On 14th and 16th of December, a series of Masterclasses on Academic English writing was organized by one of the committees of the Science Honours Academy. Many people are confident in using their English in everyday situations, however the kind of English they need for study is different. Academic English is the type of language…

On Tuesday, the 6th of June, a combination of two SHA events will take place. The evening will consist of both the poster symposium and a regular symposium. At the poster symposium, several groups of students will present the findings of their interdisciplinary project.

Come to the SHA room on this lovely day to enjoy a free “tosti”/grilled cheese sandwich with your fellow SHA students!

On 25th of November, the trip to Artis Royal Zoo took place. The day started off by attending a lecture by dr. E.A. de Jong. He spoke about how the name of the zoo has been derived from the latin ‘Natura Artis Magistra’ or the relation between nature, art and science and how this has…

Below is the photo report of the poster symposium on 22th of February 2016. Made by Louise Franssen The behaviour of the AMOC and its future implications An interesting project about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which is a major current in the Atlantic Ocean. Changes in this current could have a substantial impact on our…

The subject of the December symposium was the Future of Food. We felt honoured that the head of the Future Food Utrecht focus area of Utrecht University, Rens Voeseneck, agreed to speak in the beginning of the evening. He is very enthusiastic of this department and he was not afraid to show it. His philosophy…

The students from the Science Honours Academy visited Oxford for their 2014 international annual academic trip. The trip took place from November 18th to 22nd and included visits to the Department of Computer Science, Earth Sciences and Pharmacy (Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre). Watch this page for more detailed reports from the students. Oxford 20/11/2014: The UU…

The students from the Science Honours Academy this year are visiting Geneva and Zurich for the annual academic trip. Amongst the institutions they will be visiting are CERN and ETH Zurich. The visit will take place from November 19 till 23. Utrecht Beta Honours Academy Students at ETH Zürich November 22nd 2013 Programme Booklet in…

September 17th 2013: Life 2013-14 Interdisciplinary Modulo kick-offGuest Speakers:Prof. Ewine van Dishoeck (Astronomy, Leiden) Building Planets and the Ingredients for Life between the StartsDrs. Peter van Rossum (UMC Utrecht) Life changing Robot SurgeryDr. Rob van Gerwen (Philosophy, Utrecht) What is to lead a Life? Organising Committee: Charly Beulenkamp, Maxime Brugman, Bram Custer, Jalda Hamidpopal and…