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The ELKH Secretariat consults with the staff of libraries on the development of specialized institutional libraries
The ELKH Secretariat is committed to supporting the professional work of libraries. In this spirit, on April 6, 2022 the Secretariat held a workshop on the current situation of the...
BLKI researchers investigate the role of invasive mussel species in the metal circulation of Lake Balaton
Researchers of the ELKH Balaton Limnological Research Institute (BLKI), in cooperation with the Sustainability Solutions Research Lab of the University of Pannonia, the Institute of Genetics of the ELKH Biological...
In an international study, CER researchers recommend a regenerative agricultural model to help preserve ecosystem services
Orsolya Valkó, scientific advisor at the ELKH Centre for Ecological Research (CER), has played a leading role in preparing the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council’s (EASAC) latest comprehensive study, which...
Asteroid discovered by CSFK researcher Krisztián Sárneczky is the fifth to have its impact predicted in advance
On March 11, 2022, astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky, a scientist at the Piszkéstető Observatory of the ELKH Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (CSFK), discovered a small asteroid which –...
CER researchers investigated the courtship behaviour of a small migratory passerine
A study conducted by researchers from the ELKH Centre for Ecological Research shows that bird courtship intensity is an intrinsic property of individuals.They found that the courtship intensity is an...
Wigner RCP researchers reveal new manifestation of tunnel effect
An important new discovery about what is known as tunnelling has been announced by the Ultrafast, high-intensity light–matter interactions Research Group of the ELKH Wigner Research Centre for Physics (Wigner...
Strategic research areas of ELKH
mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, IT, quantum technology, automatization, digitalization.
Research network
Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
The Institute was founded in 1950 and named after its first director, Alfréd Rényi, who led the Institute for 20 years until his death in 1970. In 2001, the Rényi Institute was awarded the title of EU Centre of Excellence. Its core activities extend to carrying out planned...
Balaton Limnological Research Institute
Based in Tihany, the Balaton Limnological Research Institute (BLKI) is Hungary’s biological research institute boasting the longest history. Its main tasks include freshwater research, the exploration of the biota of Lake Balaton and its catchment area, study of the spatial and temporal variation changes, life processes and materiality...
Biological Research Centre
The internationally recognized Biological Research Centre in Szeged is a prominent Hungarian life science research facility. The four institutes of the Centre founded in 1973, the Institutes of Biophysics, Biochemistry, Genetics and Plant Biology, employ some 260 researchers, whose work is hallmarked by high-ranking international scientific publications and...
Centre for Agricultural Research
The Centre for Agricultural Research (ATK) was established in 2012 through the merger of storied research institutes. Its research portfolio covers a wide range of fields in agricultural science, environmental management and environmental protection. In its comprehensive scientific program, ATK seeks to create an organic unity between exploratory,...
Centre for Ecological Research
The main task of the Centre for Ecological Research is to conduct high-level research on biodiversity and ecosystems, including both the freshwater and the terrestrial habitats and the cultivation of evolutionary basic and applied research at all relevant levels of the organization. The institution mainly hosts ecological and...
Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
The Centre for Economic and Regional Studies is a leading scientific institution for 21st century Hungarian economics and regional research. The Centre coordinates the work of three institutes conducting theoretical and empiric research in the fields of economics, the world economy, spatial processes and social sciences. Institutes Institute...
Centre for Energy Research
The mission of the Centre for Energy Research is to pursue international scientific research in the field of materials science in order to continuously further Hungarian nuclear safety expertise in the following areas: Technical and scientific support for the safe operation of nuclear power plant units in Hungary:...
Centre for Social Sciences
The Centre for Social Sciences, as part of the only publicly funded research network in Hungary, conducts basic research in political science, sociology, minority studies and legal studies. Its goal is to reach scientific achievements based on original discovery research, to collect, analyze and publish up-to-date information and...
Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics
The mission of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics (NYTK) is to cultivate all areas of Hungarian linguistics and to conduct general, experimental and applied linguistic research. NYTK’s core research activity focuses on the following areas and research objectives: basic research in language theory and experimental and Hungarian...
Institute for Computer Science and Control
The Institute for Computer Science and Control (SZTAKI) is the largest and most successful research institute in Hungary in the field of information science. SZTAKI is an information science workshop in the broad sense, a national research base for IT, computer science and related fields. It primarily focuses...
Institute for Nuclear Research
The Institute for Nuclear Research (ATOMKI) was founded in Debrecen in 1954. The founding director was Sándor Szalay, who even at that time stressed the importance of interdisciplinary research. Consequently, from the very beginning the Institute has not only dealt with physics (nuclear, atomic, particle, vacuum, surface and...
Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science
The geodetic and geophysical basic research at the Institute extends to the observation, modeling and interpretation of the physical status and processes of the Earth’s system; the development of related theoretical (mathematical and physics-related) and experimental methods and test instruments. The responsibilities covered by the Institute’s basic activity...
Institute of Experimental Medicine
KOKI focuses on basic research in the field of neuroscience: neurotransmission, learning and memory, behavior, brain damage related to aging and epilepsy, and the regulation of hormone secretion by the central and the peripheral nervous system. The research groups take a multidisciplinary approach to problems, integrating traditional, well-founded...
Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences
The basic task of the Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences includes research on astronomy and Earth sciences (geography, geology, geochemistry, geophysics), conducting basic (exploratory) research, the preparation and publication of research results for application, conducting the theoretical investigations, carrying out the observatory, laboratory and field measurements...
Research Centre for Natural Sciences
The Research Centre for Natural Sciences conducts multidisciplinary research in the field of natural sciences with a special focus on organic chemistry, materials and environmental chemistry, enzymology, and cognitive neuroscience and psychology. Research into the development of solutions targeting the reduction of environmental damage is also of special...
Research Centre for the Humanities
The Research Centre for the Humanities (BTK) conducts internationally embedded basic research that meets international standards in the following fields: archaeogenomics, philosophy, classical philology, literary studies, art history, ethnography, archaeology, history, and musicology. The nine institutes constituting the BTK are involved in researching and interpreting the whole of...
Veterinary Medical Research Institute
The Veterinary Medical Research Institute (ÁTKI) is the sole research facility in Hungary with primary dedication to veterinary science, and is a cornerstone of molecular microbiology research in the field. Its fundamental purpose is conducting basic research with the aim to providing greater insight into pathogens (viruses, bacteria,...
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
The Wigner Research Centre for Physics is one of the most highly staffed research centers of the ELKH. Its mission is to conduct exploratory research in various fields of physics in Hungarian laboratories, at research sites located both in Hungary and abroad, and to coordinate Hungarian efforts in...