diff --git a/frontend/src/Layout.tsx b/frontend/src/Layout.tsx
index 26392f49..4910684a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Layout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Layout.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const Layout = () => {
       <Navbar
         logo="theme"
         containerWidth={false}
-        position="static"
+        position="sticky"
         leftSlot={
           <Stack
             direction="row"
diff --git a/frontend/unified/src/App.tsx b/frontend/unified/src/App.tsx
index 9a832ad6..d70b58f2 100644
--- a/frontend/unified/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/unified/src/App.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ import { ChevronsLeft, List, Table } from "lucide-react";
 
 import WorkflowsDataFetcher from "./components/WorkflowsDataFetcher/WorkflowsDataFetcher";
 
-import { Beamline, WorkflowsViewMode, InstrumentSession } from "./types";
+import {
+  Beamline,
+  WorkflowsViewMode,
+  InstrumentSession,
+  ScanNodeProcessed,
+} from "./types";
 import {
   apolloClientWorkflows,
   apolloClientUlimsScans,
@@ -22,7 +27,10 @@ type AppProps = {
 };
 
 export const App: React.FC<AppProps> = ({ session }: AppProps) => {
-  const [selectedScanIds, setSelectedScanIds] = useState<number[]>([]);
+  const [selectedScanIds, setSelectedScanIds] = useState<ScanNodeProcessed[]>(
+    []
+  );
+
   const [showParamConfigDrawer, setShowParamConfigDrawer] =
     useState<boolean>(false);
   const [workflowsViewMode, setWorkflowsViewMode] = useState<WorkflowsViewMode>(
@@ -48,7 +56,7 @@ export const App: React.FC<AppProps> = ({ session }: AppProps) => {
   }, [sessionRef]);
 
   return (
-    <Box sx={{ display: "flex" }}>
+    <Box sx={{ display: "flex", height: "100%" }}>
       <Drawer
         variant="permanent"
         sx={{
@@ -63,8 +71,8 @@ export const App: React.FC<AppProps> = ({ session }: AppProps) => {
         <ApolloProvider client={apolloClientUlimsScans}>
           <Sidebar
             sessionRef={sessionRef}
-            scanIds={selectedScanIds}
-            updateSelectedScanIds={setSelectedScanIds}
+            scanData={selectedScanIds}
+            updateScanData={setSelectedScanIds}
           />
         </ApolloProvider>
       </Drawer>
@@ -84,17 +92,18 @@ export const App: React.FC<AppProps> = ({ session }: AppProps) => {
                 visit={selectedVisit}
                 beamline={beamline}
                 startTime={session.startTime}
-                scanIds={selectedScanIds}
+                scanIds={selectedScanIds.map((x) => x.scanNumber)}
               />
             </ApolloProvider>
           </Suspense>
         </Box>
       </Drawer>
-      <Box sx={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
+      <Box sx={{ flexGrow: 1, overflow: "auto" }}>
         <ApolloProvider client={apolloClientWorkflows}>
           <WorkflowsDataFetcher
             visit={selectedVisit}
             workflowsViewMode={workflowsViewMode}
+            scanData={selectedScanIds}
           />
         </ApolloProvider>
       </Box>
diff --git a/frontend/unified/src/beamline.config.ts b/frontend/unified/src/beamline.config.ts
index a6c8f774..9398ecc0 100644
--- a/frontend/unified/src/beamline.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/unified/src/beamline.config.ts
@@ -138,9 +138,25 @@ const BEAMLINE_CONFIG: BeamlineConfig[] = [
     scanRequest: (v) => v.data?.scan_parameters?.scan_request,
     components: [
       {
-        title: "Sample name",
-        getter: (v) => v.data?.sample_information?.name,
-        formatter: FORMATTER.NONE,
+        groupTitle: "Experiment",
+        children: [
+          {
+            title: "Sample name",
+            getter: (v) => v.data?.sample_information?.name,
+            formatter: FORMATTER.NONE,
+          },
+          {
+            title: "Experiment type",
+            getter: (v) => {
+              const req = v?.scanRequest?.processingRequest?.request;
+              if (req) {
+                return Object.keys(req);
+              }
+              return null;
+            },
+            formatter: (v) => v.join(", "),
+          },
+        ],
       },
       {
         groupTitle: "Times",
diff --git a/frontend/unified/src/components/MetadataDisplay.tsx b/frontend/unified/src/components/MetadataDisplay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db838ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/unified/src/components/MetadataDisplay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import { Typography, Stack, Skeleton, Grid } from "@mui/material";
+import type { ScanNodeProcessed } from "../types";
+import { getBeamlineConfig, isMetadataComponent } from "../beamline.config";
+
+type MetadataDisplayProp = {
+  selectedScanData: ScanNodeProcessed[];
+  condensed?: boolean;
+};
+export function MetadataDisplay({
+  selectedScanData,
+  condensed,
+}: MetadataDisplayProp) {
+  const firstScan = selectedScanData.at(0);
+
+  if (!firstScan) {
+    return <Typography>No scans selected</Typography>;
+  }
+
+  const schema = firstScan.dataSchema;
+
+  const config = getBeamlineConfig(schema);
+  const title = makeTitle(selectedScanData);
+  const multipleSelected = selectedScanData.length > 1;
+
+  let maxColumns = 1;
+  let components = config?.components;
+  if (condensed) {
+    // If condensed, limit the data display to the first two groups,
+    // and place each group into its own row
+    const columns = config?.components.map((x) => {
+      if (!isMetadataComponent(x)) {
+        return x.children.length;
+      } else {
+        return 1;
+      }
+    });
+    maxColumns = columns ? Math.max(...columns) : 1;
+    components = components?.slice(0, 2);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Stack spacing={2}>
+      <Typography variant="h5">{!title ? <Skeleton /> : title}</Typography>
+      <Grid container spacing={2} columns={maxColumns}>
+        {components &&
+          firstScan &&
+          !multipleSelected &&
+          components.map((x) => {
+            if (isMetadataComponent(x)) {
+              const val = x.getter(firstScan);
+              return (
+                <Grid size={1}>
+                  <SingleMetadata
+                    label={x?.title ? x.title : ""}
+                    value={val ? x.formatter(val) : "-"}
+                  />
+                </Grid>
+              );
+            } else {
+              return (
+                // Draw containers
+                <Grid container spacing={0} size={maxColumns}>
+                  {x.children.map((y) => {
+                    const val = y.getter(firstScan);
+                    return (
+                      <Grid size={1}>
+                        <SingleMetadata
+                          label={y?.title ? y.title : ""}
+                          value={val ? y.formatter(val) : "-"}
+                        />
+                      </Grid>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </Grid>
+              );
+            }
+          })}
+      </Grid>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
+
+type SingleMetadataProp = {
+  label: string;
+  value: string;
+};
+export function SingleMetadata({ label, value }: SingleMetadataProp) {
+  return (
+    <Stack>
+      <Typography
+        variant="overline"
+        color="text.tertiary"
+        sx={{ overflow: "auto" }}
+      >
+        {label}
+      </Typography>
+      <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ overflow: "auto" }}>
+        {value}
+      </Typography>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
+
+export function makeTitle(scanData: ScanNodeProcessed[]): string | null {
+  if (scanData.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  } else if (scanData.length === 1) {
+    const scanNumber = scanData.at(0)?.scanNumber;
+    if (scanNumber) {
+      return `${scanNumber}`;
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
+  } else {
+    return `Selected ${scanData.length} files`;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/unified/src/components/ScanSelector.tsx b/frontend/unified/src/components/ScanSelector.tsx
index 6a44729e..4b8095f3 100644
--- a/frontend/unified/src/components/ScanSelector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/unified/src/components/ScanSelector.tsx
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ const columns = [
 
 type ScanSelectorProp = {
   sessionRef: string;
-  onScanSelect: (scans: ScanNodeProcessed[]) => void;
+  updateScanData: (scans: ScanNodeProcessed[]) => void;
 };
-export function ScanSelector({ sessionRef, onScanSelect }: ScanSelectorProp) {
+export function ScanSelector({ sessionRef, updateScanData }: ScanSelectorProp) {
   const tableContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null); //we can get access to the underlying TableContainer element and react to its scroll events
 
   const FETCH_SIZE = 30;
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export function ScanSelector({ sessionRef, onScanSelect }: ScanSelectorProp) {
     const selectedData = selectedIdx
       .filter((x) => rowSelection[x])
       .map((x) => table.getRow(x).original);
-    onScanSelect(selectedData);
+    updateScanData(selectedData);
 
     // `onScanSelect` should not be placed into dependency list as it causes an infinite loop
   }, [table.getState().rowSelection]);
@@ -244,5 +244,10 @@ export function ScanSelector({ sessionRef, onScanSelect }: ScanSelectorProp) {
     prevDesc.current = isDescSort(sorting);
   }, [sorting, client, fetchMore, sessionRef]);
 
+  // Clear row selection when session ref changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setRowSelection({});
+  }, [sessionRef]);
+
   return <MaterialReactTable table={table} />;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/unified/src/components/ScanSelectorCombined.tsx b/frontend/unified/src/components/ScanSelectorCombined.tsx
index 2ea49883..f9167163 100644
--- a/frontend/unified/src/components/ScanSelectorCombined.tsx
+++ b/frontend/unified/src/components/ScanSelectorCombined.tsx
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ import { Stack, ToggleButtonGroup, ToggleButton } from "@mui/material";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { ScanSelector } from "./ScanSelector";
 import { ScanSelector as ScanSelectorLegacy } from "./ScanSelectorLegacy";
+import { ScanNodeProcessed } from "../types";
 
 type ScanSelectorCombinedProps = {
   sessionRef: string;
-  scanIds: number[];
-  setScanIds: (v: number[]) => void;
+  scanData: ScanNodeProcessed[];
+  updateScanData: (v: ScanNodeProcessed[]) => void;
 };
 export const ScanSelectorCombined = ({
   sessionRef,
-  scanIds,
-  setScanIds,
+  scanData,
+  updateScanData,
 }: ScanSelectorCombinedProps) => {
   const [selectorType, setSelectorType] = useState("legacy");
 
@@ -35,13 +36,33 @@ export const ScanSelectorCombined = ({
       </ToggleButtonGroup>
 
       {selectorType === "new" ? (
-        <ScanSelector
-          onScanSelect={(v) => setScanIds(v.map((x) => x.scanNumber))}
-          sessionRef={sessionRef}
-        />
+        <ScanSelector updateScanData={updateScanData} sessionRef={sessionRef} />
       ) : (
-        <ScanSelectorLegacy scanIds={scanIds} setScanIds={setScanIds} />
+        <ScanSelectorLegacy
+          scanIds={scanData.map((x) => x.scanNumber)}
+          setScanIds={(v) => updateScanData(generateScanData(v))}
+        />
       )}
     </Stack>
   );
 };
+
+// Generates dummy detailed scan data when using the legacy
+// scan selector
+const generateScanData = (scanIds: number[]): ScanNodeProcessed[] => {
+  return scanIds.map((x) => {
+    return {
+      __typename: "Dataset",
+      scanNumber: x,
+      dataSchema: "",
+      description: null,
+      id: -1,
+      title: "Title",
+      beamline: null,
+      startTime: null,
+      endTime: null,
+      scanRequest: null,
+      data: {},
+    };
+  });
+};
diff --git a/frontend/unified/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/unified/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 817b3e63..b6339e8a 100644
--- a/frontend/unified/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/unified/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import { Navbar } from "@diamondlightsource/sci-react-ui";
 import { Box, Typography, Stack } from "@mui/material";
 import { ScanSelectorCombined } from "./ScanSelectorCombined";
+import { ScanNodeProcessed } from "../types";
 
 type SidebarProps = {
-  scanIds: number[];
-  updateSelectedScanIds: (_: number[]) => void;
+  scanData: ScanNodeProcessed[];
+  updateScanData: (_: ScanNodeProcessed[]) => void;
   sessionRef: string;
 };
 
 export const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
-  scanIds,
-  updateSelectedScanIds,
+  scanData,
+  updateScanData,
   sessionRef,
 }: SidebarProps) => {
   return (
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ export const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
         This is to ensure infinite scroll works correctly. */}
         <Box sx={{ height: "100%", minHeight: 0 }}>
           <ScanSelectorCombined
-            scanIds={scanIds}
-            setScanIds={updateSelectedScanIds}
+            scanData={scanData}
+            updateScanData={updateScanData}
             sessionRef={sessionRef}
           />
         </Box>
diff --git a/frontend/unified/src/components/WorkflowsDataFetcher/WorkflowsDataFetcher.tsx b/frontend/unified/src/components/WorkflowsDataFetcher/WorkflowsDataFetcher.tsx
index 322c4de9..e1f8205a 100644
--- a/frontend/unified/src/components/WorkflowsDataFetcher/WorkflowsDataFetcher.tsx
+++ b/frontend/unified/src/components/WorkflowsDataFetcher/WorkflowsDataFetcher.tsx
@@ -5,20 +5,24 @@ import {
   Accordion,
   AccordionDetails,
   AccordionSummary,
+  Box,
   Stack,
   Typography,
 } from "@mui/material";
 import { ChevronDown } from "lucide-react";
 import WorkflowDataViewer from "./WorkflowDataViewer";
 import { WorkflowsList } from "./WorkflowsList/WorkflowsList";
-import { WorkflowsViewMode } from "../../types";
+import { ScanNodeProcessed, WorkflowsViewMode } from "../../types";
+import { MetadataDisplay } from "../MetadataDisplay";
 
 const WorkflowsDataFetcher = ({
   visit,
   workflowsViewMode,
+  scanData,
 }: {
   visit: Visit;
   workflowsViewMode: WorkflowsViewMode;
+  scanData: ScanNodeProcessed[];
 }) => {
   const [selectedWorkflow, setSelectedWorkflow] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -26,33 +30,44 @@ const WorkflowsDataFetcher = ({
     <>
       <Suspense>
         {workflowsViewMode === WorkflowsViewMode.Table ? (
-          <Stack direction="column">
-            <Accordion defaultExpanded>
-              <AccordionSummary id="jobs" expandIcon={<ChevronDown />}>
-                <Typography variant="h5">Jobs</Typography>
-              </AccordionSummary>
-              <AccordionDetails>
-                <JobsTable
+          <Stack display="flex" direction="row">
+            <Box sx={{ p: 2 }} minWidth={250} maxWidth={250}>
+              <MetadataDisplay selectedScanData={scanData} />
+            </Box>
+
+            <Stack display="flex" flexGrow={1} direction="column">
+              <Accordion defaultExpanded>
+                <AccordionSummary id="jobs" expandIcon={<ChevronDown />}>
+                  <Typography variant="h5">Jobs</Typography>
+                </AccordionSummary>
+                <AccordionDetails>
+                  <JobsTable
+                    visit={visit}
+                    selectedWorkflow={selectedWorkflow}
+                    setSelectedWorkflow={setSelectedWorkflow}
+                  />
+                </AccordionDetails>
+              </Accordion>
+              {selectedWorkflow && (
+                <WorkflowDataViewer
                   visit={visit}
                   selectedWorkflow={selectedWorkflow}
-                  setSelectedWorkflow={setSelectedWorkflow}
                 />
-              </AccordionDetails>
-            </Accordion>
-            {selectedWorkflow && (
-              <WorkflowDataViewer
-                visit={visit}
-                selectedWorkflow={selectedWorkflow}
-              />
-            )}
+              )}
+            </Stack>
           </Stack>
         ) : (
           <Stack direction="row" spacing={1}>
-            <WorkflowsList
-              visit={visit}
-              selectedWorkflow={selectedWorkflow}
-              setSelectedWorkflow={setSelectedWorkflow}
-            />
+            <Stack spacing={2}>
+              <Box sx={{ p: 2 }}>
+                <MetadataDisplay condensed selectedScanData={scanData} />
+              </Box>
+              <WorkflowsList
+                visit={visit}
+                selectedWorkflow={selectedWorkflow}
+                setSelectedWorkflow={setSelectedWorkflow}
+              />
+            </Stack>
             {selectedWorkflow && (
               <WorkflowDataViewer
                 visit={visit}