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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:

Ergonomics
Immunology
Psychology & Neurosciences
Toxicology

News

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Event

Science with humor - Science Slam 2023

At our first Science Slam at Projektor Dortmund, four IfADo scientists presented their research. Laura-Isabelle Klatt started off by telling the audience about the bouncer in the brain that decides whether what we hear is actually processed. Hannah Schade …
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Research

FELICE H2020 Project: Research Update by IfADo

The IfADo researchers completed a focus group survey to find out what concerns are among workers when collaborating with a mobile robot colleague.
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IfADo

Summer party at IfADo

The IfADo summer party was a complete success. In bright sunshine, numerous employees gathered on the lawn.

Events

BRAINTALKS: An evening about forgetting
BRAINTALKS is where neuroscience meets the Schauspielhaus Bochum. For one evening, the young researchers of the Collaborative Research Center "Extinction Learning" leave their laboratories and join the renowned biopsychologist Onur Güntürkün on the stage couch.
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Advanced Materials Safety 2023
Current and future challenges of advanced materials
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IfADo is funded jointly by:

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