Laura Durnford (PR Officer)
Laura Durnford joined TERENA in May 2007.
Originally from the UK, she graduated from the Liverpool John Moores University in 1993 with a degree in Biology, before obtaining a Masters Degree in Science Communication in 1995 from Imperial College, London.
Laura then spent around 12 years working as a radio producer and presenter - most notably with the BBC World Service’s science unit in London, and then at Radio Netherlands Worldwide, the Dutch international broadcasting service based in Hilversum.
Although Laura made documentaries and topical programmes on a range of subjects, her primary specialism was always science and research. For nine years she produced and presented a weekly half-hour programme that dealt with everything from medicine and astronomy to engineering and the environment, winning several internationally recognised awards.
After so many years broadcasting to unknown numbers of people with unknown interests, Laura is looking forward to communicating with a more defined group in a more interactive way.
Her tasks at TERENA include producing podcasts, writing and editing news reports and publications for print, coordinating publicity materials at events, supporting the Task Force on Public Relations (TF-PR), and being the Website Editor-in-Chief.
Any time left over is rapidly consumed by her two small children, her garden, and her vain attempts to squeeze in reading, yoga and swimming.