The HistoGenes ERC Synergy project held its annual plenary meeting from 14 to 17 April this year at Castle Ringberg in Bavaria. As the project nears completion, the aim of the meeting was to discuss the tasks for its final year.

Researchers from the Institute of Archaeogenomics once again participated in the Hungarian Molecular Life Sciences international conference, held in Eger from 28 to 30 March this year.

Our institute has contributed to a new international archaeogenetic study that provides exciting insights into the origins of the Huns in the Carpathian Basin.

Within the framework of the Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme the "Lendület" Momentum Bioarchaeology Research Group is currently accepting applications from postdoctoral researchers of any nationality, who would like to work on a Roman period bioarchaeology project for 1–3 years in Budapest, between 2026 and 2028.

The international conference "Child Space 2025 – Narratives and New Perspectives on the Bioarchaeology of Children and Their Biosocial Complexity" will take place in Budapest, Hungary, 4–6 June 2025.

The "Communities of Dark Times" conference was organized by the Déri Museum in Debrecen on February 27–28, 2025. The presentations, covering a variety of research topics related to the Late Roman period and the Migration period, also provided insight into the work of several colleagues from the Institute of Archaeogenomics.

 The traveling exhibition presenting the "Kings, Saints, Monasteries" project of the HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities arrived in Pannonhalma on February 14, 2025.

We are featured in a new international genomic study that provides fresh insights into the linguistic roots of humanity.