Jiayao Jiang, M.A.

Jiayao Jiang is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, funded by the AHRC Open-Oxford-Cambridge DTP and Judy and Nigel Weiss Studentship at Robinson College. She holds degrees in Architectural Conservation from Sapienza University of Rome and in History of Architecture from Nanjing University. Her doctoral research investigates transnational influences and the making of national heritage in post-war Rome, bridging cultural heritage, architectural history, and Italian cultural history. 

Jiayao has contributed to heritage conservation projects across China, Europe, and the Middle East, and has conducted research at leading institutions, including the Palace Museum in Beijing and the British School at Rome. She has held research fellowships at the Huntington Library, the Library of Congress, and Cambridge Digital Humanities, and has worked with ICCROM and UNESCO on World Heritage management.