NST Scanning Electron Microscope sessions
The last week in May 2025 saw the launch of our Trust-wide scanning electron microscope sessions. The microscope is provided as a loan scheme part of a collaboration between the Institute for Research in Schools, The Royal Microscopical Society, The Natural History Museum, Hitachi High Technologies and Oxford Instruments.
What is the Hitachi Global STEM Outreach project?
The Hitachi Global STEM Outreach Project portable SEM is available for schools to use for FREE for up to half a term. The scheme includes:
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Free loan of the portable SEM for up to half a term
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Full training and support
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Materials to assist with teaching and training
Learn more here.
Thirty pupils from Roscoe Primary School and thirty from New Park Primary School enjoyed a session using the scanning electron microscope, learning to move samples, focus and adjust brightness, and how to capture their images. They also used the Liverpool Life Sciences UTC's own dissecting microscopes. They observed specimens such as a flies, butterflies, crystals and fossils, noticing how the SEM has much higher magnification and resolution than the light microscopes. The children had a brilliant time, and will hopefully remember these experiences for a long time.