Nadia Fernandes

Nadia is Global Communications and Affiliate Engagement Officer at the Refugee-Led Research Hub, where she leads communications strategy across the organisation’s global initiatives spanning Oxford, Nairobi, and Southeast Asia.

She holds an MSc in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford (2025), where her research specialised in Migration Cinema, with a particular focus on Contemporary African Documentary. This academic grounding informs her approach to communications that centres dignity, agency, and refugee-led perspectives.

Nadia brings diverse experience across communications, marketing, and film. She has worked in communications for the Hackney Migrant Centre, marketing for the LEGO Group, and currently serves as a film research assistant for Galeforce Productions, contributing to social commentary documentaries. Her professional experience spans content creation, stakeholder engagement, and building communications infrastructure for organisations working at the intersection of human rights and forced displacement.