Science Honours Academy

Events

Reports on past events.

Symposium: Brain Manipulation

Are brain implants the future of thinking? Do we even live in the real world, or is it all a simulation? The growing science of memory manipulation raises social and ethical questions. Through personal interaction with our outside world, we guide ourselves and our behaviours together with our thoughts, memories, and experiences. What if these…

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National Trip to AMOLF

 AMOLF researchers study complex matter, such as light at the nanoscale, living matter, designer matter, and nanoscale solar cells. These insights open up opportunities to create new functional materials and to find solutions to societal challenges. The members of the second national trip committee are proud to announce that the second national trip of the…

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Master Class: Mindfulness

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…

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High Tea Roulette?!

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…

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Masterclass: Data Visualization

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…

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Movie Night Reception

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…

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Pubquiz

Millennials, Gen Z, there is some confusion on where our generation belongs. But two things are for certain: 1. We are definitely NOT boomers, and 2. having grown up in the 2010’s, we are modern culture EXPERTS Want to prove your expertise in movies, music, news events and all things 2010’s? Then come on down to…

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Symposium: Frontiers of Science

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…

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Bachelor’s Open Days

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…

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Spooktober Borrel!

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…

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