Iona Kirkpatrick joins the IRF with a multilingual background in Russian and German, and hands-on experience managing educational and research-based international projects.

A graduate of Durham University, she began her career in translation before completing a master’s degree in EU Project Management. She went on to manage educational programmes across Africa and Asia with the Child & Family Foundation and later worked as an EU Project Manager in the field of connected and automated mobility at Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH.

Iona brings a strong understanding of cross-border coordination and EU funding mechanisms, which supports IRF’s growing portfolio of international projects.