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Misha Gromov, a giant of modern mathematics, receives Rényi Institute’s László Fejes Tóth Medal

2026. 11. 03.

Gromov is a most influential mathematician in the 20th and 21st centuries. His work has had a particularly significant impact on geometry, topology and mathematical physics.

Rényi's Researchers Make a Meaningful Contribution to Science Communication

2026. 10. 28.

Excerpts from Rényi's researchers in-depth interviews that discuss the use and impact of artificial intelligence

Leadership Changes at Rényi Institute

2026. 10. 22.

As of 22 October, Academician András Stipsicz, Director General of Rényi Institute since 2019, took up his new role as President of HUN-REN. His responsibilities at Rényi will be assumed by Deputy Director General Dezső Miklós, supported by Károly Böröczky, Director of the Erdős Center

Hungarian Science Needs to Move Forward in Bigger Leaps

2026. 10. 21.

Incoming HUN-REN President and Rényi's Director General András Stipsicz on a research system that rewards excellence, gives researchers a predictable future and encourages collaboration across disciplines

László Lovász, Abel Prize-winning Research Professor at Rényi Institute, Receives JATE Award in Alumni Category

2026. 10. 20.

JATE Award was established in 2023 by Katalin Karikó, who donated the full monetary component of her Nobel Prize, in collaboration with the University of Szeged

Thoughts on Space and Time: a Convention-Defying Architect at Rényi

2026. 10. 14.

Academician Gábor Domokos, an architect and engineer with an unconventional approach, gave a lecture on natural tilings. His lecture will also be available in Hungarian at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) on November 3rd, as part of the Hungarian Science Festival.

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Research

Artificial Intelligence

Erdős Center

Seminars

Zábrádi Gergely: On the unit-distance conjecture after Chatgpt

2026. 11. 03. 14:15 - 2026. 11. 03. 15:45

Rényi Nagyterem and Zoom

Number theory

Number theory seminar

Chris Eur (Carnegie Mellon): K-theoretic positivity for matroids

2026. 11. 10. 09:30 - 2026. 11. 10. 11:00

Rényi Nagyterem

László Lovász (Rényi Institute) and Márton Borbényi (ELTE): Limits of matroid sequences

2026. 11. 10. 11:00 - 2026. 11. 10. 12:30

Rényi Nagyterem

Heather Harrington (MPI-CBG Dresden and Oxford): Kuramoto Oscillators - Dynamical Systems meets Computational Algebraic Geometry (and Topology)

2026. 11. 10. 14:00 - 2026. 11. 10. 15:30

Rényi Nagyterem and Zoom

All Institute meeting

Bernd Sturmfels: Eigenvector varieties

2026. 11. 10. 15:30 - 2026. 11. 10. 17:00

Rényi Nagyterem

All Institute meeting

News

Misha Gromov, a giant of modern mathematics, receives Rényi Institute’s László Fejes Tóth Medal

2026. 11. 03.

Gromov is a most influential mathematician in the 20th and 21st centuries. His work has had a particularly significant impact on geometry, topology and mathematical physics.

Rényi's Researchers Make a Meaningful Contribution to Science Communication

2026. 10. 28.

Excerpts from Rényi's researchers in-depth interviews that discuss the use and impact of artificial intelligence

Leadership Changes at Rényi Institute

2026. 10. 22.

Hungarian Science Needs to Move Forward in Bigger Leaps

2026. 10. 21.

László Lovász, Abel Prize-winning Research Professor at Rényi Institute, Receives JATE Award in Alumni Category

2026. 10. 20.

JATE Award was established in 2023 by Katalin Karikó, who donated the full monetary component of her Nobel Prize, in collaboration with the University of Szeged

András Stipsicz: Restored Access to Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ Reassures Hungary’s Scientific Community

2026. 10. 15.

The Director of Rényi Institute and President-elect of HUN-REN Welcomes the European Council’s 13 October Decision

Thoughts on Space and Time: a Convention-Defying Architect at Rényi

2026. 10. 14.

Fantastic results will continue to emerge in mathematics even after the arrival of AI

2026. 10. 06.

Dániel Varga, a senior researcher at RÉNYI AI, is less optimistic about whether mathematicians will weather this dramatic transformation well. Together with Ákos Dúcz, he answered one of Paul Erdős’s questions using AI only as an auxiliary tool.

A Glimpse into Rényi's Programmes on Researchers’ Night 2026

2026. 09. 29.

Two presentations held in the Main Hall during Researchers’ Night are now available, along with Hungarian Public Radio's report on the event.

Bolyai Day is a celebration of not only achievements, but of trust as well

2026. 09. 29.

The recipients of this year’s Bolyai János Research Scholarship, including researchers affiliated with Rényi Institute, received their certificates at a ceremony held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Are We Standing at the Threshold of a New Golden Age, or Drifting towards a Threatening, Uncontrollable Era?

2026. 09. 18.

The unchecked expansion of AI and humanity’s vulnerability to manipulation were at the centre of the latest episode of the Friderikusz Podcast, featuring Balázs Szegedy, research professor at Rényi Institute.

Historical Archives of the Hungarian State Security and Million-Dollar Mathematics: Researchers’ Night at Rényi Institute

2026. 09. 15.

Registration is open for Renyi's Researchers' Night's September 25 programmes

Misha Gromov, a giant of modern mathematics, receives Rényi Institute’s László Fejes Tóth Medal

Rényi's Researchers Make a Meaningful Contribution to Science Communication

Leadership Changes at Rényi Institute

Hungarian Science Needs to Move Forward in Bigger Leaps

László Lovász, Abel Prize-winning Research Professor at Rényi Institute, Receives JATE Award in Alumni Category

Thoughts on Space and Time: a Convention-Defying Architect at Rényi

Seminars

Zábrádi Gergely: On the unit-distance conjecture after Chatgpt

Chris Eur (Carnegie Mellon): K-theoretic positivity for matroids

László Lovász (Rényi Institute) and Márton Borbényi (ELTE): Limits of matroid sequences

Heather Harrington (MPI-CBG Dresden and Oxford): Kuramoto Oscillators - Dynamical Systems meets Computational Algebraic Geometry (and Topology)

Bernd Sturmfels: Eigenvector varieties

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Misha Gromov, a giant of modern mathematics, receives Rényi Institute’s László Fejes Tóth Medal

Rényi's Researchers Make a Meaningful Contribution to Science Communication

Leadership Changes at Rényi Institute

Hungarian Science Needs to Move Forward in Bigger Leaps

László Lovász, Abel Prize-winning Research Professor at Rényi Institute, Receives JATE Award in Alumni Category

András Stipsicz: Restored Access to Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ Reassures Hungary’s Scientific Community

Thoughts on Space and Time: a Convention-Defying Architect at Rényi

Fantastic results will continue to emerge in mathematics even after the arrival of AI

A Glimpse into Rényi's Programmes on Researchers’ Night 2026

Bolyai Day is a celebration of not only achievements, but of trust as well

Are We Standing at the Threshold of a New Golden Age, or Drifting towards a Threatening, Uncontrollable Era?

Historical Archives of the Hungarian State Security and Million-Dollar Mathematics: Researchers’ Night at Rényi Institute

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