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Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR)Part of University of Groningen
Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR)
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Staff

The KNIR Team in Rome consists of a scientific director, three full-time academic staff members, an operations coordinator, the head of library & special collections, the library & IT assistant, three secretaries, and the support staff.

Prof.dr. Tesse D. Stek
Prof.dr. Tesse D. Stek
Scientific Director, University of Groningen
Prof.dr. Tesse D. Stek
Prof.dr. Susanna de Beer
Head of Ancient History and Classical Reception, Deputy Director, Board member responsible for Research
Dr. Maria Bonaria Urban
Dr. Maria Bonaria Urban
Head of History, Board member responsible for Education
Dr. Laura Overpelt
Dr. Laura Overpelt
Head of Art History, Board member responsible for Communication
Prof. dr. Elmer Sterken
Prof. dr. Elmer Sterken
KNIR Liaison Officer at RUG
Ing. Alessio Larcinese
Ing. Alessio Larcinese
Operations Coordinator
Diana Giofrè
Diana Giofrè
Head of Library & Special Collections
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Angelo Coccarelli
Angelo Coccarelli
Assistant of Library & IT Support
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Agnieszka Konkol
Agnieszka Konkol
Secretary
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Dr. Frianne Zevenbergen
Dr. Frianne Zevenbergen
Secretary
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Charlotte Peters
Charlotte Peters
Secretary
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Cinzia Sorrentino
Cinzia Sorrentino
Support staff
Lorenzo Marchi
Lorenzo Marchi
Support staff
Roberta Pappadà
Roberta Pappadà
Support staff
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