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Peter Hanenberg, Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Education at the Universidade Católica and member of the Steering Committee of the Council for Doctoral Education of the European University Association (EUA-CDE), is one of the guest speakers at the conference ‘Doctoral Education in transition: addressing challenges for inspiring change’, on 29 November. Find out more here.

Running until the end of 2024, the call is looking for pilot projects aimed at enhancing the lives of the most vulnerable in the Portuguese society.

​​​​​​​Helga Martins, a CADOS DHI postdoctoral fellow, won the “EONS Best Rapid Fire Presentation Award 2024” during the 17th edition of the EONS17: European Oncology Nursing Society Conference.

Pope Francis nominated Donatella Abignente as a consultant to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on 28 September. Find out more here.

The Transform4Europe (T4EU) Office at Universidade Católica Portuguesa is pleased to announce the selected students for the T4EU 2024 Bootcamp, which will be held in Burgas, Bulgaria from September 10 to 12, 2024.

Joana Romeiro, current postdoctoral fellow in the Integral Human Development Program (DHI) at the Católica Doctoral School (CADOS), has been awarded the "Martha E. Rogers Grant" by New York University for her post-doctoral project: "Social vulnerability and its effects on the health of immigrant children living in Portugal".

The latest report by the European University Association, "Postdoctoral researchers at European universities: profiles, roles and institutional support structures", distinguishes the Postdoc-Fellowship Program in Integral Human Development at Católica Doctoral School as a good practice in the field of "Skills development". Learn more.

On December 12, the Lisbon School of the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa hosted the Opening Session of the 9th edition of the Mentoring Programme. Mentors and mentees were present at this cross-generational gathering, which this year has more than 60 participants.

An afternoon "surrounded by friends"! This is how the former Rector of UCP, Maria da Glória Garcia, described the presentation of a book in her honour, which took place on 6 November 2023 and coincided with her 70th birthday. Find out more here.

Gonçalo de Almeida Ribeiro, professor at the Faculty of Law - Lisbon School of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and a Consulting Judge of the Constitutional Court since 2016, was elected Vice-President of the Constitutional Court on April 26. Read more here.

On this International Volunteer Day, get to know the story of Carolina, a student from Católica, who, unable to "remain indifferent to what is not so good", found in the Católica VIDA Project the "perfect" opportunity to help others.

Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, professor at the Faculty of Law - Lisbon School of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, will receive, on next 29th November (Tuesday), the Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance Award from the University of Padua for his enormous contribution to the defence and valorisation of human rights. Learn more here.