How does the cuckoo choose foster parents, that is, host birds, for her nestlings? This was the basic question of a research project carried out by behavioural ecologists of the UD. Their surprising results have been published in Scientific Report, which belongs to the Nature group of journals.
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In addition to transferring professional knowledge and skills, the Faculty of Science and Technology (TTK) of the UD also prepares students for the global challenges of the 21st century. The market demand for young professionals with a degree in engineering or science is continually increasing.
During the 4-day visit of the delegation of the University of Donghua and in connection with the Chinese initiative ’One Belt, one Road’, the Faculty of Science and Technology of the UD have signed a cooperation agreement with two faculties of the Shanghai-based university.
UD has improved its position on the thematic lists of Times Higher Education. In the area of natural sciences the institution moved up on the list compared to the previous year, and it is ranked in the top 800. UD is ranked again in the top 600 this year in the areas of life and medical sciences.
Internationally acknowledged researchers of evolutionary biology and ecology presented the latest results concerning reproduction strategies at an international symposium on Thursday at the University of Debrecen.
The University of Debrecen (UD) has finished in second position among Hungarian institutions of higher education on the overseas Best Global Universities ranking list. UD has excelled at biology, and biochemistry as well as chemistry and medicine.
According to the list released on Monday, the UD has improved its ranking as the only Hungarian university in the field of technical sciences while in the field of natural sciences it has moved up 45 positions in the Round University Ranking (RUR) of institutions of higher education 2019.
According to Times Higher Education’s most recent ranking by subject, the UD places among the best Hungarian institutions of higher education. Along with the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, the UD places in the 601-800 category on the Engineering & Technology list.
Preparations for the expansion of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen, the renovation of the Chemistry Building and the construction of the new vehicle laboratory are all included in the Hungarian government’s 13 billion forints’ worth of education package.
The special fluoresent compounds developed by the researchers of the Department of Applied Chemistry of the faculty of Science and technology, University of Debrecen, can also be used in cancer diagnostics, cell biology, and analytics.
A structural testing and analytical instrument centre, unique in Hungary, has been established at the Department of Chemistry of the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen. The total value of the three up-to-date instruments exceeds 780 million HUF.
The most recent results in the decisive branch of complex chemistry, the production and examination of metal complexes have been presented at the International Symposium on Metal Complexes 2019, which has also been awarded the title Debrecen University Symposium.
The Hungarian Government supports the development of the technical education of the University of Debrecen with close to 20 billion forints. According to plans, vehicle engineering training can start by September 2020, with aviation engineering as a major included.
An international scientific conference was organized by leaders and staff members of the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Debrecen, to honour the 70th birthday of Ferenc Joó, an outstanding professor of physical chemistry.
Glycomimetics that are easier to produce and can be more efficiently used have been produced by chemists of the UD. Their research into the synthetisation of the type of chemicals has been published on the cover of the prestigious New Journal of Chemistry.
Arieh Warshel, a worlwide-renowned biochemist, has been the first to win the University of Debrecen Science Impact Award (uDEsia) of UD. The Nobel Prize laureate researcher received the award from rector Zoltán Szilvássy on 29 March.
The Department of Ecology and one of the Lendület Working Groups of UD have published two studies regarding the analysis of the re-settlement processes of lawn in Scientific Reports, which belongs to the renowned Nature Publishing Group.
An English-language doctoral thesis made by a Ph.D. student of the Department of Botany of UD has won the first place award of the European Federation For Freshwater Sciences (EFFS). The dissertation deals with the role of migratory waterbirds in the dispersal of plants and invertebrates.
Researchers at the University of Debrecen have completed the most comprehensive analysis to date on the host use by brood parasitic butterflies. It took ten years of work to compile the report in the form of a database containing of the efforts and findings of as many as 40 scientists.
From now on, electrical engineering students at UD will be able to learn how to use programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in an industrial environment. In connection with the new lab, representatives of companies operating in the region discussed opportunities for cooperation with the faculty.
How does the stress genes composition of a fungal species determine its stress tolerance? A research group at UD has studied the behaviour of pathogens of aspergillosis, a fungal infection. Findings have been published in a leading journal on mycology.
The Faculty of Science and Technology, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, awaits prospective students with engineering programmes presenting state-of-the-art technologies and programmes in natural sciences providing high-quality knowledge.
National Instruments Hungary Kft. (NI) has again decided to support the technical and scientific education of UD, this time by donating HUF 15 million. The delivery ceremony of the LabVIEW Multisim software licence took place on Tuesday at the Faculty of Engineering.
The 2nd Élvonal Conference, entitled "New directions in the research of the evolution of sexual roles", started on Friday. Scientists from all over the world participate at the event that is connected to an international research programme focusing on the social behaviour of shore birds.
A discovery made by researchers of UD may be an important step forward in fighting against bacteria. The researchers have created compounds that may prevent infections caused by pathogens. The findings have been published in "Chemistry – A European Journal".