International Conference on Education in Chemistry, 2014

By Simon Lancaster2015-01-20T13:20:00

Simon Lancaster reports on his visit to ICEC-2014 in Mumbai

The Royal Society of Chemistry has a strong and growing presence in India, with a busy regional office in Bengaluru. Their education coordinator, Ershad Abubacker works closely with Indian organisations and with generous funding from Yusuf Hamied on teacher training initiatives.

So, when the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education in Mumbai and the Association of Chemistry Teachers began to organise the second International Conference on Education in Chemistry they naturally asked the RSC to sponsor a speaker. President of the RSC’s Education Division, Gareth Price was generous enough to suggest me.

A role as an ambassador for the Royal Society of Chemistry? A ‘minded’ free trip to one of the most extraordinary countries on Earth? A platform to talk about how technology can help facilitate engagement among our students? Yes, please.

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