Personal Statement
Diana T Nikolova graduated with a BA in Egyptian Archaeology, an MA and PhD in Archaeology from the University of Liverpool. Her PhD thesis focused on compositional analysis of Ptolemaic Silver and Bronze Coinage.

She is the Chief Finds Registrar at the University of Manchester Tell Nabasha Survey Project in the north-eastern Delta in Egypt.

Diana has previously worked as a Visitor Services Manager for National Museums Liverpool, based at the Maritime Museum.

In her role at the Garstang Museum and Research Centre, Diana has assisted with the creation and installation of a number of temporary exhibitions at the University of Liverpool, including 'Secrets of the Stores', and ‘Creatures of the Nile’. In 2025 Diana also co-organised the temporary photographic exhibition 'Portraits of el-Hosayneya' housed at University of Manchester.