Laura Durnford (Senior Communications Officer)
Laura Durnford joined TERENA in May 2007.
Originally from the UK, she graduated from the Liverpool John Moores University in 1993 with an honours 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.
Since April 2009, Laura's main task has been to lead the Partner Services Promotion task of the GN3 project, assisting national research and education networks with their plans to promote multi-domain services to end users. She also maintains a role in TERENA's communication work, which includes writing and editing news reports and publications for print, coordinating publicity materials at events, and supporting the Task Force on Communications and Public Relations (TF-CPR).
Any time left over is rapidly consumed by her two small children and her vain attempts to squeeze in gardening, reading, yoga and swimming.