Front view of the institute

The core topics of our research work are

  • The working person in technical environments
  • The challenge of work and ageing
  • External and internal factors for well-being and performance
  • Safe handling of chemicals

The research areas at IfADo are:

News

Marie Beaupain at the Science Slam

Event

Flashes of inspiration with Marie Beaupain - IfADo researcher at the DGN Science Slam

Neurology PhD student Marie Beaupain wowed the audience at the German Neurological Society's "Geistesblitze" science slam at the Volksbühne Berlin. In her presentation "Dopamine and electric shocks - it's getting stimulating for the brain", she spoke about …
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Research

Data standard for nanosafety research data published on ‘FAIRsharing.org’

Partners of the LRA Advanced Materials Safety, of which IfADo is a member, have published the results of one of their collaborations, a data guideline for description of research data called Minimum Information Table for the Safety of Engineered Nanomaterials …
Melinda Sabo

Ergonomics

Successfully defended: New PhD at IfADo

Melinda Sabo successfully defended her dissertation at Ruhr-Universität Bochum on January 25. The cognitive scientist has been working as a research assistant at IfADo in the Department of Ergonomics since 2020.

Events

After an extended summer break, we are finally relaunching our colloquium talk series. What started as an adaption to the circumstances during the pandemic, has turned out to be an excellent opportunity to engage in scientific exchange with scientist from all over the world.
Alternative models for animal experiments

IfADo is funded jointly by: