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Professor Karen Henwood is a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. Her research focuses on environmental and socio-cultural change, particularly in the context of energy transitions, risk perception, and qualitative methodologies. She holds a BSc and PhD from Bristol University. Her work explores how societal changes impact identity and risk in late modernity, with a strong emphasis on public engagement and policy relevance.
Key research areas include low-carbon energy transitions, public understandings of nuclear risk, and innovative qualitative methods like visual ethnography. She has led projects such as the 'HI-ACT synthesis report' on hydrogen energy visions and contributed to studies on active buildings and community resilience. Her interdisciplinary approach includes collaborations with artists and policymakers, exemplified by her public exhibition 'A Sense of Energy.'
Publications span topics like industrial decarbonization, hydrogen heating, and energy justice, often emphasizing participatory methods and temporal analysis. While no specific awards are listed, her extensive grant-funded research highlights her scholarly impact. She advises on UK energy policy and collaborates internationally on sustainability challenges.
