On January 14th and 15th, 2025, Ohm University, in Nuremberg, Germany, hosted the DIVERSE Alliance meeting, with the participation of representatives of partner institutions, including the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL). Autónoma was represented in person by Professor Luís Tomé, member of the Executive Board, and remotely by Telma...
Student João Francisco Fialho completed his PhD in History with distinction. The defense of his thesis, entitled “From the Politics of the Spirit to Iconoclasm: Public Sculpture in Portuguese Africa (1933-1974)”, took place yesterday, January 7th. The final grade awarded was 19 points, recognizing the merit and relevance...
Student Maria de Fátima Silva completed her PhD in Law with distinction, specializing in Legal Sciences. The defense of the thesis, entitled “The Fundamental Right to Retribution as an Affirmation of the Dignity of the Human Person”, took place yesterday, January 7th. The final grade awarded was 16 points, recognizing...
The Autonomous University of Lisbon received, with great enthusiasm, the Secretary of State for National Defense, Professor Ana Isabel Xavier, as a speaker in an open class within the scope of the Portugal in the World Curricular Unit of the International Relations course. A unique moment of learning, which contributed to the critical and participatory training of the students...
Today, 20 students from the Youth Foundation visited the Palácio dos Condes de Redondo, headquarters of the Autonomous University of Lisbon. During the visit, the students explored the library and had the opportunity to visit the UAL Media studios, where they took part in the recording of a news broadcast, experiencing first-hand how a digital environment works.
This issue of Psique presents a set of studies that explore pertinent issues such as social support, bullying, coping and resilience, providing evidence that can help guide policies and practices aimed at strengthening support networks, mitigating the negative effects of adversity and promoting psychosocial well-being. As a whole,...
Student Patrícia Cardoso Dias completed her PhD in Law with distinction, specializing in Legal Sciences. The defense of the thesis, entitled “The Right to Dispose of One's Own Life: The Relevance of the Right to Personal Self-Determination for the Configuration of the Assisted Dying Regime”, took place yesterday, January 7th...
Student Pedro Miguel da Silva Perreira successfully completed his PhD in International Relations: Geopolitics and Geoeconomics, presenting the thesis entitled Technical-Police Cooperation of the PSP in the Scope of Training Senior Staff from PALOP. The research stood out for its scientific relevance and innovative approach to international cooperation, having been...
The Conference: “Entrepreneurship, Digitalization and Tourism in a Context of Political Uncertainty: Research Opportunities”, organized in partnership with the University of Extremadura, took place in Auditorium 1 of the Autonomous University of Lisbon. The event highlighted the main research opportunities in these four fundamental axes. In an environment of academic collaboration, speakers and participants reflected on the...
The Autonomous University of Lisbon (UAL) launches a Chatbot developed by the Department of Engineering and Computer Science The project, led by Professor Mário Marques da Silva, Professor Inês Almeida and with the support of the Communication Division, aims to improve first-level reception and improve relations and interaction between students, the University and...