Vedrana Simičević is a freelance Croatian journalist and editor.

With M.A. in psychology, Vedrana is specialised in science, environment and social issues. Her articles appeared in Science, New Scientist, Physics Today, BBC Future, Balkan Insight, and Jutarnji list among others. She previously worked in the Croatian daily newspaper Novi list as a staff journalist and editor for 20 years. 


Vedrana won the Croatian national award for the best journalistic work in the field of environmental protection. She was a fellow of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence and was shortlisted for the European Science Writer of the Year award. She is one of the founding members of the Croatian Association of Science Writers and a board member of the Balkan Network of science journalists. Her other projects include science communication workshops for Croatian scientists. 


As an experienced alpinist, she was a two-time winner of the Croatian Olympic Committee award for special achievements in Himalayas.
 

Basic information

Name
Vedrana Simisevic
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Science, environment and social issues
Country
Croatia
City
Opatija

Supported projects

The nuclear waste on the shaky ground

  • Environment
  • Politics

Nuclear waste in Croatia and Italy - this is the story of public interest and irresponsible politics.