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Karen Guldberg is professor of autism studies and head of the School of Education at University of Birmingham. Karen is passionate about making a difference in education through her research and teaching on autism studies and inclusive practice in education. She has published widely and has actively led and engaged in research and or knowledge exchange projects. She worked with the Autism Education Trust to lead the content development of their professional development programme, which has been delivered to more than 400,000 educators. Karen chaired the Department for Education’s Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group for mainstream education, was a member of the DfE Expert Advisory Group for Inclusion and is a member of the DfE Expert Panel developing the National Inclusions Standards and Specialist Provision Packages. She received the British Educational Research Association Citizen of the Year award in 2025 and the Medal of Honour at University of Birmingham in 2026.