Rebekka is the Winner of Forsker Grand Prix Bergen 2025
Congratulations to Rebekka Frøystad, PhD candidate at GEO – and to Nina Hecej who made it to the regional final.
Publisert 18. September 2025
Rebekka Frøystad, phd. candidate at Institute of Earth Sciences and the BCCR, gets her name engraved on the rotating trophy of Forsker Grand Prix. Photo: Eivind Senneset/ Forskningsdagene i Bergen
On Wednesday evening, Rebekka Frøystad won the science outreach competition Forsker Grand Prix.
Together with Bjerknes colleague Nina Hecej, also at GEO, and Åshild Johansen from Odontology, Frøystad they competed in the Bergen final heat at HVL Wednesday September 17.
Rebekka frøystad and Åshild Johansen moves on to the national finale next week, 25 September.
From the left: Åshild Johansen, Rebekka Frøystad and Nina Hecej. All photos: Eivind Senneset/ Forskningsdagene i Bergen
The full show is available on Viten TV – in this link.
- See Nina’s landslide presentation at 00:59:00
- See Rebekka’s glacier melt presentation at 01:37:00
Nina Hecej engaged the audience to jump...
... and received a high score from the three judges.
Rebekka Frøystad with her yellow scene-prop balls...
...and received the same score as collague Nina.
Both received high scores the three judges, Bård Fyhn, NHH, Kjetil Dale, TV2 and actor Stine Revheim Svellingen.
They advanced to the final round - Watch their second presentations starting at 02:33:00.
Top score for Rebekka...
...who can lift the trophy in the end
A very happy winner!
Cheering support from the Institute of Earth Science for the Geo girls!
Would you like to participate in the Forsker Grand Prix?
Applications open normally in April, check out the forskningsdagenebergen.com for more