Editorial Board
Our Mission
The Honours Review is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed magazine from the University of Groningen. Published annually, it combines high-quality journalistic-scientific articles with original designs by the Minerva Art Academy Groningen.
Our publication aims to foster academic and personal growth through the writing and design process. It provides a platform for the intellectual and creative talents of Honours college students, and an opportunity to publish their research and ideas to a wider public. The journal intends to, whenever possible, find and cross the borders of disciplines and to present novel interpretations of scientific and societal issues.
Our History
The journal began in mid-2011 as an initiative of the Dean of the Honours College at the University of Groningen, to offer a space for students to publish their work conceived in the course of the Honours programme. It was brought to life under the first editorial board in 2013, and has been growing ever since. Through collaboration with artists from the Minerva Art Academy Groningen, the journal has helped convey the excellence of our students and grown an intellectual community within the Honours College of the University of Groningen.
In December 2017, we celebrated our 10th issue. Every issue contains a unique mixture of scientific articles, interviews with remarkable personae, book reviews, or a creative writing piece, written by students. Drawing on each university discipline, our editions approach important themes through an interdisciplinary lens. We also provide perspectives from pioneers in their field, such as our interviews with Nobel Laureates Prof. Brian Schmidt (Physics 2011), Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn (Chemistry 1987) and Prof. Ben L. Feringa (Chemistry 2016).
