desporto e da Performance

Carlos Fernandes: “Anniversary of Diogo Jota’s death may boost the National Team against Croatia”

Carlos Fernandes, one of the coordinators of the Post-Graduate Programme in Sports and Performance Psychology, gave statements to the newspaper A Bola about the impact that highly emotional moments can have in high-performance sport.

07/07/2026 - 17:30

A Bola

June 23, 2026

CNN Portugal

Católica Learning Innovation Lab

News report on the INOV-NORTE consortium

News report on the INOV-NORTE consortium – Centre of Excellence for Pedagogical Innovation in the Northern Region, with a participation by the lecturer Diana Soares.

23/06/2026 - 16:53

CNN Portugal

June 17, 2026

SAPO

Opinion

Carlos Fernandes and Catarina Morais: “Cape Verde held Spain to a draw, and the secret was not in the legs: it was probably in the minds.”

Opinion article by Carlos Fernandes and Catarina Morais, coordinators of the Post-Graduate Programme in Sport and Performance Psychology at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

17/06/2026 - 12:01

SAPO

June 1, 2026

Visão

Opinion

Mariana Negrão: “What do we celebrate on Children’s Day?”

Opinion article by Mariana Negrão , lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. “Foster care in Portugal is still very limited: only 6% of children are placed with families, while the vast majority remain...

01/06/2026 - 10:03

Visão

May 15, 2026

SAPO

Opinion

Elisa Veiga: “Two generations under strain: families towards meaning‑making”

Opinion article by Elisa Veiga , lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. “While previous generations built stable life paths, sustained by persistence and hard work, young adults face great uncertainty...

15/05/2026 - 14:22

SAPO

April 30, 2026

SAPO

Opinion

Filipa Palha: “Psychosocial risks: between recognition and action yet to be fulfilled”

Opinion article by Filipa Palha , lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. “Marking the World Day for Safety and Health at Work under the motto ‘Ensuring healthy working environments and psychosocial...

30/04/2026 - 10:40

SAPO

April 24, 2026

Público

Opinion

Diogo Costa: “The cry of the data: the failure to recognise femicide in Portugal”

Opinion article by Diogo Costa , researcher at the Research Centre for Human Development (CEDH) of the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. “Women accounted for 83% of homicide victims killed by intimate partners...

24/04/2026 - 15:03

Público

April 16, 2026

Expresso

Opinion

O que é preciso mudar no ensino? Dar “melhores condições de trabalho aos professores”

Testemunho de Joaquim Azevedo, docente da Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Joaquim Azevedo, no âmbito da Grande Conferência de Educação e Transformação 2026, denunciou que “a desvalorização do ensino profissional é...

16/04/2026 - 16:42

Expresso

March 19, 2026

Expresso

Opinion

Patrícia Oliveira Silva: “A Arte lenta de aprender”

Artigo de opinião de Patrícia Oliveira Silva, docente da Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa. A neurociência mostra que aprender transforma fisicamente o cérebro. Mas esse processo exige atenção, tempo, esforço e a...

19/03/2026 - 17:44

Expresso