Catching up in the Chemist’s Kitchen

The Kitchen Chemist has just returned from New Zealand. It took a couple of years to get there as they closed the borders during the pandemic. I was there on an Erskine Fellowship to teach at the University of Canterbury The slideshow below shows some of the places I managed to visit and sights we saw. These include the West […]

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Kitchen Chemistry is back in action

This year Kitchen Chemistry has started emerging again after all the restrictions on travel an gatherings. The majority of bookings are made almost a year in advance so it takes a little while to gain momentum again. I have, however, had some things to do in the meantime. The first was an online presentation to the a University of the […]

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Scifest 2019

This year Scifrest Africa made sure that it celebrated the International Year of the Periodic Table. Not only did they construct a giant illuminated periodic table, but also there were a number of lectures on the programme about the periodic table. As Curator I was able to have some influence on the programme, but I was involved with workshops, as […]

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Scifest Africa 2018

The Kitchen Chemist was once again busy at Scifest Africa this year. Although the theme was Innovation 4.0 there was little change to the shows and workshops that the Kitchen Chemist was involved in. Nor was there much time to see the delights of the rest of the Festival.

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Scifest Africa 2017

Well I’m safely back from another hectic couple of weeks at Scifest Africa, the South African National Science Festival. In addition to Scifest itself I was involved in outreach at schools in Uitenhage and Grahamstwon, the iRhini township festival, the Department of Education in Port Elizabeth and also did some work with Johnson Matthey in Germiston. The highlight had to be my spot […]

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What’s in store

The remainder of the year is looking exciting for the Kitchen Chemist. In addition to the local appearances there is a return to South Africa with Kitchen Chemistry: Seconds, a return to “where science lives” in November and a mini-tour of the South West in December.

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Why is 175 so important to the RSC this year?

If you have anything to do with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) you will have noticed that the number 175 features heavily this year. We have 175 Faces of Chemistry, 175 Minutes of Chemistry and the give-away 175 Anniversary Exhibition. Yes, the oldest chemical society in the world is 175 years old this year.

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Looking forward, looking back.

Time to review the last year and take a look at what is in store for this one. In addition to my two regular South Africa trips I was able to do something especially exciting last year. In addition there is a (nearly) all new Kitchen Chemistry for this year.

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