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Science Journalist Amy McDermott comments the article of Szabolcs Számadó on PNAS online

The article „Honesty in signalling games is maintained by trade-offs rather than costs” by Szabolcs Számadó, István Zachar, Dániel Czégel and Dustin J. Penn has been published in BMC Biology. Science Journalist Amy McDermott recommend it online on the website of PNAS.

Available here: https://www.pnas.org/post/journal-club/peacock-s-tail-and-other-flashy-ornaments-don-t-have-come-cost 

Momentum (Lendület) and ERC grantees protest against interference in expert decision in scientific funding

Momentum (Lendület) and Hungarian ERC grantees protest against the decision of NKFIH that altered the ranking of proposals set up by scientific expert bodies for OTKA (Hungarian Scientific Research Fund) fundamental research proposals. This interference has been carried out by NKFIH officials without consulting the expert bodies. The full text of the open statement can be found on the website of Lendület grantees: https://www.lendulet2019.info/

About the planned restructuring of the research network of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

The principal investigators engaged in the “Lendület” program wish to contribute the observations summarized in the present report to facilitate the policy preparation process pertaining to the restructuring of both the research financing system and the innovation landscape in our country, as initiated by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM).

Material compiled by principal investigators in the “Lendület” program for the Ministry for Innovation and Technology and decision-makers

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Source: Website of Hungarian Academy of Science...

Recent papers and publications

7 Febuary, 2026 - New publication by Zoltán Kmetty et al.

7 Febuary, 2026 - New publication by Zoltán Kmetty et al.

On 7 February, 2026, a new article has been published by Nils Haneklaus, Michaela Hrabušajová, Oliver Hortay, Zoltán Kmetty and Matúš Mišík in The Extractive Industries and Society. The title of the article is "Greenland on X: U.S. lawmakers’ social media posts on critical minerals and geostrategic relevance of the world’s largest island".

10 January, 2026 - New publication by Béla Janky

10 January, 2026 - New publication by Béla Janky

A new article has been published by Béla Janky in the Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. The title of the article is "Polarization of social attitudes in Hungary in the 2010s: a survey-experiment on the role of partisan identity".

18 December, 2025 - New publication by Tamás Keller

18 December, 2025 - New publication by Tamás Keller

On 18 December, 2025, a new article has been published by Tamás in the British Journal of Sociology of Education. The title of the article is “Track recommendations moderate socioeconomic differences during the transition from primary to secondary education”.

2 December, 2025 - New publication by Szabolcs Számadó et al.

2 December, 2025 - New publication by Szabolcs Számadó et al.

On 2 December, 2025, a new article has been published by Szabolcs Számadó, István Zachar and Dustin J. Penn in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. The title of the article is “A general signalling theory: why honest signals are explained by trade-offs rather than costs or handicaps”.

20 October, 2025 - New publication by Eliza Bodor-Eranus et al.

20 October, 2025 - New publication by Eliza Bodor-Eranus et al.

A new article has been published by László Letenyei, Eliza Bodor-Eranus and Gergely Horzsa in SocioEconomic Challenges. The title of the article is “Intensity-Based Location Sampling Method For Investigating Socio-Economic Challenges: Ensuring External Validity In Surveys of Unknown Populations”.