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Marta Espar

I went into science journalism by chance. Now, I love this job, which I’ve been doing now for over 15 years. Telling people's stories makes me feel good because information allows us to make the right decisions. With a background in clinical psychology, I especially like reporting on health, education and gender topics and you can find my clippings here

I currently write for the Catalan newspaper ARA and for the Spanish newspaper La Marea, as well as directing and writing scripts for the educational videos on the Xplorehealth.eu website and for other scientific institutions in Spain. 

I graduated in psychology from the University of Barcelona and in Journalism from the University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. At the beginning of my career I spent four years working for the Spanish national television channel TVE in Berlin, Germany, and on the German television channel Deutsche Welle-Berlin. From 2003 until 2011, I specialised in reporting on health and science issues and I contributed freelance articles to the health pages of the Spanish national broadsheet El Pais.

In 2011, Random House Mondadori published my book Los secrets de un parto feliz, which is based on a series of interviews with leading childbirth professionals about medical assistance during labour in Spain.

I love languages and am fluent in English, German, French and Italian, as well as my native tongues Catalan and Spanish. 

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19 May 2015
Interviews
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Ecocities
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Involving all the players in a comprehensive retrofitting project from the start, an approach known as Integrated Project Delivery, could be the key to its success

21 Nov 2014
Interviews
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24 Oct 2014
Interviews
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A new project explores a new path to reduce energy consumption by combining latest sustainable building technologies in public buildings

28 Aug 2014
Interviews
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Citizens living in near-zero energy districts will make significant savings and benefit from an increased comfort in their homes

31 Jul 2014
Ecocities
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Zero-energy districts are the only possible future for European cities, as costs associated with palliating the effects of climate change soar, but there are many challenges ahead

31 Jul 2014
Ecobuildings
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Energy generation and management technologies are both essential to optimise energy efficiency when designing new buildings 

14 Jul 2014
Genetics
Renewed hope for gene therapy in rare diseaseRenewed hope for gene therapy in rare disease

New virus serotypes are safely used as ‘DNA transporters’ to successfully deliver genes to deficient cells. 

01 Jul 2014
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