Loughborough University. SDCA Jewellery Research Lab

Throughout its history, Loughborough University has built upon its distinctive characteristics. In 1909 a small Technical Institute in the centre of Loughborough was established, which provided local facilities for further education and offered courses in technical subjects, science, and art.
Today it is one of the UK’s leading universities, with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Main Loughborough University campus is located in the centre of England. In 2015 Loughborough opened a second campus on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
 
Loughborough University is ranked 1st in the UK for Design and Crafts (The Guardian University Guide 2022). The results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) show that 91% of Loughborough University’s research is now ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. Our research in the School of Design and Creative Arts (SDCA) has significant impact and contribution to academia, culture, society, and the economy, including heritage, and well-being.
 
In February 2022, Dr. Roberta Bernabei with SDCA support established the first dedicated research lab for art jewellery, cultural heritage, wellbeing, and new technologies in jewellery. She leads a passionate team of seven doctoral researchers or Ph.D. students, who have exhibited their work at 2022 Florence Jewellery Week (FJW), and undertook research field works during 2022 FJW, and in July at Munich Jewellery Week.

This year we celebrate sixty years of active contribution to the field of jewellery at higher education in the UK. A major international event, ‘Jewellery FOR Life’, that comprises a symposium, an exhibition, and participatory projects will take place from the 30th of November 2022 at SDCA, UK.  

Teacher:
Dr. Roberta Bernabei,
Lead and Senior Lecturer (the equivalent of Associate Professor) in Contemporary Jewellery, CH, and wellbeing jewellery, visiting Reader at Birmingham City University| School of Jewellery, International Ambassador of Craft Culture Research Cluster. Lead and Founding Editor of JJR-Journal of  Jewellery Research, and Vice-President of AGC.
Email: R.Bernabei@lboro.ac.uk

Current Ph.D. Researchers:
>>Yajie Hu
Contemporary Jewellery: non-invasive interventions in improving the well-being and the quality of life
Email: yajie.hu@hotmail.com
Website: www.yajiehu.com
Instagram: yajiehujewellery

>>Yueyang Sun
Filigree Jewellery: Exploring Technological Application for Artistic Aesthetics in Jewellery Design Development
Email: 1043822879@qq.com
Instagram: yueyang_sun

>>Zihan Zhou
Jewellery of Nomadism: Inheritance and Innovation of Traditional Ornaments and Crafts in Inner Mongolia
Email: z.zhou2@lboro.ac.uk
Website: www.zihanzhou.com
Instagram: @z_h_zhou

>>Erinn Michelle Cox
Contemporary Jewellery as a Surrogate for The Other
Email: erinnmcox@gmail.com
Website: www.erinnmcox.com
Instagram: @erinnmichellecox 

>>Renjie Yang
Developing Culture Heritage Sustainability from the Perspective of Participatory Sentimental Souvenir Design
Email: yang.renjie@outlook.com
Website: www.behance.net/yangrenjie

>>Wenyan Luo
Environmentally Friendly Multiple Inlay Technique Applied to Contemporary Jewellery Design
Email: W.luo@lboro.ac.uk

 

• Link to the Journal of Jewellery Research.
• Find out more about the Loughborough University research degree funding.