A recent examination related to special immune cells in the placenta conducted by research scientists at the University of Debrecen could contribute to a more profound understanding of processes and complications during pregnancy and, in the long run, even to the development of new therapeutic options. It was this group of scientists in Debrecen that were the first to provide a comprehensive genetic picture of the so-called Hofbauer cells. The findings of their international collaborative research project were published in the prestigious international journal JCI Insight.
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The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management of the University of Debrecen has created the Centre for Regional Border Wildlife Monitoring to assess, monitor and preserve the values of wildlife along the Romanian-Hungarian border. Experts from UD and the University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” of Timișoara are working together in the project, which is implemented within the framework of the Interreg VI-A Romania-Hungary Programme.
Consumers’ perception of sports statistics, blockchain as a strategic resource in the European marketplace, the psychological and decision-making mechanisms of sustainable fashion consumption, and work addiction as a new form of deviant organizational behavior were but a few of the topics discussed at an international conference of the Doctoral School of Management and Business at the University of Debrecen. Nearly a hundred presentations were given in as many as nine different sections at the event held on Wednesday at our Böszörményi úti campus.
A commemorative plaque was unveiled at the Institute of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy at the University of Debrecen in honour of Professor Madhaw Singh Baghel, an internationally respected scholar of Indian Ayurvedic medicine and the founding Chairperson of the University of Debrecen's Ayurveda Chair. The ceremonial event on Tuesday was attended by His Excellency Anshuman Gaur, Ambassador of the Republic of India to Hungary. Afterwards, the Ambassador and his delegation met with university and faculty leaders to discuss future cooperation opportunities.
The Chinese director of our Confucius Institute (CI) at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Debrecen has become the recipient of a highly prestigious recognition. In 2025, the leadership of Tianjin Foreign Studies University honored Professor Cui Xianjun by awarding him the title of Best Chinese Director of the Year in the pool of directors from as many as seven CIs that they operate as partner institutions.
During the course of their visit to the University of Debrecen, the members of a delegation from the Education University of Hong Kong discussed opportunities for cooperation in research as well as teacher and student exchanges. Thanks to this successful establishment of contacts, the representatives of the two institutions are expected to sign an agreement on this issue this coming spring.
Experts from the University of Debrecen have participated in an international symposium reporting on the results of microbiome-related research conducted at our institution, while focusing primarily on its clinical and oncological implications. Besides presenting the recent relevant research results and findings, the meeting on Thursday also provided an opportunity to initiate and establish new research collaborations that would lay the foundation and provide a roadmap for new drug development programs in the future.
A new procedure developed by a research group at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Debrecen (FST, UD) may open up new avenues and provide a roadmap for future mass spectrometry analyses. This new testing method significantly reduces the time and cost of mass spectrometry measurements of proteins both in the pharmaceutical industry and protein research. The publication that summarizes the scientific finding has appeared in one of the most prestigious international chemistry journals, Angewandte Chemie.
A dual degree that is unique in Europe may be earned by the four Hungarian students who have been the first to win scholarships for a program run in cooperation between the University of Debrecen and South Dakota State University (SDSU) in the United States. These selected students from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science and Environmental Management, who will study at South Dakota State University for two semesters as part of their precision agricultural engineering training, will be leaving for the overseas institution on Wednesday.
Students from the Faculty of Music at the University of Debrecen performed outstandingly in a prestigious international percussion competition with a background of decades of professional tradition. Levente Szabari and Áron Karácsony came first and third in the Italy PAS Competition online contest in Pescara.