Where does any academic research cross path with reality?

We tend to think of researchers as buggy old mans in white coats. Nothing could be further from reality! The University of Pannonia has launched a new podcast series on the university's YouTube channel, that showcases the many research and reaserchers that work here at the University.

Our guests are PhD students at the University of Pannonia. And we pursue one answer: how do their fields connect to our everyday life, and how can it make the world a better place? We talk about science, language research, climate change - you know, all the fun stuff. The main topic always is the research of the PhD student and how it relates to real-world applications, current news, events, everyday life (from the question "How did you choose this topic?" to "How will this make the world a better place?"). 

Although it is about science, it is very important to stress that this is not a conference, but a quasi-scientific science show. We are having a casual discussion that is fully understood by anyone who is completely unfamiliar with the subject. The first season consists of six episodes.

In the first episode we dive in the topic, how languages work? Why and how Hungarian language is able to use words from other languages like they were always part of it. What is common in Hungarian and Welsh, and how do podcasts help linguistic researches? Salamon Attila, from the Multilingualism Doctoral School, introduces us to the mysteries of code switching and sociolinguistics.

In Episode 2 we are looking at a very contemporary topic. In 2020 COVID changed all our lives, and although we hear less about it nowadays, its consequences are still with us. In the episode we discuss what is Post-COVID Syndrome? And Patrícia Szabó, Doctoral School of Information Science and Technology, tells us how can we utilize virtual reality and mobile phones to measure these conditions and cure them? She also explains, how a young lady ends up in information technology and how she got the idea to connect healthcare system to the technology of the 21st century.

In the third episode we have a look at how statistics and applied mathematics are able to detect and prevent faults and malfunctions in factories? Are they really? What are safety critical systems, how are they similar to the human boy and why is important to monitor them? What happens when 2 out of 3 sensors doesn't tell the truth? Bálint Levente Tarcsay, Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences Doctoral School, explains, and tells us how his research can answer all the questions!

In episode nr. 4 Rayane Fernandes, from Doctoral School of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, gives you a detailed explanation of aquatic life and how humans have to work to mitigate the damage they caused. She explains us, why do lakes turn green in summer and what dangers this bring to the eco-system?

Food waste is one of the prominent problems of our world today. In our lates epoisode we discuss how can we combat the issue of so much discarded food? How long can our traditional agricultural methods continue to sustain the consumer society? Is it truly sufficient if we produce the necessary food at home for ourselves? You can find answers to these questions in episode nr. 5 with Veronika László, Doctoral School in Management Sciences and Business Administration.

According to Prof. Dr. András Gelencsér, Rector of University of Pannonia climate change is already unstoppable, there are insufficient energy and raw material resources for the transition to sustainable systems, and the supplies needed for consumption are being depleted. Therefore, our way of life as Western civilisation has at most two decades left and there is not enough time to make the transition. Although he shares with us, what he thinks may be our only hope.

You can listen the episodes on the YouTube channel of the University of Pannonia. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and don’t forget the motto of our series: „Science doesn't stop at the door of the lab. Research Goes Live!”