Núria Jar
Journalist specialised in science, health, and the environment
Núria Jar is a journalist specialising in international information, science, and health. She is currently working in the news services of Catalunya Ràdio but, in the course of her long career, she has also worked with TV3, RAC1, the dailies La Vanguardia and El País, and the magazine Revista 5W, among other media outlets. She was an analogue astronaut on the Hypatia I crew, the first Catalan all-female crew to be selected for a space simulation mission at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the United States. Núria Jar has made numerous podcasts, including the audio series Missió Mart (Mars Mission) and Condició Humana (Human Condition), which can be accessed at the 3Cat platform. She also lectures in Radio Studies in the master’s degree in Scientific, Medical and Environmental Communication at the Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
Update: 12 February 2025