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The Kenya National NMR Centre (KNMRC) based  at the Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Kenya, is hosting a hands-on NMR training workshop 31st  July 2023 to 4th  August 2023. This workshop is sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry/Pan African Chemistry Network and is aimed at enhancing the capabilities of Kenyan scientists in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopic techniques.

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The Department of Chemistry has organized a seminar on Innovations to be held on Friday 24th February 2023 from 9am-12pm in Room 119. The title of the presentation is Robotics and Automation of Laboratory Experiments using locally available materials by Dr. Joseph Mwaniki. The presenter will be showcasing his six(6) innovations showcased during the Kenya Innovation Week which was held on 6th December 2022 at Sarit Center, in Westlands, Nairobi.

UoN Alumni Association Scholarship Fund is a program that provides University Scholarships and Mentorship to academically gifted but financially disadvantaged students undertaking their undergraduate courses at the University of Nairobi.  

Erasmus Mundus is a European Union programme that supports joint Masters Degree. It aims at enhancing the visibilty & attractiveness of European Higher Education in third world coutries by fostering cooperation between higher education institution & academic staff.

The Department of Chemistry organized for a five day workshop/seminar from November 14th-18th 2022 under the Theme: The Electrochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications in Sensing, Energy Production and Storage. This workshop was sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry/Pan African Chemistry Network.

This year, Kenya marked the 10th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action that takes place in the last week of October since 2013 under the leadership of UNEP and the World Health Organization. The activities for the 10th Edition were organized by the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Nairobi and spearheaded by Dr. Faridah Hussein Were who is an Advisory Council Member of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint. The main sponsor of these activities was Basco Paints Products.

This year, Kenya will be joining the Global Community in marking the 10th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (ILLPWA), between the 23rd and the 29th of October 2022 under the leadership of UNEP and the World Health Organization.

The focus this year’s is Enhancing Efforts Towards the Elimination of Lead Paints

The KNMRC based at the Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi is hosting its 2nd Hands-on NMR training workshop from 4th-7th  October 2022. KNMRC was established with the funding received from National Research Fund(NRF).

The training workshop is sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry/Pan African Chemistry Network(PACN) with the aim of enhancing the capabilities of Kenyan Scientists in NMR techniques. 12 participants from different universities & research institutions were selected from over 70 applications received.

The Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi through the African Research Initiative for
Scientific Excellence (ARISE) Project is recruiting 2 M.Sc. students, 1 Ph. D student and a
laboratory technician as outlined below;

TWO(2) MSC PROJECTS IN CHEMISTRY