She is a Professor Emerita in Politics and International Relations at the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. A feminist political scientist, her research focuses on the impact of gender reform efforts during periods of restructuring and institutional change. Fiona remains a lead on GENDER.ED research and knowledge exchange and impact projects such as a forthcoming book with Leuven University Press, anthologising the 16 Days Blogathon that GENDER.ED delivered annually for a number of years in collaboration with Ambedkar University Delhi and the University of New South Wales Sydney; and various feminist academic archiving projects.