Fiona Shirani
Cardiff University
Welsh Crucible 2026
Fiona is a Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, specialising in qualitative longitudinal research methods. Her current work focuses on resident experiences of low carbon housing and involves working with a range of policy and practice stakeholders. Fiona has worked on a number of interdisciplinary projects and is currently collaborating with an architectural practice on an impact delivery project to integrate resident experiences into the design of new build low carbon homes. She also works as part of BR-UK, an ESRC funded research consortium exploring behavioural research. Fiona’s work is focused in Wales, which has been a locus of innovation for low carbon housing. She is keen to work with researchers from a range of institutions to address current research challenges for Wales.