Professor Martyn Hook is Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Engagement, in the College of Design and Social Context at RMIT University where he leads development of community, government and industry partnerships as they relate to learning and teaching and their interface with research. Martyn also holds the University wide position of Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Precincts and Partnerships providing academic voice and professional insight to the evolution of RMIT’s built environment.Martyn has particular expertise in the implementation of strategic vision and organisational change through the lens of an integrated scholarship model that links teaching, research and engagement. He is a passionate advocate for the role that universities can play in shaping our communities not just as education providers but also as ‘Knowledge Partners’; building relationships with industry and government that seek to provide transformational experiences for students and develop impactful partnerships for researchers that benefit society and the planet.Martyn has spent the past 15 years in Senior Management positions at RMIT as Dean/Head of multiple ‘creative’ schools. The tenure of each leadership role has been marked by a program of significant change, pedagogy enhancement and team building. This great breadth of disciplinary knowledge remains a core strength and demonstrates the agility of his management. Martyn’s research interests are embedded in ‘practice-based research’ in relation to architecture and design with a focus on research training and the translation of creative practice into research methodologies. He was the Founding Director of the DSC College Research Degree Program, Practice Research Symposium (PRS) in Europe and Asia. Building on over 25 years of research training this unique PhD program facilitates design professionals and practitioners to engage in research through design practice. In this international context over the past decade Martyn has supervised more than 30 candidates to completion and established an extensive network of university partners and alumni.As a former President of the Australian Deans of the Built Environment and Design (ADBED) Martyn maintains a strong and critical relationship between architectural practice and architectural education. In addition to his work at RMIT, Martyn is a director of multi award winning iredale pedersen hook architects, a studio practice based in Perth and Melbourne dedicated to appropriate design of effective sustainable buildings with a responsible environmental and social agenda.