The Católica Medical School organises the "Gut Power" conference on 16 March at 12 pm, with the participation of Emeran Mayer, Director of the G. Oppenheimer Centre for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience, and co-director of CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Centre.

Paula Ravasco and Teresa Nazareth will be responsible for moderating.

Emeran Mayer is recognized as one of the leading investigators in the world of brain-gut microbiome interactions in GI disorders, including functional and inflammatory bowel disorders, and ingestive behavior/obesity. The National Institutes of Health have continuously funded him since 1989.
 

If you cannot attend in person, you can still watch the seminar online: Microsoft Teams meeting (Meeting ID: 370 019 930 55 | Passcode: Azqk4U)

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The Research Centre for Communication and Culture of the Faculty of Human Sciences (FCH), UCP, organises the conference "Transatlantic Women's Networks: Cultural Engagement from the 19th Century to the Present" on 11 and 12 May 2023.

The event aims to discuss, map and (re)situate networks and circuits of intellectual and cultural exchange, established by women across the Atlantic, from the 19th century to the present. Adriana Martins, professor at FCH, Paulina Chiziane, writer, Anna Faedrich from Universidade Federal Fluminense, Harris Feinsod from Northwestern University are the keynote-speakers.

Proposals should be sent to twnconference2023@gmail.com by December 31, 2022.
 

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The Centre for Communication and Culture Studies of the Faculty of Human Sciences is organising the international conference: "Translation and the News: state of the art, dialogues, reflections", from 26 to 27 June 2023.

The call for papers is now open. Proposals should be sent to: translationnews2023@gmail.com no later than 10 March 2023. 

All those interested should enroll via the webform, available at: https://fch.lisboa.ucp.pt/translation-and-the-news

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Carlos Botelho Moniz, partner at Morais Leitão, is the guest speaker at the European Studies Seminar "The Rule of Law Crisis in the European Union: facts and challenges" organised by the Institute for Political Studies.

The session takes place on April 14th at 8.30 p.m. at the headquarters of Universidade Católica, in Lisbon.

For more information and registration please contact secretariado.iep@ucp.pt 

The fifth session of the seminar "Citizenship, democracy and reformism" will take place on April 13 at 6 p.m., as part of the research project "The process of modernization of social protection in Portugal (1968-1976): ruptures and permanences".

The session will be attended by André Luís Costa.

The seminar takes place in a face-to-face format and online.

Link to Zoom.

The Centre for the Study of Religious History organises, within the Conference Cycle "Representations of Judaism in Art, History and Literature", the conference "The Jews of the 18th Century. Two Case Studies: the Lisbon Earthquake and the Seven Years' War", given by Shmuel Feiner (Bar Ilan University, Israel), on 5 June, 5.30 p.m.

Organized in partnership with the Alberto Benveniste Chair in Sephardic Studies at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon, the conference will take place in both face-to-face and virtual mode.

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The Colloquium "ReliMM - Religion in Multiple Modernities" is an annual meeting that brings together researchers who study religion and religions in the context of multiple modernities, with a view to contributing to an interdisciplinary approximation of those who share this research problematic, facilitating the creation of contexts of network circulation and cooperation.

The UCP-CEHR is the co-organising institution of this event which takes place from 22 to 23 June.

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Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law promotes the Católica Graduate Legal Research Conference, which will take place on June 22, at 9:15am.

Under the theme Law and Crises, the conference, of international nature, brings together doctoral students from university institutions from around the world.

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Para mais informações contactar: catolicagraduatelrconference@gmail.com

The goal of the CADOS "Handling Frustration, Regulating Emotion & Fostering Wellbeing" is to endow doctoral students with evidence-based knowledge to regulate their motivation and emotions, handle negative events and setbacks in their work and life and regulate stress in a manner that is more consistent with their academic and personal goals.

The structure of the course encompasses lecture-type sessions, practical seminars, and “hands-on” exercises and challenges as follow-up coursework. The course will be available for all interested doctoral students at the Lisbon campus. 

For further information on the program and registration here.

Católica Doctoral School (CADOS) organises the International Seminar "Journalism & Migrations" as part of the post-doctoral programme in Integral Human Development, which will take place on 23 May at 2pm at the headquarters of the Universidade Católica, in Lisbon.

The programme counts with the participation of journalists from several reference channels, such as CNN, The Guardian and Reuters, and academics such as Jessica Roberts from the Faculty of Human Sciences of Católica, and Alexandra Pereira, researcher from CADOS.

In this event the documentary films "Initiation" and "The Last Frontier" will be presented, with the presence of the respective directors for a question and answer session.

Católica Global School of Law and Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, are organizing the Online Conference “In a post Roe v. Wade world, Will constitutions still be about reproductive rights?” next 28 September, at 6:00 p.m.
 

The roundtable will discuss questions, such as:

• What is the relationship between constitutions and reproductive rights?
• What is the impact of overturning Roe v. Wade for women’s reproductive rights at a global level?
• What lessons can we take from the constitutionalization of reproductive rights in Europe and South America vis à vis the US?
• Which are the consequences of relying exclusively on courts for securing certain fundamental rights?

To register, please fill in the form.

The link to access the event will be sent one day before the event. 
 

The Institute for Political Studies presents its first Winter School in Political Theory, with the support of Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, between the 14th and 15th of March (Thursday afternoon and Friday), at the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa.

The Winter School is aimed at all PhD, Masters and MA students and aims to create a space for debate in political theory.

The sessions take place at the Lisbon Geographical Society and are conducted in Portuguese.

The Winter School will be free of charge for selected students.

Places are limited.

More information: secretariado.iep@ucp.pt

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