Leibniz Institute for Labor Research
| Leibniz Institute for Labor Research at the Technical University of Dortmund IfADo |
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| Category: | research Institute |
| Carrier: | Research company for occupational physiology and occupational safety |
| Legal form of the carrier: | registered association |
| Seat of the wearer: | Dortmund |
| Membership: | Leibniz Association |
| Facility location: | Dortmund |
| Type of research: | application-oriented basic research |
| Subjects: | Work sciences , ergonomics , psychology , neurosciences , immunology , toxicology , occupational medicine |
| Basic funding: | Federal government (50%), states (50%) |
| Management: | Jan G. Hengstler |
| Employee: | approx. 220 |
| Annotation: | Affiliated institute , joint appointments with TU Dortmund University |
| Homepage: | www.ifado.de |
The Leibniz Institute for Labor Research at the Technical University of Dortmund (IfADo) is a non-university research institution based in Dortmund . It deals with the challenges of modern work environments. The focus of the work is on the research of basic life functions and processes, the assessment of health risks as well as the performance and health-promoting design and optimization of work tasks and work environments. It is as an affiliated institute of the University of Dortmund affiliated and member of the Leibniz Association .
history
Today's Leibniz Institute for Work Research at TU Dortmund University has its origins in the “Institute for Work Physiology” in Berlin , which was founded on March 19, 1912 and belongs to the Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Science . The task of this institute, which began its work in 1913, was "the scientific research into the physiology , pathology and hygiene of mental and physical work". The first director from 1913 to 1926 was Max Rubner , who held a chair at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin . This institute was moved to Dortmund in 1929 because of the close proximity of the steel and mining industry . After the Max Planck Society was founded in 1948 as the successor organization to the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, the institute was continued under the name “Max Planck Institute for Occupational Physiology”.
In 1967 the research focus of the Max Planck Institute was shifted to the field of systems physiology and today's "Institute for Work Research" was spun off under the name "Institute for Work Physiology at the University of Dortmund". Since 1969 the "Research Society for Occupational Physiology and Occupational Safety" has been the sponsor of this research facility. The founding members of the supporting association were the state of North Rhine-Westphalia , the Max Planck Society , the University of Dortmund and the city of Dortmund , as well as the IHK in Dortmund, the DGB , the DAG and the BDA .
In 1977 the Institute for Occupational Physiology was one of a total of 46 research institutions that were included in the so-called “ Blue List ”, and was thus one of the first institutions to be jointly funded by the federal government and the states under the conditions of Article 91b of the Basic Law .
On November 1, 2007, due to the name change of the University of Dortmund, the name was changed to "Institute for Occupational Physiology at the Technical University of Dortmund" and on January 1, 2009 the name was changed to "Leibniz Institute for Labor Research at the Technical University of Dortmund" to emphasize the membership in the Leibniz Association and to express the multidisciplinary character of the institute through the more general term “labor research”. The abbreviation "IfADo" was retained.
WHO Collaborating Center
From April 1, 1987 to February 13, 2020, IfADo worked together with the World Health Organization as the “WHO Collaborating Center for Occupational Health” (OCH CC).
tasks
The central core topics are:
- The working person in technical environments
- Challenge work and age
- External and internal factors of well-being and performance at work
- Safe handling of chemicals in modern working environments
The institute was last subjected to an evaluation by the Senate of the Leibniz Association in 2017 . An independent, international and technically relevant group of experts was set up for the assessment. In their report, the activities of the institute are described as follows:
“The IfADo spans an impressive range from basic research to application-oriented work to diverse and very popular consulting services. The combination of ergonomic, life and behavioral approaches and methods is unique in Europe. "
financing
According to the financing model of the so-called Blue List institutions , half of the institute is financed from funds from the federal government and the federal states in the form of deficit financing. The federal portion is funded by the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS), three quarters of the state portion is borne by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia . The remaining quarter of the country share is divided among all countries according to the Königstein key . Overall, the institute has a total budget of around 13 million euros including third-party funds.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Report of the Senate Committee Evaluation of the Leibniz Association from November 28, 2017 (PDF file on the Senate Statements page on Leibniz Association institutions )
- ↑ Gunther Lehmann: History of the Max Planck Institute for Occupational Physiology , 1961 (PDF; 11.3 MB)
- ↑ Entry at the World Health Organization
- ^ Info page of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- ↑ Senate position name November 28, 2017 with attachments. (PDF) Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
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