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 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,…

Dear HHP students, The new academic year is just getting started. This year will be another opportunity for adventure and exploration for your Honours careers! Maybe you will go on trips, attend symposia, or visit museums. On top of that, you will certainly be organising portfolio activities. If you are new to the programme it…

“Summer lovin’ had me a blast..” And what a blast! This June 16th, the HHP will kick off summer with a blast of a symposium, showcasing all the great research projects the first-year HHP-students have worked on. In line with the overarching thought of the program, the projects are interdisciplinary in nature and no two…

This post is only meant for the Humanities Honours Studens who started in the academic year 2021-2022. If you started earlier or later with the HHP, we kindly ask you to ignore this message.   Dear Humanities Honours Students who started in the academic year 2021-2022,   We, Lisa Pais, Naomi Livius, and Anne Jaegers,…