Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), established in 1831, is a member of the TU9 alliance of leading technical universities. LUH offers a broad academic portfolio across ten faculties, covering engineering, natural sciences, humanities, law, and economics. With approximately 28,000 students—including a substantial international community—LUH fosters a vibrant and globally connected academic environment.
Renowned for its dedication to interdisciplinary research and innovation, LUH actively addresses global challenges through sustainable and responsible scientific solutions. Its historic main campus, centred around the iconic Welfenschloss palace, provides a dynamic learning, discovery, and collaboration setting. The university offers extensive programs, including numerous English-language courses, which attract students and researchers worldwide and contribute to its inclusive academic culture.
LUH's Faculty of Natural Sciences, through the Institute of Earth System Sciences, conducts cutting-edge research at the intersection of geosciences, plant sciences, and microbiology. The institute is equipped with comprehensive facilities for biogeochemical soil analysis, including:
- Two IRMS units with four different peripheral instruments
- Scanning Electron Microscopy with EDX (SEM-EDX)
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
- X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
- Three Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry systems (GC-MS)
- HYPOROP, CHNS and TOC analysers
- FT-IR and BET analysers
- Ion Chromatography (IC), zeta potential analyser, plate reader
- Hyperspectral analysis, micro-CT (µC
- General instrumentation for soil analysis, as well as greenhouses and climate chambers
For microbiological soil research, LUH also provides access to the Institute of Microbiology's advanced laboratories, which support a wide array of experimental and analytical capabilities.