Presentation of AE Budapest Hub “From Knowledge to Action” projects

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) and Academia Europaea (AE) Budapest Hub are pleased to host the Presentation of AE Budapest Hub “From Knowledge to Action” projects on Monday, October 12, 2026 between 15:00-17:00 pm in the Ceremonial Hall at the Palace of MTA (1051 Budapest, Széchenyi István Sqr. 9.. 1st floor).

Academia Europaea (AE) Budapest Hub, with the support of Academia Europaea, coordinates the "From Knowledge to Activity" initiative. The program aims to translate academic knowledge into real-world impact across Europe by supporting young researchers and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. The program is designed to amplify the societal and policy impact of science across Europe through high-impact publications as a result of the projects. The list of the 27 projects selected for this initiative, including detailed descriptions in PDF files corresponding to each project is available at this link: https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Acad_Main/News2_Archive/From%20Knowledge%20to%20Action

Each project will have the opportunity to be presented in a short, 10-15-minute presentation.

Highlights of key initiatives and impact-driven projects will be showcased.

List of presentations:

1.Title: Isotope hydrological data in supporting the sustainable management of the thermal aquifer at Băile Herculane, Romania

Presenters: István Hatvani and Virgil Dragusin

2.Title: Empowering young scientists as stakeholders in university decision-making

Presenter: Katalin Solymosi

The authors of the Budapest presentation of our project are: Katalin Solymosi, Liudvika Leišytė (MAE Investigator), Dovile Daunoraitė, Vilana Pilinkaitė-Sotirovič

3.Title: Developing a Linguistic-Based Fake News Screener in the Field of Healthcare

Presenters: Enikő Németh T. and Éva Szabó

4.Title: Empowering women in science in the Danube Region

Presenter: Eszter Novák-Gselmann

5.Title: Investigating the Effect of Social Support on Health-Promoting Behaviors among European Citizens

Presenter: Andrea Szentesi

6.Title: Strengthening Participation of Widening Countries in EU R&I Programmes

Presenter: Katalin Solymosi

7. Title: Hidden Risks: Anticholinergic Burden and Inappropriate Medication Use in the Elderly

Presenter: Gréta Lilla Vadkerti

8. Title: Probing the connections between deep earth processes and surface movements: what we can learn from remote sensing for mitigating natural and anthropogenic hazards?

Presenters: Sierd Cloetingh and István Bozsó

You can download the programme here.