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‘This is a celebratory moment at the Universidade Católica when we swear in new heads of academic units,’ said Isabel Capeloa Gil on the occasion of the renewal of the mandates of the heads of the Higher Instituteof canon Law, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Biotecnology, on 17 July. Read more here.

Researchers Hugo Reis and Gonçalo Garcia, from the research project "Ethics4Care", of the "Centre for Interdisciplinary Health Research" of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, participated with two free peer-reviewed papers in the "World Congress on Nursing Education & Practice".

The Centre for Studies and Opinion Polls (CESOP) of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa promotes the VI Annual CESOP-Local Seminar for Sustainable Development on July 12. Learn more here.

"Future Futures" is the topic of the XIII Summer School for the Study of Culture which kicked off with a week of debates between students, researchers and academics of the Lisbon Consortium of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Read more here.

Rita Francisco, Rui Gaspar, Beatriz Raposo and Miguel Arriaga, researchers from the Faculty of Human Sciences of Católica received a commendation from Maria da Graça de Freitas, Director-General of Health, for the "professionalism, commitment, dedication and loyalty" during the pandemic of COVID-19. Learn more about the distinction.

"The future of health will not only be defined by the innovations we set out to create; it will also be shaped by how we respond - and anticipate - the challenges and consequences of each major advance". Words of the President of Católica, Isabel Capeloa Gil, at the National Meeting of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health. Know all about the event that took place from March 31st to April 1st at the Católica Medical School.

The Center for Technological Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Universidade Católica, organises the Women Entrepreneurship Award, which aims to recognise women leaders with projects created in Portugal, for the 5th consecutive year. Apply for this challenge and present your project by April 16.

Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics has once again been recognized for its exceptional research productivity, ranking 36th in Europe, according to the prestigious UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings.

On March 20th, the date on which is intended to mark the National Day of Hope, Zaida Charepe, professor at the Nursing School (Lisbon) of the Universidade Católica, and coordinator of the Hope2Care Project, marks the occasion with an opinion article questioning the Children's Right to Hope in the face of a Multidefied Humanity: Truth or Consequence? Read the full article here.

Universidade Católica Portuguesa is holding an exhibition on the life and memory of Blessed Charles of Austria-Hungary, at the João Paulo II University Library until April 30. At the opening, historian José Miguel Sardica recalled the timeliness and exemplary nature of this figure. Read more here.

The Biomedical Research Centre of the Católica Medical School is co-organizing the SymbNET PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses, which will take place from July 2 to 15, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in Oeiras. Submit your application by March 20.

The Call for Papers for the Congresso Internacional Em Português - Falar, Viver e Pensar no Século XXI, (International Conference In Portuguese - Speaking, Living and Thinking in the 21st Century), which CEPCEP is organising on 27 and 28 November, is now open. Researchers from all over the world can submit papers for presentation and discussion at the Congress until April 30, 2023. Learn here how to participate.