I am very happy to announce my new job as Scientific Research Lead in the Scientific, Curatorial, & Collections Management Section of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi (NHMAD) at the Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT). I started on Monday 16th September 2024.

After 30 years of involvement in archaeological and palaeontological research in Abu Dhabi emirate, I am very much looking forward to new challenges in being part of the team involved in the creation and establishment of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. I would like to give my greatest thanks to all my dear colleagues and former colleagues with whom I have worked over the years in the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS), Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) and in the Historic Environment Department at the Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi). I am not moving very far away and I hope to collaborate with many of you in the future.