New solutions for the automated classification of cervical cell images were developed by experts from some of the world's best universities at a scientific competition held in Houston by researchers from the University of Debrecen, Eötvös Loránd University and the University of Göttingen. By the end of what is called Pap-kenet Sejtosztályozási Kihívás [Pap Smear Cell Classification Challenge], as many as ten research teams completed their papers presenting their own solutions.
Hírek Innovation címkével
Together with its partners, Innovációs Ökoszisztéma Központ [Innovation Ecosystem Centre], of the University of Debrecen is to issue a call for participants in two student idea competitions during the month of May. The central topics of these competitions will be Campus Fesztivál and the innovative use of artificial intelligence.
The Department of Surgery of the University of Debrecen Clinical Centre organized a symposium entitled Robotic Surgery for Everyone (Robotsebészet mindenkinek) on the experiences gained since the launch of the Robotic Surgery Centre last April. The event, held at the Headquarters of the Debrecen Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DAB), was dedicated to a discussion of the place, role and results of robot-assisted surgery in clinical practice in Debrecen, including an overview of the particularities of each medical specialty.
In the ImpactLab-Makerspace laboratory of Innovációs Ökoszisztéma Központ [Innovation Ecosystem Center], students can expect to be exposed to 3D technologies week after week this semester as well: in addition to taking the four courses announced, these young people can also start their prototyping journey in specific workshops.
The University of Debrecen and the company Beijing LINEMILES Technology are to launch a cooperation project in order to promote Sino-Hungarian technological innovation and the development of the start-up and spin-off ecosystem of the University of Debrecen. The relevant strategic partnership agreement was signed at the University of Debrecen on Monday.
How can a woman become a successful leader? Is there a career and/or motherhood dilemma? What are the drawbacks of young people communicating today mostly in the digital space? These were some of the issues discussed recently at MÜZLI Pódium, while at another event of Debreceni Egyetem Mérnöki és Üzletfejlesztési Innovációs Intézet [Institute for Engineering and Business Development Innovation at the University of Debrecen], the Alumni Party, students could ask questions freely addressed at the master teachers in our Learning Center.
Novel drug candidate compounds, which are currently unique in the world and likely to be effective in the treatment of malaria, have been produced at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Debrecen. The outstanding achievement of the researchers involved has been recognized by a publication award by Gróf Tisza István Debreceni Egyetemért Alapítvány [Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen].
Hosted jointly by the University of Debrecen and EIT Health Innostars, a two-day innovation competition kept our institution vibrant on November 11 and 12. There were almost 150 students from 6 universities in 41 countries entering the 24-hour health-focused competition. The students were supported by renowned international mentors to develop their ideas. At the same time, researchers of our institution had the opportunity to learn more about how to turn an academic idea into a successful business venture in an inspiring conference with the help of the White Unicorn incubator.
Three faculties, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Informatics and the Faculty of Humanities, of the University of Debrecen were represented at a conference called CogInfoCom (Cognitive infocommunications) at Chuo University, Japan, which was attended by academics from universities located on several continents. This event primarily focused on the potential of merging human and digital environments, artificial intelligence, info-communication and cognitive skills.
Electromobility and sustainability will be the central themes of the conference and professional forum organised by the University of Debrecen at this year's Debrecen Drive. The country's largest automotive event will feature more professional events than ever before, with more than 800 different vehicles, oldtimers and premium top-of-the-range cars and a spectacular night drive show in the area of the Nagyerdei Stadium for three days from 24 May.
The opening event of CASA 15, an international design competition for students of architecture, was held this year at the Faculty of Technology of the University of Debrecen. The participants, around two hundred second-year students of architecture from three different countries, were instructed to design a residential building with community functions located on a specific site in Debrecen. The host institution, the Department of Architecture of the University of Debrecen, was represented by as many as sixty students partaking in the competition.
Researchers at the University of Debrecen's Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management and the UD Agricultural Research Institutes and Agricultural Economics are working on the monitoring of agricultural and hydrological drought trends and the development of a monitoring and forecasting system. The results could help develop effective drought mitigation plans. Details of the research have been published in the prestigious scientific journal Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
According to researchers at the University of Debrecen, the best way to ventilate offices in winter is to use machines to let fresh air in where it is most useful. The scientific paper summarising the research results from the Faculty of Technology was awarded the Publication Prize of the Gróf Tisza István Foundation for the University of Debrecen.
As the experts at the summit of NeurotechEU (which was held in Turkey, and where the University of Debrecen was also present) concluded, artificial intelligence and robotics would definitely bring about huge changes that we are not yet fully prepared for.
Researchers at the University of Debrecen have developed several new methods in order to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases including and similar to ammonia and methane produced on livestock farms. As it was revealed on Thursday at the institution's Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management (DE MÉK), the practical introduction and application of these methods is to be supported by the Hungarian state.
In the framework of the HUNOR - Hungarian Astronaut Program, researchers from the University of Debrecen are working on the development of systems for food production in long-duration space missions. Experts from the Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management are working with indigenous, home-bred pepper varieties to enable astronauts to grow and eat fresh, juicy and crunchy vegetables with zero emission during space missions.
Plant memory and its potential to be exploited, salinization affecting the agro-ecosystem and the food safety implications of metal contamination were among the topics discussed at an international conference on sustainable and innovative solutions for agriculture and food industry at the University of Debrecen. The conference, organised for the first time by the Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management, was attended by more than 100 experts and focused on the theme "One Health".
The University of Debrecen is to receive 4.41 billion in government funding in several phases for the construction of the Vehicle Laboratory and the associated mini test track for certain educational and innovation developments at the Debrecen Automotive Centre. The complex will be built in the institution's Science, Technology and Innovation Park in Vezér Street. The construction site was taken over on Monday by the contractor HUNÉP Zrt.
Research at the University of Debrecen's Faculty of Pharmacy is showing promise in the development of new active ingredients to prevent sudden cardiac death and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells.
The Hungarian pico-satellite, which was launched in mid-June, is now in orbit and is sending experimental data. The spacecraft of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) accommodates the instruments of several Hungarian universities, including the University of Debrecen.
The specialists of the University of Debrecen were seeking solutions to the animal health and feeding difficulties of the sheep industry in the more than three-year long international project that has just come to an end, attended by ten universities and research institutes from eight countries. The results of the EuroSheep program with Hungarian relevance were presented on Thursday.
Zoltán Mészár, lecturer of the Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology of the Faculty of Medicine won first prize as a member of an international team in the NeurotechEU Hackathon competition in Stockholm. Their task was to find innovative solutions to a problem of young people suffering from mental illnesses.
CAR T-REX Consortium announces prestigious €2.7M Pathfinder Open Grant awarded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to develop novel, scalable CAR T cell therapies with increased efficacy for the treatment of solid tumours.
The University of Debrecen and GE HealthCare have concluded and signed a research and development agreement to support radiotherapy treatment. The Department of Oncoradiology is the first institution in Europe to test the GE HealthCare software that constitutes a system of highly complex radiation therapy procedures. As for now, the application is only used in a testing environment but, once it gets involved in patient care, it will be able to provide more effective oncoradiology treatments.
A PhD student of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management of the University of Debrecen was elected member of the scientific advisory board of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. The focus of Ayaz Mukarram Shaikh's research is the development of innovative, functional and sustainable food products.