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2026/02/06

Call for applications to Bolyai Mentoring Programme – 2026

The Hungarian Young Academy announces, for the sixth time, its mentoring programme related to the János Bolyai Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Bolyai Mentoring Programme).

2026/02/12

Official information about calls not announced in 2025/2026

HYA has contacted the relevant institutions regarding calls for proposals that were not announced in the 2025/2026 application round but are of particular importance to young researchers.

2026/01/26

Statement of Hungarian Young Academy on withdrawal of PIC numbers of Hungarian research institutes

The Hungarian Young Academy has issued a statement on the withdrawal of the PIC numbers of Hungarian research institutes in connection with the 2025 reorganisation of the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network.

2025/12/10

Young Academies worldwide are signing Stockholm Charter for Academic Freedom

The delegates of Young Academies confirmed their endorsement of the Stockholm Charter for Academic Freedom at their meeting in Stockholm.

2025/11/25

Results of joint MTA–HYA research assessing the situation of Hungarian researchers presented amid great interest

The preparation and implementation of the large-scale questionnaire survey took a year, and the first results have now been presented to the public by the scientists leading the research. The research offers a comprehensive overviews of the workplace situation of Hungarian researchers, their job satisfaction, their plans for the future, and their opinions about the Academy.

2025/11/18

HYA member featured together with Katalin Karikó at event hosted by Embassy of Hungary in Berlin

Following Katalin Karikó’s inspirational talk, FKA member Kata Horváti participated in a discussion with the Nobel Prize laurate researcher at the STEM Talk event organised with young German and Hungarian researchers as part of the Berlin Science Week.

2025/11/17

HYA delegates attend SAPEA–ALLEA workshop in Budapest

“Upholding integrity in scientific advice – key principles and challenges” was the title of the joint international workshop organised by SAPEA and ALLEA on 4 November 2025 in the Palace of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In the following, you may read a summary of the event by András Abonyi and Dávid Havasi representing the active membership of the Hungarian Young Academy at the event.

2025/11/13

Meet the “fifth-year” HYA members – HYA tradition continued at Hungarian Science Festival

On 12 November 2025, the Hungarian Young Academy once again held an all-day event to celebrate the Hungarian Science Festival. In the afternoon session entitled “Brought to you by the members of the Hungarian Young Academy – reports on various fields of research,” twelve young researchers, members of the 2026 alumni presented their research.

2025/11/13

What is the use of multidisciplinarity? – HYA conference at Hungarian Science Festival

On 12 November 2025, the Hungarian Young Academy once again held an all-day event to celebrate the Hungarian Science Festival. The morning session, entitled “Multidisciplinary Research, or How Research Fields Find Each Other,” focused on how distant academic fields can be connected.

2025/11/10

Joint conference organised by HYA and the University of Pécs Library and Knowledge Centre

Participants at the all-day conference examined current challenges pertaining to the evaluation of scientific performance and the advance of modern technology.

2025/11/01

Open call for applications for HYA membership – 2026

The Hungarian Young Academy (HYA) is pleased to announce the opening of its membership application procedure for the term of 2026–2031. The deadline for submitting applications is 2 December 2025 (midnight).

2025/10/28

Laureates for 2025 edition of Fekete Zoltán Young Mentor Award

The HYA Awards Committee has announced the winners of the Fekete Zoltán Young Mentor Award, founded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences this year at the initiative of the Hungarian Young Academy.