Katarina Mårtensson is professor of higher education and academic developer at Lund University in Sweden. Her work includes supporting educational, academic and organisational development through leading programmes on teaching and learning in higher education, scholarship of teaching and learning, and educational leadership. Her research focuses on the role of social networks, academics’ professional development, academic microcultures, and educational leadership. She has led a professional development initiative for educational (faculty) developers, called “Strategic Educational Development” in Sweden, Iceland, and Singapore. Katarina is a founding member of the EuroSoTL Network, past Co-President of the International Society for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and previously a co-editor of its journal Teaching & Learning Inquiry. She has received the ISSOTL Distinguished Service Award (2019) and the Spirit of ICED Award (2025).
