Rees then undertook a MPhil in Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Cambridge, as a Charlie Perkins scholar.
[13] Her research involves developing resources for built environment practitioners to improve collaborative engagement processes with Traditional Owners and Indigenous communities.
In 2018 Rees spoke at Nā Te Kore From the Void, the 2nd Biennial International Indigenous Design Forum in Christchurch, New Zealand.
[30][31] This annual program works to “centralise Indigenous voices in conversations about architecture, the representation of histories, the present state and the future of our built environments”.
[1][36] Rees is active with the Australian Institute of Architects and is Co-Chair of the First Nations Advisory Working Group (with Paul Memmott).