Research Buildings and Infrastructure

In addition to the buildings for the Centre of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ) and the new Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE) – with their laboratories, equipment and, in particular, clean rooms – which were funded by the state and federal governments, the first phase of the Mechanical Engineering Campus Garbsen has been completed, and the seven institutes of production technology have moved in. In a second phase, seven further buildings for eleven institutes in the fields of energy and process engineering, construction, and development, as well as a research building for the dynamics of energy conversion, are being built on a nine hectare site. The completion of all the buildings is planned for the beginning of the winter semester 2019/20 in October 2019. The total cost of the building projects funded by the state and federal governments is 143 million euros, including initial setup costs.

A research building for the Hannover Institute of Technology (HITec) currently under construction at Leibniz University Hannover will provide a cross-thematic research infrastructure for quantum technologies. Here, scientists in physics, geodesy, and engineering will conduct pure and applied research and develop technology in the areas of quantum physics and geodesy. In addition to the Einstein Elevator, a further development of the traditional drop tower for experiments under zero-gravity conditions, the HiTec building will be home to fibre-draw equipment for the development and production of radiation-resistant optical high-performance fibres.

As a research centre, Hannover benefits from the close cooperation between Leibniz University Hannover and its university and non-university partners. The joint use of buildings and infrastructure is a major advantage here.