News
In this section are listed news about important publications, research projects and events.

Research
Doctorate successfully completed and defended
On June 24, 2024, Christine Hucke successfully defended her dissertation on "Neural Correlates of Intranasal Trigeminal Stimulation: The Network and Dynamics of Bimodal Odor Processing" at the Ruhr University Bochum.

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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.

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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.

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FELICE-Update: Risk Assessment
When developing a collaborative system with different interacting entities, it is important to assess where risks to health and safety may arise. As part of the FELICE project, IfADo researchers are tackling this task by assessing, categorizing and evaluating …

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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.

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Prof. Dr. Michael Nitsche receives honorary doctorate
Prof. Dr. Michael Nitsche, Scientific Director of the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), was awarded an honorary doctorate for his research work by the University of Hasselt (Belgium) on May 28. He researches …

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Presentation of the Biomedicine Sponsorship Awards Dortmund
On May 29, the “Verein zur Förderung der biomedizinischen und klinischen Forschung e.V.” (Association for the Promotion of Biomedical and Clinical Research) presented this year's awards for biomedicine. A total of five scientists from Dortmund research …

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Diversity Day 2024
As a member of the "Charta der Vielfalt" (Diversity Charter), it is important at IfADo to foster a spirit of cooperation characterized by mutual respect and appreciation. Research at IfADo is an international team effort, which was celebrated on Diversity Day. …

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City cycling 2024 - IfADo cycles almost 3000 km
IfADo researchers once again took part in city cycling in 2024. The aim of the campaign is to cycle as many everyday journeys as possible within 21 days.