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Honours Conference 2024: why listening is valuable 11 April 2024
An event where students from all honoursprograms meet, learn from each other and gain inspiration. That is the idea behind the Honours Conference, whi...
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From Jean-Paul Sartre to the power of theatre: resilience can be found everywhere 28 March 2024
Students of the Bachelor Honours Class 'Strategies of Resilience' are exposed to a unique educational experience. Through philosophical insights and c...
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What does biodiversity mean to us? Honours students produce podcasts about extinction 20 February 2024
For the Bachelor Honours Class 'Mass Extinction', students produced podcasts about the past, the present and the future of mass extinctions. What exac...
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‘We even found a diaper’: mapping Leiden through a different lens 19 February 2024
Getting up at 5 AM, strolling through rain and looking at a dirty diaper: students of the Honours College Archaeology endured it all. For their class ...
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‘Honours helps you face your future with more confidence’ 27 November 2023
After three years of courses, exercises, debating and reflecting, Honours College students received their certificate during a festive ceremony. Even ...
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How to build resilience in times of climate crisis 20 November 2023
In the honours course Sustainability & Health, students examine the causes and effects of climate change – but also how they can relate to these thems...
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Honours Class creative writing: ‘Stories are everywhere’ 27 October 2023
'Writing is not science, but art,' Lucas van Osenbruggen says. Last semester, he attended the Honours Class 'Creative Writing'. Together with his teac...
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Environmental Humanities connects disciplines as well as people: ‘We need integration’ 12 October 2023
By means of a presentation, a panel discussion, and activities in the fresh air, the event themed ‘Environmental Humanities’, organised by the Honours...
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Deans celebrate ten years Honours Academy: ‘We are educating people who can make a difference’ 25 September 2023
The Honours Academy celebrates its tenth anniversary. How did the institute develop over time, and what are aspirations for the future? We speak with ...
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‘When you work together, you get a much broader understanding’ 20 June 2023
At the Capstone Conference, Honours College students of the Humanities Lab presented their final projects. In small groups, they conducted research on...
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Honours Conference brings ‘equally ambitious students’ together 06 June 2023
At the Honours Conference, honours students shared interesting projects and valuable lessons learned during their honours education. As icing on the c...
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History of crime comes to life 02 June 2023
For many people, five o’clock signals the end of their working day. But not for the motivated students of the Honours College Law. With some drinks an...
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Students HC Law visit neighbourhood centre: 'You think that's bizarre? Welcome to our world' 25 May 2023
Do young people trust the law? That is what HC Law students are trying to find out. Regular guest speaker and social worker Carlito Jones invited the ...
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No matter the weather: honours students explore the 'wilderness' in Wassenaar 04 April 2023
With a combination of incidental sunshine, torrential rain, and wind chills, weather conditions were not ideal for a hiking excursion. Even so, last S...
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From politics to psychology: the power of games and play 25 January 2023
The Bachelor Honours Class 'Homo Ludens: Why We Play' combines games, theory, and practice. Students dive into all aspects of humanity in which games ...