Mijke Slot

Dr. Mijke Slot is a lecturer in the Department of Media & Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam and a researcher at the Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication, and Culture (ERMeCC). Her research interests encompass new media, media user activities, online creativity, the future of journalism, and serious games. Recently, she co-authored a report examining the talent needs of game companies within the serious game sector in Rotterdam. Dr. Slot is currently involved in a two-year research project titled "Do We Have a Click?" which explores the digital relationship between Dutch journalists and their audiences, focusing on how online technologies influence this relationship and how it can be improved. She develops and teaches courses in the International Bachelor Communication and Media, as well as in the Master's programs in Media & Culture and Media & Business, covering topics such as social media and the impacts of communication technologies. In recognition of her teaching excellence, she was awarded the Erasmus University teaching prize in 2015.