Media and Public Outreach

I was selected as one of the BBC's Expert Women.

I had the honour to have my portrait sketched for the Royal Society exhibit about women in science (Summer 2013).

I was selected as one of the "10 Personalities of the year 2013" by newspaper P3 (Jornal Público) (December 2013).

I was selected as one of "11 Portuguese out of time" by Jornal Público (March 2015).

I was selected as one of the "Women in Science" by the Portuguese Agency of Science and Technology Ciência Viva (March 2016).

I was a TEDxPorto speaker (April 2017).

I was selected as one of the "8 Women in STEM who are changing the space game" by American magazine Bustle (February 2018).

I was mentioned as one of the world's leading specialists in astrobiology by Portuguese Magazine Executiva (April 2018).

I received a Barbie Award 2018 on the International Girl Child Day, for being an inspiration to girls ([1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]). This is part of a worldwide project by Mattel that aims to identify women who can be role models for future women (October 2018).

My Twitter account is @ZitaMartins

My work has appeared on TV, Radio, Newspapers and Magazines, and I have given public talks in Museums, Festivals and Schools. Recent activities include:

2019

Dinheiro Vivo

Public talk for the Frontier Knowledge initiative, programme Santander Universidades, Nova School of Business and Economics (SBE)

Rádio Renascença

DN Insider

1864 (Diário de Notícias)

2018

SIC (Admirável Mundo Novo)

DN Insider

Marte 2030

Diário de Notícias

Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva de Aveiro

Os Dias do Futuro (Antena 1)

Expresso

5ª edição da Conferência de Professores EspAciais, ESERO Portugal

Event of Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos "O Trabalho dá que pensar"

Diário de Notícias
Marketeer

Expresso

2ª Academia de Verão de Aprendizagem e Olimpíadas Científicas

Observador Newspaper

Public talk at Book Fair Braga 2018

Observador Newspaper

Visit to school "Escola Básica do 1º Ciclo com Jardim de Infância do Agrupamento de Escolas de Idães" (Portugal). This was part of the eTwinning project "Is the scientist a woman or a man?".

Opening text for the newsletter of the Global Portuguese Scientists (GPS) with the title ?O desafio do sistema científico português?.

Moderated a panel on "What is the school? Diversity of learning, people, styles, cultures ..." at the II Meeting of School Flexibility Projects (Portugal), accredited by the Scientific and Pedagogical Council of Continuing Vocational Training (CCPFC / ACC-100443/18).

Public talk at the Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium - Centro Ciência Viva.

Falar Global (min. 11:40)

Mulheres na Ciência, evento organizado pelo Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Centro Ciência Viva

Revista Visão

"Conversa com..." inserido no HAC de Aprendizagem Científica, to fulfil the intellectual and creative potential of high-school students.

Festival Antena 2 Explorar o Universo - Viver Fora da Terra (Video)

Chicas Poderosas (Antena 3)

Os Dias do Futuro (Antena 1)

2017

TEDxPorto

BBC Radio 4 show "Silicon - The World's Building Block" (min. 22:50)

Expresso