On the 1st of November the first reception of this academic year took place. There were a lot of self-made snacks, including Halloween cookies. The SHA room was good-looking decorated in the spooky vibe and even some of the reception committee members were  make-upped in the Halloween theme.

Written by a symposium attendee: ”Some friends and I went to the symposium on music, not knowing what to expect. How do you organize a symposium on a topic that seems so specific, for an audience so diverse? But with topics on treatment with music therapy as medicine or as stress reduction, the computer science…

When clicking the link below, you can have a look at the newsletter of September, which informs you about all our upcoming events and other information. Newsletter September 2018

On Monday the 18th of June, the postponed symposium on food took place with three speakers covering the broad subject. Dr. Laura Meulenbroek from Danone opened the evening with a talk about cow’s milk allergy management. This talk revealed how the general opinion of exposure at a young age shifted from avoidance to stimulating tolerance….

On May 31st, some of the brightest minds the SHA has to offer bundled all the interdisciplinary knowledge they had of our little ‘frog country’ at the ‘SHA I love Holland’ night. Screams of the 12 provinces could be heard throughout the Uithof, famous (Dutch) commercials were recalled and exploding boxes were hastily passed around….

On Monday the 4th of June, the symposium on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the poster presentations of the interdisciplinary project took place. The evening started off with Karlijn Hasaart, from the Prinses Máxima Center. She spoke about the use of CRISPR/Cas9, a technique used for genetic modification, in organoids for cancer research. Next was…

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On Wednesday the 23rd of May, the combined borrel and pubquiz took place. The theme of the night was ‘Fiesta Mexicana’. In line with the theme, the borrel committee had bought Mexican drinks, tortilla chips and other snacks. Besides, we enjoyed some delicious ‘Mexican’ burritos, tacos, quesadillas and churros… During the pubquiz, three teams battled…

During the second masterclass of 2017/2018 SHA students had the opportunity to learn more about their career options after completing a master’s programme. The first day, Monday April 23rd, was focussing on PhD’s and thus mainly about pursuing a career in science. Ralph Meulenbroek welcomed the students with a cellist solo and continued telling about…

On Thursday the 5th of April 2018, a symposium took place about “Neurodegenerative Diseases”. It was organized by four students of different studies, which was reflected in the program of the evening. The big variety in the program gave an interesting view on this field of study. This symposium hosted four speakers, who all had…