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Protecting Cultural Heritage During Armed Conflict: The Experiences of Two Visiting Scholars from Sudan to Venice Through the Erasmus+ ICM Project

Nuha Abdelhafiz Abdelaziz Abdalla and Sara Mohammed Mamon Ahmed are, respectively, an assistant professor and a PhD student in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Khartoum in Sudan.

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Interview with Sara Mohammed Mamon Ahmed, PhD student University of Khartoum, Erasmus+ Visiting student Ca’ Foscari

I am a PhD student in the “Archaeology and Sciences” program at the Graduate College of the University of Khartoum in Sudan. My research focuses on geoarchaeological studies in Northern Sudan, specifically in the El Ga’ab Depression west of the city of Dongola, through the analysis of lithic tools associated with the Paleolithic period.

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Interview with Nuha Abdelhafiz Abdelaziz ABDALLA, Assistant Professor University of Khartoum, Erasmus+ Visiting professor Ca’ Foscari

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Khartoum, and I participate in various academic activities, including both the theoretical and practical training of undergraduate students as well as supervising graduate students.

Research

First machine learning model developed to calculate the volume of all glaciers on Earth

 An international study led by Ca’ Foscari researchers aims to become a benchmark for future glacier melt projections.

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A conversation on feminism, activism and gender-based violence with Argentinian anthropologist Rita Segato

Rita Segato is an internationally renowned anthropologist and feminist writer, born in Buenos Aires. She is a scholar of race, colonialism, gender violence and femicide, areas where she is recognised as one of the most essential feminist thinkers of our time. Watch her conversation with student Chiara Vanzan in the first episode of the video series “A più voci”.

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Easter, 25 April and 1 May 2025: Upcoming Ca’ Foscari Closures

Ca’ Foscari University’s premises in Venice, Mestre and Treviso will be closed from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 April for the Easter holidays, from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 April, and from Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 May 2025. See the library pages for full details.

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Interviews and events with international guests, professors and students. The best of Ca' Foscari's YouTube channel.