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Matthias Jäger – New honorary member of the GfA 2025
The Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.V. (GfA) honours ‘personalities from Germany and abroad who have made outstanding contributions to ergonomics or to the Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft’ with an honorary membership; since its foundation in 1953, …
Carsten Watzl becomes a member of two DFG Senate committees
The Senate of the German Research Foundation (DFG) has elected Prof. Dr. Carsten Watzl, Scientific Director and Head of the Immunology Department at the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment in Dortmund (IfADo), to become a member of the Senate …
Dr. Gitta Heinz from the Leibniz Association visits IfADo
Today, Dr. Gitta Heinz, Scientific Officer of Senate C (Life Sciences) of the Leibniz Association, visited the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment in Dortmund (IfADo) and gained an insight into the interdisciplinary research at the institute.
IfADo passes evaluation with flying colors
The joint federal and state funding of the Leibniz research centre for Working Environment in Dortmund is to be continued. This is the recommendation of the Senate of the Leibniz Association following the conclusion of the regular scientific evaluation. The …
FELICE Update: Evaluation at workstations
IfADo successfully supported the evaluation of the FELICE system at two different workstations. Experienced workers as well as unexperienced workers used the FELICE robot while mounting parts of the car door. The goal of the evaluation was to track the …
State Ministry of Culture and Science visits IfADo
Today, Prof. Dr. Andrea Kienle, Head of the Research Department of the NRW Ministry of Culture and Science since November 2023, visited the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo) together with her colleagues Dr. Christiane …
Gerhard Rinkenauer retires
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rinkenauer, a long-time IfADo employee and head of the work design research group in the Department of Ergonomics, is retiring.
Waves in the head - IfADo at science slam in Braunschweig
IfADo researcher Dr. Laura-Isabelle Klatt performed at a science slam organized by the Braunschweig House of Science at Eventspace 381 on 22 May. She and four other slammers presented their research topics in a relaxed and humorous way.
IfADo at AOK company run 2024
The annual AOK company run took place on June 6 at Phoenix-West, in which two and a half thousand runners took part this year, including 23 IfADo employees.