Industrial symbiosis potential in Uganda’s Kampala Industrial and Business Park. Sustainability challenges and opportunities – by Gergely Buda

Industrial symbiosis potential in Uganda’s Kampala Industrial and Business Park. Sustainability challenges and opportunities Gergely Buda Sustainable industrialization is high on the agenda across Sub-Saharan Africa, but practical pathways to achieve it remain unclear. In Uganda, industrial parks are central to national development strategy, and the Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP) stands […]
Germany’s Path to a National Kidney Exchange Program: An Assessment of the 2024 Legislative Proposal – new co-authored study by Péter Biró in Health Policy

Germany’s Path to a National Kidney Exchange Program: An Assessment of the 2024 Legislative Proposal Péter Biró, Klemens Budde, Lisa Burnapp, Ágnes Cseh, Christine Kurschat, David Manlove, Axel Ockenfels Health Policy, Volume 166, April 2026 Highlights The German Federal Parliament plans to amend the Transplantation Act (1997). The main goal of the reform […]
Changing and continuous patterns of regional development disparities in Hungary, 1910–2022 – new research article by Róbert Győri and György Mikle

Changing and continuous patterns of regional development disparities in Hungary, 1910–2022 Róbert Győri – György Mikle Regional Statistics – Regional Statistics, Volume 16, Number 1, 2026 Our research aims to shed light on the long-term transformation of territorial development disparities in Hungary between 1910 and 2022. Based on statistical data, cross-sectional development indices were built […]
The Admin4 Linked Employer – Employee Database in Hungary – by Rita Pető and István Boza

The Admin4 Linked Employer–Employee Database in Hungary by Rita Pető and István Boza Linked employer–employee data (LEED) have become an important resource for labour market research because they allow workers and firms to be followed jointly over time. By combining individual employment histories with firm identifiers, these datasets support the analysis of wage dynamics, job mobility, firm […]
Innovation in space, time and networks – Report on the GeoInno2026 conference

The 8th Geography of Innovation (GeoInno2026) conference took place from 28 to 30 January 2026 at the Corvinus University of Budapest, co-organised by the ELTE KRTK. Following cities such as Saint-Étienne, Utrecht, Toulouse, Barcelona, Stavanger, Milan, and Manchester, Budapest became the first city in Central and Eastern Europe to be included on the prestigious […]
Industrial symbiosis potential in Uganda’s Kampala Industrial and Business Park – new reserach article by Gergely Buda has been published in Sustainable Futures

Industrial symbiosis potential in Uganda’s Kampala Industrial and Business Park. Sustainability challenges and opportunities Gergely Buda Sustainable Futures – Volume 11, June 2026 Highlights Industrial symbiosis enables CE experiments for sustainable growth in Uganda. KIBP’s weak infrastructure implies need for centralized waste exchange systems. Strong regulations and incentives are key to long-term IS […]
Public preferences for aesthetic qualities of agricultural landscapes across Europe – new research article by Zoltán Bakucs and co-authors in Journal of Rural Studies

Valuing the view: Public preferences for aesthetic qualities of agricultural landscapes across Europe Kato Van Ruymbeke, Alberto M. Zanni, Alastair Bailey, Sophia Davidova, Zoltan Bakucs, Erik Mathijs, Liesbet Vranken Journal of Rural Studies – Volume 123, March 2026 Highlights Landscape aesthetics are valued in three European countries through DCE. Rural diversity and stewardship are […]
The software complexity of nations – new research article by Sándor Juhász and Johannes Wachs has been published in Research Policy

The software complexity of nations Sándor Juhász, Johannes Wachs, Jermain Kaminski, César A. Hidalgo Research Policy Volume 55, Issue 3, April 2026 Highlights We measure countries’ software economic complexity using GitHub data Software economic complexity predicts GDP, income inequality and emissions We show that countries diversify into related programming languages over time We extend […]
One Man, One Vote, One Price – new research article by László Á. Kóczy & Balázs R. Sziklai in Annals of Operations Research journal

One Man, One Vote, One Price László Á. Kóczy & Balázs R. Sziklai Annals of Operations Research – Published: 3 February 2026 Abstract Introduced initially to allocate parliamentary seats among states or provinces, apportionment methods can distribute any discrete scarce resource based on a series of claims or budgets such as the states’ voting populations. […]
Governing through care: faith-based social service provision in rural Hungary – new study by Luca Sára Bródy & Gábor Dániel Velkey in Territory, Politics, Governance journal

Governing through care: faith-based social service provision in rural Hungary Luca Sára Bródy & Gábor Dániel Velkey Territory, Politics, Governance – Published online: 2 Feb 2026 Abstract This article explores how faith-based organisations have become key actors in delivering social services in rural Hungary. Drawing on qualitative research with social workers, community organisers and local […]