Pedro Marques, a professor at Católica Medical School and an endocrinologist at CUF, was one of the winners of the prestigious Early Investigator Award 2025, awarded by the Endocrine Society. This award recognises his outstanding contributions to research into pituitary tumours and neuroendocrinology.

"It's a huge honour to be one of the winners of the Endocrine Society's Early Investigator Award 2025. This recognition means a lot to me and motivates me to continue learning, growing and contributing to the field of pituitary tumours and neuroendocrinology," shares the award-winning doctor and researcher.

The research that earned him this distinction focuses on the tumour microenvironment of the pituitary gland, offering new perspectives that could pave the way for more targeted and effective treatments.

Pedro Marques will attend the Endocrine Society's annual meeting - ENDO 2025 - in San Francisco, where he will officially receive the award and present a lecture on his research.

The Endocrine Society's Early Investigator Awards aim to support and recognise promising young researchers in the field of endocrine research.

This recognition not only highlights Pedro Marques' career and achievements, but also emphasises the growing impact of Portuguese medical research on the international scientific scene.

In addition to his duties as a doctor and lecturer, Pedro Marques is also Project Manager for Scientific Programmes at the European Society of Endocrinology (ESSE) and Vice-President of the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (SPEDM).

The Institute for Political Studies (IEP) of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa has just announced the launch of two new master's degree programmes - in Public Policy and in European Union and Atlantic - reinforcing its commitment to multidisciplinary training in line with current global challenges.

The Master's in Public Policy offers multidisciplinary training that combines political science, law, economics and philosophy. This programme prepares students to understand and contribute to decision-making processes in different contexts and levels of governance, responding to various social problems and the impact of new technologies, and being able to perform the functions of policy analysts, consultants, advisors, among others, in the public, private and non-governmental sectors, both nationally and internationally.

The Master's programme in European Union and Atlantic focuses on understanding the political, economic and strategic dynamics of the European Union and the Atlantic area.

Recognising the relevance and urgency of studying and researching these topics, IEP Católica presents this new master's programme, ideal for students with a multidisciplinary profile from different scientific areas who are interested in the EU's future development and challenges; who want to understand the relevance and contribution of the Atlantic area to the EU's future development and stability; and who wish to contribute to the development of multidisciplinary and sustainable solutions to the complex socio-economic challenges the EU is currently facing.

Master in Public Policy | Master  in European Union and Atlantic

The President of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Isabel Capeloa Gil, has been recognised as one of the 50 most influential women in Portugal in 2024 by Executiva.

The award, this year in its 10th edition, recognises merit and female power, highlighting personalities from the areas of business, politics, science, arts and culture, media or justice, based on a study carried out by journalist Filipe Fernandes, exclusively for the site executiva.pt.

To draw up this annual ranking, five criteria are analysed: career, based on professional CV; image, through national and international media presence; network, taking into account recognition by peers; power, measured through impact on society; and fortune, which considers financial capacity and resources held or under management.

The award was presented at a ceremony in Lisbon and this is the second time Isabel Capeloa Gil has received this honour.