Other Work & Involvement
Academic Organisation
Co-organiser Wolfson Lunch Time Seminars (2015-present). Wolfson College, Cambridge
Co-founded an African Archaeology Group (with some of my colleagues based at the Department of Archaeology University of Cambridge, 2007- 2018.
Co-organiser of the Heritage Research Group (2007-2011). Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
Co-organiser of the GreenBridge Society - based at CRASSH (2009-2012). University of Cambridge
Professional Associations
2022 -Date Research Fellow, School of Global Studies, Department of Anthropology and International Development, University of Sussex
2020 -Date Member (SAFA) Society of Africanists Archaeologists
2020 - Date Member of (EAA) European Association of Archaeologists
2015 - Date Associate –The Indian Ocean World Centre
2014 - Date Governing Body Fellow, Wolfson College Cambridge
2013 - 2015 Affiliated Fellow African Studies Centre, University of Cambridge
2013 - Date Affiliated Research Scholar McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
2013 - 2014 College Research Associate, Wolfson College Cambridge
2010 - Date Member of (SARS) Sudan Archaeological Research Society, British Museum
2009 - Date Member Australia ICOMOS- Historic Environment
2009 - Date Member of (SAS) Sudan Archaeological Society, Khartoum- Sudan
Committees
2018- to date Member of Wolfson College Development Committee
2018-2019 Member of Wolfson College Student Experience Committee
Community Engagement
2014 2014 PAT, Oman Oasis Project, Oman. Community outreach project. Funded by the National Geographic
2012 Lejre experimental park, Denmark (encouraged community participation and to take active role in the project by telling us their stories)
2008-9 Suakin, Sudan (encouraged community involvement in the project and building rapport with the community )
2007 Suakin, Sudan (Community engagement, encouraged community participation, collaborative work with the community )
Exhibitions and Poster Presentations
2019 Poster Presentation, Red Sea IX, Lyon, France (Co-authored)
2013 Poster Presentation, AARD (African Archaeology Research Day), Sainsbury Institute For Art, University of East Anglia
2011 Poster presentation, Wolfson College research day, University of Cambridge (Co-authored)
2009 Participated and contributed (material) for an Exhibition – displayed at the University of Exeter, Institute of Arabic and
Islamic Studies, April 2009, afterwards it was exhibited at the University of Khartoum and Port Sudan
Outreach Projects
2012-2015 Festival of Ideas. Prehistory Day, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
2015 Civilisations in Contact (CIC), Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
2014 PAT, Oman Oasis Project, Oman. Community outreach project. Funded by the National Geographic
2009 Participated with (HEFA) ‘The Higher Education Field Academy’, based at McDonald Institute For Archaeological Reserved,
University of Cambridge
Voluntary Work
2014 May- July Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge (Discovery Exhibition)
2014-2015 Festival of Ideas. Prehistory day
1997-2000 Fund Raising Secretary ‘The 300 Hundred Club’, The Perse School, Cambridge
1996 -2000 Programme Organiser ‘Anglia Holiday Club’, Cambridge Branch. I organised activities for children age 6-16 (Including visiting
museum and theaters).
1995- 2000 Administrator and Fund raising ‘The Arabic School’ - Cambridge, Co-founded the School.
1992- 2000 Assistant Leader ‘5th Cambridge Scout Group’, The Perse School (included visiting cultural places).
1994-2000 Committee member and organiser ‘Perse Parent Association’, The Perse School, Cambridge
1996-2005 Committee member and organiser ‘Perse Parent Association’, The Perse School for Girls.
1986- 1990 Organised International fairs, taught Arabic to non-Arabic Speakers, 'Kuwait’.
Languages
Arabic (mother tongue), English (fluent)