PhD completion:

• Johnny Xu: Colour Identity in Urban Environments, co-supervised with Rob Harland. 

Current PhD supervisions: 

• Yueyang Sun: Technological Innovation in Antique Ming dynasty Chinese Filigree for Jewellery Design Development.
• Zihan Zhou: Jewellery of Nomadism. Inheritance and Contemporary Innovation of Traditional Ornaments and Crafts of Inner Mongolia Nomads.
• Zelal Basodan: Emerging Islamic Studio Ceramics: Remaking Cultural Heritage Artefacts from Alhambra Palace
• Renjie Yang: Title: Developing Culture Heritage Sustainability from the Perspective of Participatory Sentimental Souvenir Design 
• Wenyan Luo: Reinvigorate Chinese Inlay Technique in Jewellery Design and Practice with the use of CAD/CAM applications. (provisional title)
• Yajie Hu: Contemporary Jewellery: improving well-being and quality of life

Bernabei welcomes applications for doctoral studies in contemporary jewellery, design and crafts within a practice-led research framework, jewellery and artifacts as an aid for wellbeing.