13.01.2026
University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarships
Dear ISNS Colleagues, The University of Liverpool is offering two Humanitarian Scholarships for Master’s programmes. “This scholarship is intended to support international students who have recognised status as either refugees or under humanitarian protection under the 1951 Refugee Convention. This status must be held outside of the UK.”If you know of someone who might be eligible […]
07.01.2026
“Sudan Virtual Museum”
Dear Colleagues,Happy New Year to all! We would also like to extend our warmest wishes to our Sudanese colleagues on the occasion of their National Day, wishing them courage, safety and peace in the year ahead.On this special day, NCAM and SFDAS are pleased to announce the official launch of the “Sudan Virtual Museum”: https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/soudan-museum.Best wishes,NCAM […]
18.11.2025
Sudan Day Berlin – 29 November 2025
Dear Colleagues, Attached please find an invitation to Sudan Day Berlin which is happening on 29 November 2025. This year’s title is ‘A Closer Look: (Re-)examining the archaeological heritage of Sudan’. The colloquium is available in-person and online. Please see the attachment for further information and please address any questions to the organisers. All the best […]
03.11.2025
Fritz Hintze Lecture 2025 – 13 November
Dear Colleagues,The Fritz Hintze Lecture for 2025 will be held on 13 November at 18.30 CET. This year it will be presented by Prof. Dr. Michael Zach and is entitled: ‘Found – Lost – Re-discovered: Excavating ancient Sudan in (museum) collections’.It is available online and in-person. Please see the attached flyer for more details and contact […]
28.10.2025
Robert Morkot
Dear Colleagues, It is with great sadness that we share the following news. Dr Robert Morkot – ancient historian, authority on Sudan, and Egyptologist – passed away on 21 October 2025, at his home in Devon (UK). His death follows a diagnosis with terminal cancer earlier this year. Robert was a friend, a colleague, a […]
01.09.2025
Invitation 60 years of Research in Old Dongola
The Director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Professor Artur Obłuski, and the Director of the University of Warsaw Museum, Professor Hubert Kowalski, are honored to invite you to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of PCMA UW research in Old Dongola, Sudan, held under the theme: Old Dongola. Heritage, Community, […]
23.06.2025
Call for Papers – Sudan Archaeology in War
Dear Colleagues, Attached please find the Call for Papers for ‘Sudan Archaeology in War: Current Research and Events, Future Challenges and Our Collective Responsibility’ for a hybrid conference tentatively scheduled for 13-14 November. Further information follows below. Please contact the organisers directly with questions and abstracts. Details are included in the attachment.——————————————- In response to […]
23.06.2025
AmSARC Lecture: Trowels and Tensions by Tohamy Abualgasim – June 25
Dear ISNS members, The following lecture may be of interest to you. Please contact the organisers directly with any questions. Best Julie ——————-Please join us for the next AmSARC lecture on Wednesday, June 25, 1pm EST, Trowels and Tensions: Practicing Archaeology in Wartime Sudan by Tohamy Abualgasim.To register: amsarc.org/resources
12.06.2025
Conversations: Perspectives on modern Nubia
Dear ISNS Members, Introducing a new online lecture/discussion series entitled Conversations: Perspectives on modern Nubia. It may be of interest to you. The first event, Nubia and Photography, will be on 28 June online at 18.00. Please see the attached flyer for details and address any questions to the organisers. All the best Julie
19.05.2025
Poles on the Nile 2024-2025 Conference
We would like to invite you to the annual conference “Poles on the Nile,” which presents Polish archaeological research in the Nile Valley, and will be held on June 9–11, 2025, in a hybrid format (venue: University of Warsaw, Faculty of Archaeology, Room 212, and via Zoom). The event is co-organised by the Department of […]
