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Researchers from the University of Gdansk conduct a research stay at CUIP-UAlg Between April 13 and 17, CUIP hosted researchers Ilona Bidzan, Monika Bidzan, and Darshika Thejani Bulathwatta from the University of Gdansk (Poland) for a research stay at UAlg, as part of collaborations between universities that are part of the European Sea Alliance (SEA-EU).…
CUIP PhD students obtain two more scholarships in the SEA-EU competition Of the twenty doctoral scholarships awarded by the FCT to the University of Algarve, within the framework of the European University of the Seas Alliance (SEA-EU), two were obtained by doctoral students from CUIP: Clarisse Campos, with the project entitled “From the playground to…
Psique journal launched bilingual Editions The first issue of volume 22 of the journal Psique is now available, featuring several articles that focus on particularly vulnerable groups: children, adolescents, young people with intellectual or psychopathological difficulties, and survivors of war and genocide. The Editorial Note states that “the systemic perspective reminds us that what each…
CUIP doctoral student network organized another webinar focused on knowledge transfer On March 4, 2026, the 3rd webinar of the CUIP doctoral student network was held, featuring presentations of research work carried out by some CUIP doctoral students: Helena Mocho – “Parental involvement in school: Measures, processes and potentialities”;Nuno Almeida – “Electoral abstention: the heterogeneity…
Mariana Guerreiro is the new coordinator of the CUIP doctoral student network Since the previous coordinator of the CUIP doctoral student network, Laura Ferreira, completed her doctorate in Psychology, it was necessary to appoint a new coordinator for this network. To that end, doctoral student Mariana Guerreiro, who was already working with Laura Ferreira on…
QuietNature project received funding from FCT The project “Quiet Nature? The impact of noise pollution on a Nature destination,” abbreviated as “QuietNature,” received funding of €250,000 for a period of 36 months (2026 to 2028) from the FCT competition “Azores: Ecological Transition – Space – Ocean” (2025.06714.AZO). The team for this project is composed exclusively…
CUIP PhD student publishes in Scopus Top 3 journal The research conducted by doctoral students in Psychology contributes to the high productivity of CUIP, as they seek to publish their work in journals indexed in Scopus, especially those in the first or second quartiles. As an example, the article “Gamification on Mathematics Engagement and Motivation…
CUIP researchers ranked on Research.com CUIP members Karl Petersson and Alexandra Reis were ranked 3rd and 28th, respectively, in the Research.com ranking “Best Psychology Scientists 2026 in Portugal”. This ranking is based primarily on bibliometric data extracted from leading academic databases, including OpenAlex and CrossRef, supplemented by several other data sources to ensure a more…
CUIP’s scientific productivity increased in 2025 The balance of CUIP’s scientific productivity in 2025 was very positive, and there was an increase in several indicators, especially in the number of funded research projects, the number of completed doctoral and master’s theses, as well as the number of articles published in journals indexed in Scopus, particularly…
CUIP Coordinator interviews APA President Saúl de Jesus interviewed Cynthia Fuentes, the current President of the American Psychological Association (APA), the largest Psychology association in the world, and the interview, entitled “Inclusive Psychology for all”, was published in the book “Clinical and Health Psychology: An international perspective”, edited by Gualberto Buela-Casal, President of the Spanish…
