The term mindfulness is thrown around us nowadays on the internet and its use has increased globally. Mindfulness is defined as the psychological process of bringing all your attention to your current experiences in the present. Do you also have that bad, nervous feeling when the exams are around the corner? It’s called stress and…

The Christmas holiday is approaching, but the excursion committee has already planned the next fun social event that will take place after the holiday! This event will be in the afternoon so people that have trouble attending events in the evening can still come to a social event. Because of the timing, we thought it…

Ever get bored of all the mediocre, ever-repeating graphs and tables you have to look at? Every month, every week, every day, for your assignments? Or looked at those cool infographics on Facebook and Google and thought “Man I wanna be able to do that!” ? Want to spice up the way you present your…

We would like to invite you to the second reception of this year: Christmas movie night! You can expect a bunch of popcorn, some nice drinks, and other snacks! YOU can decide which movie will be played. Everybody picks their favorite movie and whichever movie gets the most votes wins and will be played. The…

For the first SHA National Trip of this year, the National Trip Committee is inviting you to join us on our excursion on Thursday 19 December 2019 to The Scientific Council for Government Policy, the WRR (Wetenschappelijk Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid)! The WRR is an independent advisory organization for the Dutch government. Its insights provide policy-makers…

Even though the days become shorter, science does not sleep! Our second symposium will consist of some amazing speakers who push the frontiers of science. The symposium will take place in the Ruppert building. You will earn 0.25 ECTS (in the old reward system) or 2 points in the educational category (in the new reward…

Are you known for your hunger for knowledge, do you have a critical attitude and do you have perseverance? Or would you like to learn these skills? Do you also enjoy working together with motivated fellow students and teachers? Then honours is really something for you! The honours community will be on the open days…

Get in the Halloween mood with our “Spooktober” borrel! It will take place in the SHA room (BBG 1.73) on Wednesday the 30th of October at 17:00. You will receive one social point for joining and there will be free snacks and drinks! We will start with some fun games and of course, the best…

UTRECHT UNIVERSITY HAS A LONG TRADITION OF OFFERING HONOURS PROGRAMMES TO STUDENTS WHO ARE LOOKING TO BROADEN THEIR HORIZON. The Strategic Plan of 2016-2020 refers to our honours programmes as follows: “We will further expand our honours programmes and will establish a university Honours College as a central, physical location for university-wide, interdisciplinary honours programmes….

The first symposium of the year! This symposium will be held on Tuesday, October 22 from 17:00 until 21:00, the theme will be the history of natural science. The speakers will be Daan Wegener, Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis, and Albert Philipse. The symposium will take place in the Ruppert building. You will earn 0.25 ECTS (in…