The Budapest Neutron Centre (BNC) is preparing to bring the NEAT neutron spectrometer into operation at its KFKI campus. The instrument, which is being transferred from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), is expected to begin the next chapter of its scientific life in 2028. NEAT is a direct-geometry time-of-flight neutron spectrometer designed Read more
The 16th Central European Training School and Workshop on Neutron Techniques (CETS) took place in Budapest from 4 to 9 October 2026. Organised by the Budapest Neutron Centre (BNC), part of the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, the event brought together students, early-career researchers and experienced scientists for six days Read more
After the successful first and second calls of this year, the BNC is pleased to announce that the third call for beamtime application is open from now on until 15th November 2026. Successful proposals will be scheduled for beamtime in the first half of 2027. BNC offers access to 12 Read more
On 2–3 October 2026, the International Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC) and the User Selection Panel (USP) met at the Budapest Neutron Centre to review the significant organisational, infrastructural and scientific progress made at BNC and the Budapest Research Reactor over the past 18 months. The programme opened with a series Read more