By Loes Gerrits and Sarah van der Meijs   Dear HHP members, We, HHP-students Loes and Sarah, would like to share our experience from our poetry book club meeting. On the fourth of June, we gathered with six students from the honours community to discuss Mosab Abu Toha’s newest poetry collection Forest of Noise. A…

Dear HHP members, In this special edition, History Honours-student Julia shares what she experienced when writing her Honours thesis during her exchange trip to Australia. In the following text, written by Julia herself, you will be introduced to her thesis topic, as well as the research process and other personal notes. We hope you enjoy…

Dear Honours graduates, A small reminder that we cordially invite you to the festive thesis symposium and closing ceremony on June 17th 2025. This special evening will be an opportunity for you to present your Honours thesis to your fellow students, friends, and family, and to celebrate the journey together. The ceremony will take place in the Lutheran…

Dear HHP members, The Honours Community Day is almost here!  Just to refresh your memory, here’s what you can look forward to: ✨ Student exhibition showcasing the exciting work honours education makes possible. 💡 Inspiring Workshops designed to stimulate new ways of learning/teaching 🤝 Opportunities to connect with honours students and staff from across the university. And that’s not all! During…

Dear fellow HHP-students, We are planning an exciting trip to the historical Dutch Waterline on May 23 and you are invited! The day starts at 1 pm at the busstation in Gorinchem (35 minute bus trip from Utrecht Central Station). We will go to Loevestein castle and dive into the epic escape story of Hugo…

Dear HHP members, On the 23rd of May, the Humanities Honours Programme (HHP) will organize a symposium with a kaleidoscopic perspective on cross-disciplinarity. The event will include general introductions to various cross-disciplinary fields by Utrecht University staff and guest speakers. It will explore several approaches, from the integration or assimilation of disciplines into neo-disciplines, to…

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…

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…

Thomas Overduin heeft zijn Honoursscriptie Geschiedenis geschreven over de politieke geschiedenis van Thessalië. Graag vertelt hij hier meer over in een tijdlijn: Deze tijdlijn biedt een overzicht van de belangrijkste gebeurtenissen en significante figuren die Thessalië vormden tijdens de vierde eeuw voor Christus – van de Peloponnesische Oorlog tot de opkomst van Macedonië. Elke sectie…

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…