Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

As a physics graduate with an interest in data, the projects I get given are often chosen to suit me. A good portion of my week involves analysis of data to aide process improvement and increase the productivity and quality of our output in the factory.

I am currently involved with a number of longer term projects. This includes the installation of a large data monitoring system in one of our departments to track process parameters and help increase the productivity and quality of the casting process.

Alongside larger projects, I also spend a couple of days a week with ongoing tasks. This includes helping to maintain the quality management system, conduct audits and validations and provide quality engineering support for our products.

I graduated in July 2017, went home to Wales, had time off and travelled a bit until September 2017. I then moved back to Sheffield when I started at Orchid and I've been here since.

I'm very curious and I love to learn new things, having had a year away from education I can see myself going back to university and studying for a masters either part time or full time in the future.

I would say Physics gives you a wide range of skills and opportunities. I know people that I graduated with that are now working in all sorts of interesting areas from teaching to web design.