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2023/11/28

Watch the videos of the HYA event at the Hungarian Science Festival on MTA’s YouTube channel

Don’t miss out on the talks delivered on 27 November 2023 at the Hungarian Science Festival event organised by the Hungarian Young Academy, now available on YouTube in Hungarian.

2023/10/30

Open call for applications for HYA membership – 2024

The Hungarian Young Academy (HYA) announces a call for applications for membership for the period of 2024–2029.

2023/10/12

Former HYA Co-Chair Katalin Solymosi elected as Chair of Young Academy of Europe

At the annual general meeting of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) held on 9 October, plant biologist Katalin Solymosi, senior lecturer with habilitation at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), a Hungarian Young Academy alumna and former co-chair, was elected chair of the international organisation.

2023/07/13

The “Karikó method” – Katalin Karikó’s public lecture for early-career researchers on video

What is the aim of research? What is more important: understanding scientific problems or promoting one’s academic career? How do we define success? These are some of the questions answered by Katalin Karikó, biochemist, honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, developer of the mRNA vaccine, in her public lecture delivered in the Palace of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

2023/05/19

7th Young Researchers’ Forum held in the framework of 196th MTA General Assembly

On 10 May 2023, the Hungarian Young Academy organised the 7th edition of the Young Researchers’ Forum. This time the Forum focused on international mobility grants and scholarships announced specifically for early-career researchers.

2023/05/02

Change of guards at Hungarian Young Academy: Welcome to our 12 new members and farewell to our first 12 alumni

HYA membership having reached its maximum last year, simultaneously with the admission of our 12 new members, the HYA alumni has been formed.

2023/05/02

New board members elected to lead Hungarian Young Academy

From 1 May 2023, a new Executive Board will be at the helm of the Hungarian Young Academy.

2023/02/10

Call for applications to Bolyai and NRDIO_PD HYA Mentoring Programme

The Hungarian Young Academy (HYA) announces, for the third time, its mentoring programme related to the János Bolyai Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Bolyai Mentoring Programme), to be complemented for the very first time by another mentoring programme for the postdoctoral research grant (NRDIO_PD Mentoring Programme) supported by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDIO).

2023/02/06

Delegation of Moldavian Academy of Sciences visits Hungarian Young Academy

The Co-chairs of the Hungarian Young Academy received the President of the Moldavian Academy of Sciences and the head of the recently established Moldavian Young Academy, who enquired about the circumstances of the founding of HYA and its operation.

2023/01/18

How can a researcher combat pseudoscience? – Video of the workshop of the Hungarian Young Academy

How to debunk pseudoscientific myths on social media? How much responsibility should researchers take in the fight against pseudoscience and what tools do they have at their disposal? Discussion revolved around these questions at the workshop held by the Hungarian Young Academy for scientists and journalists.

2022/10/20

Youth in Academia – New research report on the situation of researchers and academics under 45

The Hungarian Young Academy (HYA), in cooperation with fellow researchers from the Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Centre for Economic and Regional  Studies and Corvinus University of Budapest, conducted an extensive and in-depth survey among researchers and academics aged 45 and under in autumn 2021. The resulting detailed research report was published jointly by HYA and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the MTA Library and Information Centre.

 

2022/10/13

Respect for teachers is the cornerstone of quality public education – Statement by members of the Hungarian Young Academy

Members of the Hungarian Young Academy have voiced their concern over the derogatory situation of public education and teaching faculty.

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