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NEWS & EVENTS
What are the Key Profiles of Potential Foster Families in Portugal?
A team lead by Eunice Magalhães grouped people into three different profiles based on how open they are to becoming foster parents.
Sep 53 min read
Research Informs How Portugal’s Colonial Past Still Fuels Microaggressions Against Immigrant Women Today
Elena Piccinelli and Melanie Vauclair collaborated with Filipa Madeira (ICS-ULisboa) to understand the experiences of immigrant women in Portugal.
Sep 12 min read
Seminar "Desafios à Intervenção no Sistema de Promoção e Proteção de Crianças e Jovens em Risco"
18/09/2025 | Iscte | "Desafios à Intervenção no Sistema de Promoção e Proteção de Crianças e Jovens em Risco"
Aug 261 min read
Researchers present a new model to understand individual impacts of cancel culture prevention
CIS-Iscte researchers Tiago Rôxo Aguiar and Diniz Lopes collaborated with Thomas R. Brooks to introduce the Pressure for a Perfect Conduct, described as “the pressure one feels to conduct themselves perfectly under the threat of being canceled."
Jul 13 min read
Green street planning in Portugal does not align with active ageing
The GreenCity4Aging project team examined the degree of alignment between public policy on active mobility and active ageing at international, national and local level.
Jun 253 min read
CIS-Iscte Marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia
CIS-Iscte highlights recent scientific contributions from our center in the area of LGBTQIA+ issues.
May 171 min read
Social and family support can promote the well-being of adolescents in residential care
The study conducted by Micaela Pinheiro, Eunice Magalhães, and Joana Baptista can inform practice and policies regarding residential care.
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Does perceiving what happens as just promote well-being?
Study explored if perceiving what happens as just relates to how people cope with financial and health difficulties.
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Summer research internships at LAPSO
Fourteen undergraduate students from various universities are taking part in research internships, an initiative of ANEP and LAPSO.
Sep 12, 20241 min read
Traditional gender roles persist at the end of working life and into retirement
A set of studies conducted at CIS-Iscte identifies gender differences in a variety of social spaces which persist during retirement.
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Assessing social and emotional skills of children and youth in Portuguese is now easier
The survey on Social and Emotional skills for children and youth was adapted and validated for its Portuguese version.
Nov 29, 20233 min read
Climate Change: How Residents in Coastal Regions Cope with Rising Sea Levels
The study was conducted by Natacha Parreira and Carla Mouro.
Nov 23, 20233 min read
CIS-Iscte researchers in the Top 2% of Scientists in Social Psychology
CIS-Iscte congratulates Susana Batel and Ana Guinote on this distinction.
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Inaugural Session of the Doctoral Program in Psychology 2023/24
20/10/2023 | Afonso de Barros (Iscte)
Conference by Diniz Lopes (CIS-Iscte)
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Is laughter truly the best medicine? Insights from a literature review
A literature review conducted at CIS-Iscte suggests humor is associated with increased well-being.
Aug 7, 20233 min read
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