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Sam Izadloo, student of Católica Medical School created an app who can detect skin cancer using (just) a photograph

The project was developed by an Iranian student studying at the Católica Medical School, under the Refugee Student Support Initiative. Photographing a mole may be enough to determine whether or not a skin lesion presents a risk of becoming cancerous. The analysis of the photograph, symptoms, and patient characteristics is performed by an Artificial Intelligence […]

SimSchool PreMed – 11th Edition is back!

From April 6th to April 8th, 2026, the SimSchool PreMed – 11th Edition will take place at Hospital da Luz Learning Health and Católica Medical School, offering an intensive and immersive learning experience designed for students interested in pursuing a career in medicine. Organized by Hospital da Luz Learning Health, this program will be held […]

Webinar CES-UCP | The VOLRETHICS Association: Protecting and Empowering Healthy Volunteers

The Health Ethics Committee of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) is organizing a webinar dedicated to the presentation and contextualization of the VOLRETHICS Association, an international initiative launched in 2022 by the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), with the aim of protecting and empowering healthy volunteers involved in scientific research. March 17th, […]

FLY 2026 – Applications open for international volunteering

The FLY Program is back in 2026, offering students from the four campuses of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa the opportunity to participate in international volunteering experiences, integrated into projects in the areas of migration, social exclusion, and community care.  Applications are open from January 28th to February 17th. With more than 40 projects in 16 countries, FLY […]

One of our partners, Hospital da Luz is one of the five largest national investors in Research and Development (R&D)

The 2024 National Survey on Scientific and Technological Potential (IPCTN) has highlighted the leading role of hospital institutions in Research and Development (R&D) in Portugal. According to the official report published by the Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência, Hospital da Luz Lisboa ranks as the fifth hospital institution nationwide with the highest investment […]

Hospital da Luz Learning Health was featured on the ‘Convidado Extra’ podcast of Rádio Observador

Executive Director of Hospital da Luz Learning Health,Francisca Leite, and the Deputy Director of Hospital da Luz Learning Health – Innovation and Data Science, Nuno André da Silva, were invited to appear on the “Convidado Extra” podcast by Rádio Observador to speak with journalist João Paulo Sacadura. In this podcast, they shared their professional journeys, […]

Católica Medical School Research Receives SPEDM 2025 Research Project Grant and Best Basic Science Award

Research conducted at the Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology and Signalling of the Católica Medical School (CMS) – Universidade Católica Portuguesa, has recently received two major national scientific distinctions in the field of endocrinology. The SPEDM Research Project Grant – 2025 was awarded to Assistant Professor Ana Luísa Silva, from Católica Medical School, for the project “The role of […]

António Medina de Almeida gave an interview to the ECCLESIA Agency about the Medicine degree at the Católica Medical School

António Medina de Almeida, Dean of Católica Medical School (CMS) and President of Católica Luz Clinical Academic Centre gave an interview to ECCLESIA Agency on the programme “70×7”, in which he emphasised that the CMS educational project focuses on a “passion” for the medical profession and on the human development of future doctors. “Our intention […]

CBR Researcher Sara Silva Pereira was featured on Rádio Observador’s “Mentes Brilhantes” podcast.

Sara Silva Pereira, researcher at the Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) and faculty member at the Católica Medical School (FM-UCP) since 2023, was recently featured on Mentes Brilhantes, a podcast series by Rádio Observador dedicated to in-depth conversations with leading figures in cutting-edge scientific research in Portugal, particularly in the fields of neuroscience, cancer and […]