First-year Young Scientists recently visited Pfizer in Little Island to get an insight into the real life contexts of their classroom learning. Students were treated to a tour of the full facility including Pfizer’s very own waste water treatment plant. Here they got to see first-hand the quality assurance tests which are carried out to check the water quality.
Within the QC lab students saw the importance of good record keeping and were thrilled to see some of the separation techniques they had done in the school laboratory being carried out in an industrial lab too. The highlight for some students was getting into the on site fire engine. The first-years were delighted with the visit and can’t wait to see more industrial applications of their classroom learning. A big thank you to Pfizers for being such fantastic hosts on the day.