The Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) was established in 2015 with the aim of helping to navigate the complexities and uncertainties of this age, contributing to the formulation of solutions to pressing problems that require complex and interdisciplinary thinking, and developing a new vision and strategy for small city development. iASK was founded at […]
"Dr. Katalin Karikó has accepted the title of honorary citizen of Szeged. It is a great honor for all of us," the mayor of the southeastern Hungarian city of Szeged, László Botka announced Tuesday evening. "Our city, our country, and the whole world can be grateful to her for her exceptional scientific work in the […]
Dr. Tamás Szakmány, a Hungarian doctor working in Wales, was made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to the the British public healthcare system NHS during the COCID-19 pandemic. According to the local paper South Wales Argus, the doctor said he was “completely astonished and humbled” to receive the […]
The new Academia Europea (AE) Budapest KnowledgeHub is the latest addition to AE’s growing number of hubs joining Barcelona, Bergen, Cardiff, Tbilisi and Wroclaw, the website of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences reports. The academic director of the Hungarian center, located in the building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, will be László Lovász who […]
László Nagy, a fellow of the Institute of Biochemistry of the Szeged Biological Research Institute, received this year's Szent-Györgyi Talent Award The award was presented at a meeting of Nobel laureates and talented students for the 15th time. The event was held online this year with the participation of some 280 students from fifty high […]
The Hungarian company Admatis Ltd. is among the contributing partners in building the JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) spacecraft that is to explore Jupiter and its icy moons. Compared to the original designs, JUICE receives an additionally designed, analyzed, finished multilayer film made of ADMATIS 'jacket'. The 'jacket' is made of MLI (Multi Layer Insulation) […]
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has bestowed upon 63 leading scientists – among them Hungarian evolutionary biologist Eörs Szathmáry – the lifetime honor of EMBO Membership in recognition of their remarkable achievements in the life sciences. “The new Members have contributed to the success of research in the life sciences in Europe and around the […]
Neurobiologist Dr. Tamás Freund has been elected as the President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences following a 24-hour voting process this Monday and Tuesday. The academician replaces László Lovász, who resigned after six years, at the head of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, founded in 1825 by Count István Széchenyi. The post of Secretary […]
As we reported earlier, Hungarian freelance photographer and photographer of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Esther Horvath was named 1st prize winner for single photos in the Environment category for her picture 'Polar Bear and her Cub' at the 2020 World Press Photo Contest. In this month’s Diplomacy&Trade, she talks about life during the months-long expeditions […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) issues a silver collector coin with a face value of HUF 10,000 and its non-ferrous metal version of HUF 2,000, on the 100th anniversary of Hungarian-born American Nobel Prize winner János Harsányi’s birth. By issuing this collector coin, MNB wishes to pay tribute to the renowned researcher of the […]
Hungarian physicist János Frigyes Nemes has won the CMS Experiment Award of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the CMS Success Award. CMS is one of the major international experiments of the Geneva-based CERN, the accelerator of the LHC of the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The award was established by the CMS Experiment […]
Hungary’s Team Discover won the ‘Health & Life’ category at the #EUvsVirus Pan-European Hackathon competition, a joint event between the European Commission and the most plugged in and nationally connected digital ecosystem actors from all over Europe. The solution (basically 3D-printed glasses with built-in sensors) created by Hungarian university students enable a highly scalable patient […]
The recommendation prepared by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, compiled by immunologists, physicians, and biologists, makes specific professional recommendations to the government and authorities for the short- and long-term treatment of the Covid-19 epidemic. According to the recommendation, the continuous application of tests of the right quantity and quality is an essential condition for both […]
The Director for Administrative Capacity Building in South-East Europe in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy Vittoria Alliata di Villafranca paid a visit to the University of Debrecen in eastern Hungary on Wednesday discussing pharmaceutical research at the university. Vittoria Alliata Di Villafranca emphasized in a briefing following discussions with university leaders […]
With its AI Knowledge Center Program, Microsoft Hungary launched a strategic partnership with Hungary’s top universities, Jean-Philippe Courtois, Executive Vice President and President, Microsoft Global Sales, Marketing and Operations announced. Within the framework of this collaboration, universities will develop high-utility applications based on artificial intelligence using cutting-edge Microsoft technologies. The strategic partnership between Microsoft and […]
