Karen Arm is a Senior Lecturer in Learning and Teaching at Southampton Solent University in the UK, specialising in research-led pedagogy. She is the Course Leader for the Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods for doctoral students and leads the research module on the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education for staff.

Karen also coordinates university-wide initiatives to enhance learning, teaching, and assessment through research-informed practices. Her main research interests lie in the fields of inclusion and equity in higher education, with a particular focus on social class mobility. She is deeply committed to addressing disparities in academic experiences and outcomes among university students.

Karen is passionate about fostering an institutional culture of evidence-based enhancements to learning and teaching. She leads a cross-institutional team of students working as partners in driving educational change.