HUN-REN Researcher Featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 List

05.03.2025

Csilla Kalup, a doctoral researcher at the Konkoly Thege Miklós Astronomical Institute of the HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (HUN-REN CSFK), has been included in Forbes' 2025 list of 30 successful Hungarians under 30.

The Hungarian edition of Forbes magazine compiles an annual list of 30 talented and inspiring Hungarians who, by the age of 30, have transformed a market, cultural field, or scientific sector in Hungary and beyond.

The annual list highlights up-and-coming researchers who have achieved significant results, and this year, it includes Csilla Kalup, a young researcher from HUN-REN CSFK. The institute has already congratulated her and praised her scientific work, which is marked by dozens of extensive publications.

The full profiles of Csilla and the other selected young talents can be found in the 5 March issue of Forbes magazine.

HUN-REN aims to become one of the most effective research organisations in Europe and to contribute significantly to Hungary's social and economic success. The HUN-REN Act, effective from 1 January 2025, provides the necessary framework for HUN-REN to transform into a more responsive, collaborative, performance-oriented, and well-functioning network, ensuring the freedom of scientific research and the continuation of exploratory research, while providing multidisciplinary solutions to complex challenges affecting both national and international communities. Employees within the modernising HUN-REN can look forward to a long-term, consistent, value-driven, and performance-focused funding system, mutually reinforcing structure and operation, competitive salaries, and a predictable research career.