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  • Former IOC President Thomas Bach awarded honorary doctorate by HUSS

    The Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has awarded an honorary doctorate to Thomas Bach, the recently retired President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

  • German and Hungarian teams win title at the Budapest European Universities Volleyball Championship

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (men) and Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF) (women) were crowned as champions at the European Universities Volleyball Championship held in Budapest. The event concluded on Sunday with nearly full-house finals and a closing ceremony.

  • "Volleyball: TF can prove its worth on the international stage as well."

    The organization of the European Universities Volleyball Championship, starting with the official opening on Sunday, is a significant accomplishment for the Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF).

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Gergely Csurilla's Research Reaches Final Round in the New Researcher Award at EASM2025
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 5, 2025

Gergely Csurilla, a researcher at the Centre for Sport Economics and Decision Sciences at the Hungarian University of Sports Sciences (HUSS), has been selected as one of the top three finalists in the New Researcher Award competition at the EASM2025 conference, with his academic paper.

Péter Szájer re-elected as technical committee member at World Aquatics
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 4, 2025

Péter Szájer, an assistant professor at Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS), is beginning his second term at World Aquatics.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Functioning
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 4, 2025

Professor Ákos Koller and his excellent colleague Johanna Takács, along with two young undergraduate researchers, Darina Deák and Beáta Seregély, published an insightful article in the Q1-ranked journal LIFE (Basel).

EASM 2025 conference opens with inspiring evening at HUSS
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 3, 2025

The Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) hosted the opening evening of the EASM 2025 conference to be held at HUSS between 2 and 5 September. The opening ceremony included welcoming distinguished guests, inspiring speeches, and vibrant performances.

Covid-19 research at HUSS on post-vaccination syndrome
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 26, 2025

In recent days, an interesting article was published in the journal Vaccines on the adverse side effects of mRNA-LNP-based COVID-19 vaccines, specifically Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty and Moderna-Spikevax, by Professor János Szebeni and Professor Ákos Koller, the Chairman of Hungarian University of Sports Science’s (HUSS) Scientific Council.

HUSS’s the newly appointed honorary doctor, Thomas Bach delivers a speech – video
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 25, 2025

Thomas Bach, the recently retired President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the newest honorary doctor of Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS), spoke with great emotion and admiration about HUSS and the Hungarian Olympic movement.

Former IOC President Thomas Bach awarded honorary doctorate by HUSS
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 21, 2025

The Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has awarded an honorary doctorate to Thomas Bach, the recently retired President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Thomas Bach’s honorary doctorate ceremony to take place at Hungarian University of Sports Science
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 18, 2025

The Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) will once again host a prestigious event. On August 20, 2025, Hungary’s national holiday, Thomas Bach, former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be conferred an honorary doctorate degree. The ceremony will take place in the university’s Athens Hall at 10:30 am.

Our Volunteers at the Heart of the 2025 Gyulai István Memorial
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 15, 2025

This summer, the National Athletics Centre once again welcomed world-class stars, as the Gyulai István Memorial returned to Budapest. Thanks to the organization of the TF Volunteer and Sustainability Office, dedicated volunteers were present at every moment of the competition — without them, the event could not have reached such a high standard.

Researchers from Hungarian University of Sports Science publish scientific article on youth footballers in a Q1-ranked academic journal
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 5, 2025

A new study involving researchers from Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) has been published in Sports, an international journal with a Q1 ranking and an impact factor of 2.9. The article investigates the relationship between external and internal load indicators among elite youth soccer players.

German and Hungarian teams win title at the Budapest European Universities Volleyball Championship
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 4, 2025

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (men) and Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF) (women) were crowned as champions at the European Universities Volleyball Championship held in Budapest. The event concluded on Sunday with nearly full-house finals and a closing ceremony.

An exciting day at the Universities Volleyball European Championship, but crucial questions are still undecided
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 3, 2025

The level of play on day 6 was just as high as on the previous ones, while key match-ups—including the final and the bronze medal match—were decided. The host institution, Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF), made history with its women's team by fighting their way into the European Championship final.

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# Zsolt Radák

As part of its centenary celebrations, Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) hosted its first international summer school between 21 and 25 June 2025. The event brought together 4 leading experts from around the globe and a total of 26 participants from 10 different countries.

The April 2024 study published by the Hungarian University of Sports Science’s (HUSS) Research Centre for Molecular Exercise Science led by Professor Zsolt Radák, earned a shared second-place Best Scientific Paper award from the Anatomical Society of the United Kingdom, founded in 1887.

Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation at the Hungarian University of Sport Science Professor Zsolt Radák gave a thought-provoking interview for the Alumni Network Hungary.

Professor Zsolt Radák, Head of the Centre for Molecular Exercise Biology, has successfully applied for funds provided by the ADVANCED grant programme of the National Research Excellence Programme with the research project titled "The effect of lactic acid and exercise on DNA methylation and epigenetics".

According to a study published by Professor Zsolt Radák and his colleagues in Springer Nature Link, Olympic champions exhibit slower epigenetic aging than non-elite athletes.

At the 4th International Forum on Sport Science held in Chengdu, China, 150,000 participants listened to the speakers online, including Professor Zsolt Radák, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation of the Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF).

With the support of the Olympic Solidarity (OS), another 14 foreign students joined our increasingly popular International Coaching Course (ICC).

A delegation from the Japanese Embassy, ​​including His Excellency Masato Otaka Ambassador, Yuki Iwasaki, second diplomat, Head of the Cultural and Press Department and Sachiko Győri, cultural assistant have visited our university recently.

On 10 May, two newly announced honorary doctors’, namely that of Dr Li Li Ji’s and Dr Scott Powers’s name was inscribed on the marble plaque to be found at the Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS).

Prof Zsolt Radák, Director of the Research Center for Molecular Exercise Science at the Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) acts as a co-author of a scientific article in one of the world's most highly-ranked scientific journals, Nature Metabolism.

After last year's excellent results, one of the top lecturers at the Hungarian University of Sports Sciences (HUSS), Prof Dr Zsolt Radák has been ranked among the world's leading scientists.

The article titled „The impact of aerobic and resistance training intensity on markers of neuroplasticity in health and disease” published by Dr Tibor Hortobágyi, Research Professor at the Department of Kinesiology at the Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) was published in the Ageing Research Review, a scientific journal with almost 12 impact factors.

The Research Center for Molecular Exercise Science, led by Dr. Zsolt Radák, has successfully submitted a grant application to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) post-Covid 2021-28 Grants Scheme.

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