Marina studied Art History at the University of Granada, with a focus on the intersection of traditional artistic techniques and building methods, and how to conserve historic structures. She combined her university studies with two years of practical training in Masonry for Heritage Conservation, finishing both degrees in 2004. Afterwards, she continued her studies in Roman/Byzantine mosaic production and restoration at Scuola del Mosaico in Ravenna, Italy. When she returned to Spain, she pursued a postgraduate degree in Architecture and Historic Heritage (2008). While undertaking her studies, she trained as a Restoration Assistant in order to work in Commercial Archaeology, not only in Spain but also in the UK. Marina is passionate about continuous learning: as a fellow of the European Leonardo Da Vinci Programme she was a Trainee in Paper and Photography Restoration in 2013; she has done several courses focusing on more specific fields as Conservation-Restoration in archaeological sites and Archaeology of Architecture.