Case Study

Physics Work Inspiration Trip to Malvern Panalytical

On Thursday 23rd May 2024, thirteen 16-19 year old students from a school in Worcestershire joined us at Malvern Panalytical for a Physics-themed Work Inspiration Trip.

The trip started with an engaging presentation introducing the students to STEM and Malvern Panalytical. The group were asked to indicate what they think about science, technology, engineering and maths using red, yellow and green cards. It was explained that Malvern Panalytical works with scientists and companies to create scientific instruments which measure really small things to help with their research. The students were then asked to guess if Malvern Panalytical measures things which are bigger or smaller than a series of things including a cruise ship, a whale, a football, and a microbe.

Next, there was a tour of Malvern Panalytical, where the group were shown the design production lab, engineering design spaces and manufacturing areas, including learning about some of the equipment they use and meeting employees.

A student holds a red laser to a cup of water in the Malvern labs. She has brown hair and is wearing a grey tracksuit.

In the engineering design lab, the students were given the opportunity to do an experiment to measure the size of particles in milk using a laser machine controlled by a robotic arm.

Back in the classroom the group played a laser maze game, moving mirrors to get the laser to bounce onto a certain point.

To round off the trip, the students met a software engineer with autism who spoke about his experience in the workplace.

The students enjoyed the day at Malvern Panalytical, with favourite moments including “Seeing the robot”, “Visiting the Labs” and meeting employees, and "The scattering lasers”.