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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