Dear HHP members, With the start of this year’s HHP Research Seminar, there is no better time to look back on what happened during last year’s Seminars than now! Below you will find an overview of all the amazing projects our students worked on during block 3-4 last year, including short descriptions written by the…

In the early morning of Sunday the 8th of December, I boarded the train to Paris to see the opera Dialogues des Carmélites that played at the Thêatre des Champs-Elysées at 5 o’clock that afternoon. At this moment, I am writing my Honours thesis on this opera by Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963), because I…

Dear HHP students, In the early days of November, about a month ago, news broke about the future of the Humanities Honours Programme. To the disappointment of students and teachers alike, that future isn’t looking too bright, seeing as the HHP might disappear along with several faculties as part of the UU’s budget cuts (you…

20 December we are organizing an one time book-club in which we would like to discuss Nobel winner Han Kang’s novel the Vegetarian. This book club will be part of our portfolio activity, meaning only Honours students of all disciplines are allowed to sign up. The main goal for the book club will be having…

Little more than a month ago Titia Janssen, an Art History Honours student, told us all about her internship at Museum de Lakenhal and the exciting project she got to work on for her Masters thesis there: redesigning the Bakker Korff Room. An especially interesting task she got was getting to redesign the way in…

Dear HHP students, The new academic year is underway, bringing with it another chance for adventure and discovery in your Honours journey! This year could see you embarking on trips, attending symposia, or exploring museums, as well as organising your very own portfolio activities. If you’re new to the programme, the idea of planning something…

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, you! Have you heard of the latest news about the first successful revival of the woolly mammoth? If not, then you have successfully avoided another round of fake news. Whether it is alien abduction, flat earth theories, gossip, or the latest political developments, fake news is an unavoidable part of a rapid flow of…