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Honours Jaarboek Enquête

Dit bericht is alleen bedoeld voor de Humanities Honours Studenten die hun programma zijn begonnen in het academische jaar 2021-2022. Ben je eerder of later gestart met het HHP? Dan vragen we je vriendelijk om deze mail te negeren.   Beste Humanities Honours Studenten die hun programma zijn begonnen in het academische jaar 2021-2022,  …

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Berlin Trip

11 November is the day… that the history honours group left for Berlin! After a meetup at Utrecht Centraal in the early morning, we traveled to the Hauptbahnhof Meininger Hotel. There we dropped all the luggage before walking towards East Side Gallery. This walk, which lasted for about an hour and a half, allowed us…

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Tessel Janse On Collaboration

During the first plenary meeting of this academic year, Tessel Janse gave an inspiring talk about collaboration, which was also the theme of this introductory meeting. Discussing what collaboration means, not just for her, but also what it can and and should mean for (us) students, our universities and academia as a whole. You can…

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Study Problems? Get Free Coaching at the Online Coaching Centre (OCC)

Why coaching? Everybody can be confronted with doubts, insecurities, lack of motivation, stress, etc. You don’t have to face these challenges alone. The trained coaches of the Online Coaching Centre are ready to talk to you and look for other ways to deal with things. They support you in your personal development and contribute to…

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Onderzoeksstage en conferentiepresentatie over de meertalige William Caxton en zijn The History of Reynard the Fox (1481)

Een korte schets van alle activiteiten tijdens een onderzoeksstage, geschreven door Emma Buijl, vierdejaars student English Language and Culture.   Zoals veel van jullie wel zullen herkennen, liep dit academisch jaar anders dan gepland voor mij doordat corona veel flexibiliteit vroeg. Zo werd mijn uitwisseling naar Edinburgh helaas geannuleerd, maar kwam in plaats hiervan een…

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On Studying During Corona and the Historical Parallels between Ukraine & Iraq and Roe v Wade & 19th Century France

About Myself My name is Hille Verhorst, I’m a third-year Bachelor’s student at Utrecht University, currently rounding off my degree. I joined the Humanities Honours Program after my first year, excited to participate in what promised to be, and ultimately was, a valuable addition to my Bachelor’s. As a History student, the program allowed me…

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Come help with the HHP introduction camp!

New flesh is coming to join the cult that is the HHP. To give them a warm welcome (especially after starting their study in Corona times), we would like to introduce them to honours and Eureka via an introduction camp. But we can’t organize this camp without your help! We are looking for volunteers to…

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Interview with Michiel Erkelens from Books 4 Life Utrecht

Written by: Svetozara Bozhilova Books 4 Life Utrecht is a volunteer organization that promotes human rights by collecting and selling secondhand books, CDs, LPs and DVDs in Utrecht. The organization donates 90% of their proceeds to charitable projects and depends entirely on volunteers motivated to create change. Michiel Erkelens was interviewed to give insight to…

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Travelling Concepts on Air: A podcast on interdisciplinary concepts

Are you always looking to learn more? Are you curious about those concepts that lie at the crossroads between multiple disciplines? Then the new podcast for you is: Travelling Concepts on Air. This podcast is hosted by anthropologist Dr. Tessa Diphoorn and legal scholar Dr. Brianne McGonigle Leyh, who are both teachers and researchers at Utrecht University. In…

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Interview met Anne Jaegers over het maken van de podcast ‘loop ik nou over dode mensen?’, een voorproefje van bekend zijn en meer

In de driedelige podcast ‘Loop ik nou over dode mensen?’ nemen Gijs IJpelaar, Eva Luberti, Anne Jaegers en Tristan Hofkes je mee in de wereld van de middeleeuwse grafmonumenten. Want dat wat in de kerkvloer in eerste instantie lijkt op een overmaatse stoeptegel, blijkt een grafmonument te zijn. En een epitaaf aan de muur hangt…

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