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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.

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.

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.

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”.

Elections for the 2024-2026 academic years: all the names of the new student representatives

From 8 to 10 April 2025, Ca' Foscari students had the chance to vote online to elect their representatives in the Academic Senate, the Board of Governors and the Department Boards, the Joint Committees, the Quality Assurance Groups of the Departments and in the Interdepartmental School of Economics, Languages and Entrepreneurship at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Biomedical research: a new hub brings together Venice and Osaka in an agreement between Ca' Foscari University and Kansai Medical University

Combining medicine, engineering, and biomedical informatics to advance innovative research that enhances human health and quality of life. With this bold aim, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Kansai Medical University of Osaka are uniting their strengths to promote cooperation among researchers and students on issues of shared concern that have societal relevance

Anika #StudentVoices: “A Passion for STEM Since I Was a Child”

Anika Millton is a second-year student pursuing her Environmental Engineering for Ecological Transition Bachelor’s degree at Ca’ Foscari University.

From Venice to Georgetown to study the environment as an agent of history

Georgetown University in Washington recently welcomed Ca' Foscari graduate Luca Barison, who is now a PhD student in environmental history. Barison’s academic journey combines a love for history with a focus on environmental issues, culminating in notable accomplishments, such as the Giuseppe Del Torre Prize.

Studying street art: An outdoor laboratory for Conservation Science

Vallà is hamlet in the town of Riese Pio X that gained fame for a participatory urban regeneration project called The Wallà. In June 2024, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics, and Statistics, for the study of the conservation of outdoor mural artworks. Arianna Abbafati and Giovanni Milan shared with us their first field experience, which took place last October.