The ParticipaTEEN project has been awarded funding under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV-2025-CHILD). The project brings together a transnational consortium of seven organisations from Hungary and Romania. The consortium is led by the Municipality of Újbuda (Budapest’s District XI), with the Child Opportunities Research Group participating in the work as a consortium partner. The project’s goal is to co-create effective, inclusive, systemic and sustainable mechanisms with teenagers that empower them to take an active role in shaping their communities.

The paper written by Ildikó Husz and co-authors Marianna Kopasz, Zsófia Papp, and Csilla Zsigmond “Trust in science, knowledge and risk perception as predictors of COVID-19 vaccination: application of an extended Theory of Planned Behavior model in Hungary” has been published in BMC Public Health (2026). Q1, IF 3.6
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26421-5

The paper written by Márton Medgyesi and coauthors Isa Steinmann and Maria Symeonaki “Do increasing participation rates in early childhood education narrow the reading achievement gap between high- and low-SES primary school students?” has been published in Large-scale Assessments in Education, vol. 14, 1. Q1, IF 3.0
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40536-025-00274-7

Within the framework of the OTKA 147050 research project “Social Economy in the Promotion of Social Integration”, an interactive map has been developed to present the distribution of social economy forms in Hungary by mapping various organizational and support structures. Title: The Occurrence of Social Economy Forms in Hungary
https://szocgazd.gyerekesely.tk.hu/
https://gyerekesely.tk.elte.hu/en/social-economy-in-the-promotion-of-social-integration

Márta Kiss delivered a presentation at the 10th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise, held in Rotterdam between 3–7 November 2025. Her presentation was entitled: “Experimentation or Professionalism? Types of Social Cooperatives.”

Wirnitzer, Katharina C. et al. (including Éva Perpék) published the international consensus study “Toward a roadmap for addressing today’s health dilemma – The 101-statement consensus report” in Frontiers in Nutrition (2025, 12: 1–34). Q1, IF 5,1
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1676080

In October 2025, Márta Kiss was an invited participant at the conference of the Hungarian Sociological Association, taking part in the roundtable discussion entitled: “The Dismantling of Local Self-Government: Centralizing Tendencies and Possible Responses of Municipalities.”

Ágnes Győri, Karolina Balogh, Szilvia Ádám and Éva Perpék published the article “Psychosocial risks and their predictors in human service occupations: the case of Hungary” in Current Psychology (2025, 44:17, 14409–14421). Q1, IF 2,9
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08159-2

In October 2025, Márta Kiss participated as an invited expert in the Agrárszektor Alapvetés Podcast episode entitled: “Otthon Start Will Not Stop the Depopulation of Villages.”

Ildikó Husz and Éva Perpék participated in the ESA RN13 2025 Interim Meeting, held under the theme “Plurality of Families: Forms, Relationships, Experiences” from 10–12 September 2025 in Ankara. The meeting of ESA Research Network 13 (Sociology of Families and Intimate Lives) brought together international scholars presenting current research on the diversity of family forms and intimate relationships. More information:
https://rn13ank.com/