Final place Woman in the Media Award for earth scientist Mei Nelissen

Short video in which Mei explains her candidacy and her research (in Dutch)

Mei Nelissen has won the Utrecht preliminary round for the Woman in the Media Award 2023. This puts her in contention for the national award. Votes can be cast until 1 March. The election results will be announced on Friday 8 March at Instituut Beeld en Geluid in Hilversum.

Vote for Mei

Nelissen is doing doctoral research at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and the Department of Earth Sciences (Faculty of Geosciences). She finds it important to share her research in an accessible way with the widest possible audience, including through newspapers, radio and TV. More info on this can be found on her own website meinelissen.nl.

Diversity

The Woman in the Media Award is an initiative of Vaker in the Media, a platform that links journalists and experts to promote diversity in the media.