Exclusion of universities from the Horizon programmes is also affecting institutions that are not officially excluded

Sep 30, 2024 | News

Results of the survey conducted with the participation of Imola Wilhelm were published in Nature.

In 2022, citing the erosion of transparency and academic freedom in Hungary, the Council of the European Union suspended research-related EU funding and exchange programmes to Hungarian universities run by newly established public interest trusts. The Hungarian Young Academy conducted a survey among young researchers featuring the consequences of the ban. Particularly alarming is the pronounced impact on early career researchers, not just from institutions directly affected by the suspension but, strikingly, from those still eligible for funding, including HUN-REN. The findings of the survey underscore a pervasive uncertainty among European partners in relation to the exclusion, which may well result in long-lasting impediments to the country's scientific competitiveness.

The results were published in July as a correspondence in Nature. In addition, Imola spoke to the press about the survey, including Qubit and Science Business. Recently, Nature Career News published a paper on the research, quoting Imola.

The authors of the survey hope that their results will raise awareness of this issue within both the Hungarian and international scientific communities, as well as among decision-makers, contributing to damage reduction and helping to resolve the situation.