Lyndal Byford
Australian Science Media Centre
Media manager
Adelaide
Lyndal is the media manager at the Australian Science Media Centre. She spends her days turning complex science papers into tasty tabloid morsels to help mainstream news journalists cover science. Lyndal has an Honours Degree in biotechnology from Flinders University and a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication from the Australian National University. She has experience talking science in a range of settings including science museums, within the pharmaceutical industry and in media relations both here and in the UK. Lyndal regularly speaks at public forums on science media relations and has written for publications including Crikey, ABC, and News Corp Australia. Lyndal was also a member of Inspiring Australia’s Science and the Media Expert working group for the Federal Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.