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On March 31, 2023, the Department of Chemistry held a mentorship seminar for final year students on 'Preparedness for the Job Market'. They were taken through CV and cover letter writing, smart preparation for an interview, as well as interpersonal relationships. The event was held at Millenium Hall 1 and was attended by well over 100 final-year students. It was facilitated by Mr. Brian Maghanga, Export Sales Manager, Zena Energy, Ms. Margaret Wacera, HR Manager, Naturesurf Systems Ltd, and Ms. Lucy Kamau, Assistant Dean of Students, FST-UoN.

The Department of Chemistry received a potentiostat on February 2023 from Programme Migration and Diaspora of GIZ in their support to Dr. Fredrick Mwazighe as a returning expert from Germany. The Ivium potentiostat (Vertex.1A.EIS) with capability for impedance spectroscopy, in addition to the basic electrochemical techniques, is an important addition to the Department’s research capacity.

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