On Wednesday 10 June, Imma Petito successfully defended her PhD on the relations between the Kingdom of England and Italian polities in the later Middle Ages. Her research highlights, among other insights, the key role of Italian mercantile networks in the Low Countries as vital intermediaries in these contacts.
This was a joint doctorate between VUB and the University of Salerno, supervised by Bart Lambert (VUB-SHOC), Francesco Senatore (University of Naples Federico II) and Silvia Siniscalchi (Salerno). Imma passed her viva with flying colours and was warmly celebrated with serious and not-so-serious gifts by an enthusiastic SHOC delegation.
Tanti auguri, Dottoressa Petito!