The Bookshop of the Universidade Católica hosts the presentation of the book "Juízes Sociais" (Social Judges), written by Alfredo Nunes Afonso, on 26 April, at 6pm.

The event takes place at the Bookshop at the headquarters of the University in Lisbon.

On 16 November, the book "Lugares da afetividade e da sexualidade na configuração da identidade pessoal" ("Places of affectivity and sexuality in the configuration of personal identity"), by UCP Press, will be launched at the Bookshop of the Universidade Católica in Lisbon.

Programme

• Reception at the Bookshop from 6.30pm
• Debate with
  Fr Luís Marinho, Coordinator of the Entre Linhas project
  Fr José Frazão, Director of Brotéria magazine
  Susana Costa Ramalho, Professor at FCH and Coordinator of the Family Sciences Institute at UCP
• Moderation by
  Jorge Wemans, Journalist and founder of Público

The UCP Bookshop is hosting the launch of the book ‘’Desafios da Ética na Investigação‘’ (Challenges in Research Ethics), a collective work that brings together 11 researchers, on 7 October at 17h30.

The presentation will be made by Isabel Capeloa Gil, President of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Mara de Sousa Freitas, President of the UCP Health Ethics Commission and Ana Mineiro, Director of the UCP Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing.

The Universidade Católica Portuguesa bookshop is organising the launch of the book, from UCP Editora`s Argumento collection, "O Conforto no Cuidar", on 18 November at 6pm.

The event will be presented by Américo Pereira ( Assistant Professor at FCH) and will be attended by Fr. José Manuel Pereira de Almeida (Vice Rector of UCP) and the author Patrícia Pontífice Sousa.

The second session of the UCP4SUCCESS webinar cycle for professors: ‘Educating for Sustainability: Building Competences for Active Citizenship’, will take place on 22 January between 2pm and 3pm. 

In this webinar, Cristina Palmeirão will address the issue of sustainability and the role of education in developing essential competences for active citizenship.

The session aims to invite reflection on how teachers can integrate sustainable practices into curriculum, encouraging students to get involved with environmental and social issues. Innovative methodologies and good practices will be shared to inspire transformative education, capable of promoting a more conscious and responsible society.

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On 8 January, Universidade Católica closes the UCP4SUCCESS webinar cycle with the webinar ‘Uncomplicating University: From time management to academic success.’ 

The purpose of this webinar is to explore and apply practical strategies for better time management, balancing different roles in life and overcoming procrastination, fundamental aspects for a successful adaptation to higher education.

Integrated into the UCP4SUCCESS webinar cycle at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, this session also aims to promote academic success and adaptation. 

Free and open to all Universidade Católica students, the webinar is aimed in particular at students entering higher education for the first time.

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The first session of the 2nd cycle of UCP4SUCCESS webinars for students: “How is my career path enriched at university?” will take place on February 26, from 4pm to 5pm. 

In this webinar, Íris Martins Oliveira and Ângela Sá Azevedo will reflect on how life history allows us to understand career decisions; how university contributes to promoting essential skills, outlining and achieving personal and professional goals, allowing us to reconcile different life roles.

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The UCP Bookshop is hosting the debate "Natural and Artificial: what boundaries?", with the participation of Carlos Fiolhais, Physicist and Alexandre Palma, Theologian, on 26 June at 18h00.

This debate, an initiative of CITER - Centre for Research in Theology and Studies of Religion with CRC - Centre for Christian Reflection, will be moderated and commented on by Maria José Roxo, Geographer.

On 4 April, at 6.30pm, the Universidade Católica Portuguesa will host the launch of the book "Egéria - A Peregrina da Terra Santa".

The event will be attended by Enrique Bermejo Cabrera, author and member of the Custody of the Holy Land, João Lourenço, coordinator of the book and member of the Franciscan Order, and Juan Ambrósio, professor at the Faculty of Theology of the Universidade Católica, who will moderate a debate on the Holy Land. 

The UCP Bookshop is hosting the launch of Armindo dos Santos Vaz's latest book, ‘Jesus, the Prayer and Master of Prayer’, on 10 April at 18:30. 

The presentation will be given by João Duarte Lourenço, Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Theology and Teresa Messias, Professor of the Faculty of Theology.

The UCP Bookshop is organising the launch of the book ‘O que é que eu estou aqui a fazer’ - a book about God, Faith, Humour and Death, by João Francisco Gomes and Ricardo Araújo Pereira.

The presentation will take place at the UCP Bookshop on 10 December at 6pm, with the presence of the authors and Fr Miguel Cabedo e Vasconcelos.