By Titia Janssen – Honours student Art History Have you ever wondered what it would be like to intern at a museum? Let me take you through my experience over the past three months at Museum de Lakenhal. As a student of art history, this internship offered a unique opportunity to closely experience the life…

Dear HHP Students, I’m excited to announce that Eureka will organise a visit to the concert on the 20th of June! The Utrechtse Studenten Concert will play Tchaikovsky’s sixth symphony and Nielsen’s fifth symphony in the ‘grote zaal’ in Tivoli Vredenburg (Utrecht). If you’ve ever been curious about the world of classical music or are already familiar with…

Emin Ayverdi, geboren op 15 april 1997 in Dordrecht en is actief als commissielid in de Gemeenteraad van Dordrecht namens de fractie DENK Dordrecht. Daarnaast is hij een tweedejaars honoursstudent aan de Universiteit Utrecht, waar hij Geschiedenis en Internationale Betrekkingen studeert. Hij probeert zich te onderscheiden door zijn inzet voor zowel zijn academische studie als…

Hey, jij daar! Heb jij het laatste nieuws al gehoord over de aankomst van de woolly mammoth? Zo niet, dan heb je weer een nieuwe golf van fake news ontweken. Of het nou een ontvoering door aliens is, of flat-earthers, roddels, of het laatste politieke nieuws, fake news is een onontkoombaar deel van de steeds snellere…

A few weeks ago, Bo Davids went to visit the archives in Bruges to glean more information and materials for their Honours Thesis. Her thesis concerns the multifaceted relationship between the Belgian city of Bruges and the Burgundian Valois duke Charles the Bold (r. 1419-1467). She explores the diplomatic and symbolic relationship between these actors…

Dr. Natalia Petrovskaia has been working at Utrecht University for several years and has been HHP domain coordinator of History and Art History since 2022. Here, she is constantly developing the programme, the students and herself. Natalia is a true medievalist and is working on several projects to further immerse herself in that era. Her…

Throwback to January, 26: The Biodiversity Workshop by the Humanities Honours ‘ The End of Evolution”? Biodiversity in the Historical Perspective of the “Anthropocene” course members.

Featuring two discussion panels by five biodiversity experts from our own Utrecht University and beyond, as well as the lecture by Matthias Glaubrecht, the workshop united Honours students, professors and researchers from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. To get more insight on the details of the day, read up on the article about it in the Honours Community blog

Dear all, The final plenary meeting for all thesis writers will take place on the 18th of June from 17:00-19:30 in the Lutherse Kerk! Here everyone will present their thesis in the form of a poster presentation. The poster session will consist of two rounds so that everyone will have time to walk around the location…

Dear student, The Honours Community Day on May 16th is approaching, and an integral part of this event will be the student exhibition. This exhibition is the perfect moment for you to share an honours achievement that you are proud of! Do you have something that you would like to showcase to the UU honours community? This…

Dear students, On the 6th and 7th of June the University of Twente will be celebrating 15 years of Honours Education. They will be organizing an international conference aimed at students and educators alike about unleashing the potential of students in honours education. The event will contribute to the honours community by connecting educational innovators,…