#SerCidadão
#SerCidadão · 21–26 Sep 2026

Gallery

The week in pictures, activity by activity

From 21 to 26 September, U.Porto was full of volunteering, health, inclusion and solidarity. Here are some of the best moments of each activity; open any album to see every photo.

Photos by the #SerCidadão organising team and the partner organisations credited on each image. You may download them for personal use or to promote the initiative, keeping the photographer's credit.

Monday, 21 September · U.Porto Rectorate

Opening Session

The week opened at the Rectorate with the presentation of #SerCidadão and a get-together for organisers, partners and participants.

21–25 September · Several U.Porto campuses

Volunteering Fair

All week long, associations and social organisations set up stands to present their projects and recruit new volunteers.

Tuesday, 22 September · Trindade Metro Station

Health Screenings

U.Porto health students and professionals ran free screenings for passers-by at the station, with a mobile unit outside.

Tuesday, 22 September · FEUP — Faculty of Engineering

Workshop “The Relational Impacts of the Digital Age in Higher Education”

A conversation on how digital life is changing relationships between students in higher education.

Tuesday, 22 September · FMUP — Faculty of Medicine

Sexual Health Workshop

A packed lecture theatre to talk about sexual health with specialists, in a format open to questions.

Tuesday, 22 September · FPCEUP — Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences

Talk “The University Cares Too”

A conversation on mental health and well-being, and on the support U.Porto offers its community.

Wednesday, 23 September · Associação A Casa do Caminho, Matosinhos

Oral Health Awareness Session

Students from the Faculty of Dental Medicine taught the children at Casa do Caminho how to look after their teeth, using models and toothbrushes.

Wednesday, 23 September · FFUP — Faculty of Pharmacy

Workshop “Sustainability at FFUP — 3rd Edition”

The Faculty of Pharmacy's third sustainability meeting brought students, staff and guests together in a full auditorium.

Thursday, 24 September · Porto Botanical Garden

Gardening with Seniors

A sunny morning among flowerbeds and ponds: seniors and volunteers tended the gardens together and visited the Casa Andresen.

Thursday, 24 September · FPCEUP — Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences

Round Table “Inclusion in Higher Education”

“To include is to recognise, listen and transform”: an in-person and online debate on inclusion in higher education.

Saturday, 26 September · University Stadium and Crystal Palace Gardens

Charity Walk

The week closed on foot: dozens of white T-shirts between the University Stadium and the Crystal Palace gardens, with a warm-up, stretching, and every entry fee going to the Food Bank.

21–26 September · U.Porto faculties and units

Goods and Paper Collection Drive

Food, toiletries and paper gathered at the collection points across the faculties and delivered to the Porto Food Bank.