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For general information, we recommend the English website of the Hungarian Academy of Science and the up-to-date article collection by Daily News Hungary, Tag: Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Orbán allies target Hungarian social scientists, in battle with Academy of Sciences, Science Business, 22 Jun 2018, By Florin Zubașcu. An article in conservative magazine Figyelo smears researchers studying immigration, gay rights and gender, in escalating conflict between government and Hungarian Academy of Sciences
ALLEA Publishes Open Letter in support of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 25. June 2018
Hungary should withdraw law targeting autonomy of Academy of Sciences, say European academies, Science Business, 26 Jun 2018, By Florin Zubașcu. There should be wider consultation before the government enacts a law giving it control of what research its institutes are allowed to carry out, the academies say.
Statement of the Partners of Visegrad Group Academies Forum, 29. 06. 2018. Following the Resolution of the Presidium of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences of 15 June 2018 and the open letter of ALLEA, both referring to the proposed amendment of the Law on the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Law on the 2019 state budget of Hungary, the Partner Academies of Sciences of the Visegrad Group Forum fully support the demand to withdraw the proposed amendments from voting and to allow for wider consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Also here on the website of HAS.
British Academy letter to the Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology, 13 Jul 2018
British Academy issues warning over Hungary research funding, Times Higher Education, July 17, 2018. UK social science body attacks plans to exert more state control over research topics
Hungarian academy president vows to keep fighting for independence as government takes control, Science, By Kata Karáth. Jul. 17, 2018
Diminishing autonomy of Hungarian science academy worries scientists, Chemistry World The Royal Society of Chemistry, By Santiago Sáez Moreno, 31 July 2018
SAR’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, October 01 2018. On October 1, 2018, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences reportedly cancelled two academic presentations that were scheduled to be held at the Hungarian Science Festival in November 2018, on the grounds that they would involve unacceptable political content.
Embattled university switches countries in the face of controversial law, Nature, 26 October 2018, by Alison Abbott. The Central European University will send new students to Vienna instead of Budapest.
Government continues crackdown on academic freedom in Hungary, Science Business, 22 Jan 2019, By Florin Zubașcu. The Academy of Sciences battles research minister over control of research funding
The fight over the Hungarian Academy ‘is not about academic freedom,’ an Orbán spokesman argues, Science Business, 31 Jan 2019, Letter to the Editor by Zoltán Kovács. A planned reorganisation of Hungary’s main research system has been criticised internationally as a thinly veiled attempt to police troublesome scientists. In reply to a Science|Business article on the topic, Orbán spokesman Zoltán Kovács argues that ‘Hungary is increasing funding for the R&D sector.’
Hungarian ministry has ‘appropriated’ science academy’s scarce funding – ex-Academy director, Science Business, 04 Feb 2019, Letter to the Editor By István Kenesei. Orbán’s planned reorganisation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences sparks sharp debate. This letter, by István Kenesei, fact-checks the government’s arguments
The agony of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Spectrum, February 6, 2019.
The Hungarian government to suppress the independence of the Academy of Sciences, says Academy Staff Forum Posted by Daily News | Feb 7, 2019.
András Péter Szabó, Greetings from the sinking boat of Hungarian academia, Index.hu, February 8, 2019.
EuroScience is concerned about recent developments regarding the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. 11 February 2019
Hungarian Science Academy employees stage protest against reorganisation, Daily News Hungary, Posted by Alpár Kató | Feb 12, 2019.
Scientists in Hungary protest govt takeover of research, AP NEWS, By PABLO GORONDI, February 12, 2019. Also in The Washington Post, The New York Times, abcNews
Hungarian scientists protest against government plans to streamline Academy, Reuters, February 12, 2019.
Hungarian researchers rally against government ‘attack on science’ (AFP), France24, February 12, 2019.
Ungarn gängelt Wissenschaften, Wiener Zeitung, 12. 02. 2019.
Ungarn bilden Menschenkette zum Schutz der Wissenschaftsakademie, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 12.2.2019. 1500 Personen sind am Dienstag in Budapest zur Verteidigung einer der wichtigsten Wissenschaftsinstitution des Landes zusammengekommen. Der Protest richtete sich gegen Pläne der rechts-konservativen Regierung, die die traditionsreiche Institution zerschlagen will.
A Budapest, l’Académie des sciences ne veut pas d’Orbán dans ses labos, Liberation, Par Florence La Bruyère, Correspondante à Budapest — 12 février 2019 à 20:46 (mis à jour le 13 février 2019 à 12:25). Une réforme du Premier ministre hongrois vise à mettre fin à l’autonomie intellectuelle et financière de la prestigieuse institution. Ses membres manifestaient mardi.
Hungarian science academy board requests talks on research institutes, Posted by Daily News | Feb 13, 2019
Hungary’s academy of sciences continues to battle for its independence, Science Business, 14 Feb 2019, By Florin Zubașcu. Academy president hopes new round of negotiations with government will end ‘unhappy situation’ at Hungary’s largest research network.
Hungary’s scientists outraged by government budget grab, Nature, 15 February 2019, by Alison Abbott. Innovation ministry’s decision to issue grant call using money meant for Hungarian Academy of Sciences’ operations sparks protests.
ALLEA reinforces its calls to protect the institutional autonomy and academic freedom of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 15. February 2019.
Protect freedom of speech and inquiry in Hungary, The Washington Post, February 15 2019, Letter to the Editor
Hungary’s government throws science academy into turmoil, Nature, 17 December 2018, by Alison Abbott. Row over control of organization’s budget leaves scientists worried about how they will continue to operate in January.
Hungarian scholars fear ‘loss of freedom’ in academy restructure, Times Higher Education, 18 February 2019. Academics highlight brain drain of researchers and loss of international research partners as concerns in wake of latest government ‘attack on autonomy’
The government seems to want to nationalize the 500 billion wealth of the MTA, Newsbeezer.com, February 18, 2019 (Bad English!!!)
Wissenschaft in Ungarn – Wie Orbán Forscher auf seine Linie drängt, Spiegel Online, 18.02.2019. Die Orbán-Regierung hat einen Großteil des Bildungswesens und der Wissenschaft unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht. Nun will sie die größte Wissenschaftseinrichtung des Landes zum Debattierklub degradieren.
International call to end ‘unfounded interventions’ at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Science Business, 19 Feb 2019. European academies say government’s proposed reorganisation at the academy will ‘politicise scientific research’
The Academy of Europe’s Statement on the situation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 19 February 2019. The Academia Europaea expresses its anxiety at the restrictions now forced upon the operations of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences as well as its estate and the interference with academic freedoms, by the Orbán government.
Russell Miller und András Jakab, In the U.S. and Hungary: A Transatlantic Requiem for Academic Freedom, Frankfurter Allgemeine Einspruch Magazin, 20.02.2019.
Alison Abbott, Hungarians protest against proposed government takeover of science: Thousands of people march against government proposal to take control of nation’s leading research institutes. Nature.com, 05 June 2019