“The importance of sleep”

As part of the Cycle of Conferences on Health, a partnership between the Center for Higher Studies of the University of Coimbra in Alcobaça (CESUCA) and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra (FMUC), a lecture entitled “The importance of sleep” was held on February 11.

This session, which was attended by around 100 7th grade students from the Fernando Casimiro Pereira da Silva School Group in Rio Maior, was given by Sandra Carvalho Bós, a researcher from the Institute of Medical Psychology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra.

The Cycle of Health Conferences will take place throughout the school year in the Partner School Groups, covering various themes such as: “Identity and Gender”, “Violence and Trauma: Affective Relationships in Youth” and “Prevention and Promotion of Oral Health”.