Vedrana Šimičević is an award-winning freelance Croatian journalist and editor who specialises in science, environment, climate and investigative stories. Her articles appeared in National Geographic, BBC Future, Science, New Scientist, Physics Today, The BMJ, Horizon magazine and Balkan Insight, among others.

She is a two-time recipient of the Croatian national award "Velebitska degenija" for the best environmental protection story, and she has won several international journalistic grants, including the Balkan Fellowship for journalistic excellence, the Reporters in the Field grant, and Journalismfund investigative grants. She is a FRONTIERS science journalism initiative fellow.

In her science communication courses, Vedrana teaches scientists how to efficiently communicate science to the public and the media.