
Advisor
Marta Fernandez, PhD
Executive Director
Marta leads the European base of Australian university RMIT in Barcelona. The Centre focuses on extending RMIT’s global reach across research, industry partnerships and student experiences.
Prior to joining RMIT, Marta was Global Research Leader at Arup, the London headquartered design and engineering multinational. Marta was responsible for research strategy, partnerships and management of research investments.
She has a strong interest in urban well-being and has been a member of expert panels in nature based solutions in cities, energy efficiency and active aging and the built environment. She is a member of the Steering Committee of the European Construction Technology Platform.
Marta is a Chartered engineer and holds honorary appointments at University College London and Imperial College Business School. She is a member of IChemE, the Innovation and Emerging Technologies Panel at the IET, Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and a member of the Scientific Council of EURAC.