Martin Bugeja is a Professor of Accounting at UTS and was Discipline Group Head between 2015-2018. Prior to joining UTS in February 2009, Martin held an academic position in the Discipline of Accounting at the University of Sydney (1997-2009). Martin's current research interests focus on mergers and acquisitions, intangible assets, corporate governance and board of director compensation.

His research has been published in international journals including the The Accounting Review, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting; British Accounting Review, Pacific Basin Finance Journal and Accounting and Business Research. He has also published in leading Australian journals including Accounting and Finance and Abacus. He currently serves as deputy editor of Accounting and Finance, and is on the editorial board of Accounting and Business Research and the Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics. Martin's research has been funded by external research grants from the ARC (Discovery Grant), Centre for International Finance Regulation and AFAANZ. Prior to his academic career Martin worked in the banking industry as a financial and tax accountant.