Doctoral School of Natural Sciences

Last modified: 24. August 2026

Doctoral School of Natural Sciences

Abbreviation: DSNS
Head of the DS: Dr. Erika Michéli Csákiné, university professor, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)
Scientific Secretary of the DS: Dr. Éva Várallyay, scientific advisor, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)
Scientific classification of the DS: natural sciences

There are two research program (DP) within the DSNS:

Program Name	Disciplinary classification	Research area
Doctoral Program of Environmental Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Soil science, environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology and microbiology, agrobiodiversity, gene conservation, organic/ecological farming, landscape ecology, nature and landscape conservation, environmental safety, water management, and climate protection
Doctoral Program of Biological Sciences	Biological Sciences	Basic and applied biological sciences, from the molecular level through biochemistry to supra-individual community, landscape, and global ecological scales.

 

Doctoral Program of Environmental Sciences
Director: Dr. András Székács, full professor, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DSc)
Secretaries: Dr. Miklós Gulyás, associate professor; Dr. Mátyás Cserháti, associate professor

Doctoral Program of Biological Sciences
Director: Dr. Zoltán Nagy, full professor, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DSc)
Secretary: Dr. János Balogh, associate professor
 

The Doctoral Programs of the DSNS operate theme groups corresponding to their specific scientific fields

Theme groups of the Doctoral Program of Natural Sciences (DPNS):

• Environmental Chemistry, Ecotoxicology, and Environmental Technology (Leader: Dr. András Székács)
• Environmental and Landscape Management (Leader: Dr. Károly Penksza)
• Environmental Biology and Environmental Safety (Leader: Dr. Balázs Kriszt or Dr. András Táncsis)
• Soil Science (Leader: Dr. Erika Csákiné Michéli)
• Management and Climatology  (Leader: Dr. Zoltán Vekerdy)

Theme groups of the Doctoral Program of Biological Sciences (DPBS):

• Fundamentals of Agricultural Biotechnology (Leader: Dr. István Papp)
• Microbiology (Leader: Dr. Katalin Posta)
• Plant Ecology and Ecophysiology (Leader: Dr. Zoltán Nagy)
• Zoology and Animal Ecology (Leader: Dr. Péter Nagy)

Doctoral School of Natural Sciences
Head of DS:	Dr. Erika Csákiné Michéli, MHAS	Micheli.Erika@uni-mate.hu
Scientific coordinator of DS:	Dr. Éva Várallyay, CMHAS	Varallyay.Eva@uni-mate.hu
Biological Science Program Natural Sciences/Biological Sciences
Program vezető:	Dr. Zoltán Nagy, DSc	Nagy.Zoltan@uni-mate.hu
Scientific coordinator of Program:	Dr. János Balogh, PhD	Balogh.Janos@uni-mate.hu
Environmental Science Program Natural Sciences/Environmental Sciences
Head of Program:	Dr. András Székács, DSc	Szekacs.Andras@uni-mate.hu
Scientific coordinator of Program:	Dr. Miklós Gulyás, PhD	Gulyas.Miklos@uni-mate.hu
Scientific coordinator for international students:	Dr. Mátyás Cserháti, PhD	Cserhati.Matyas@uni-mate.hu