Dortmund as a site for research
In addition to the the 17 departments and the Central Scientific Institutions of the university, but also the institutes affiliated with or connected to TU Dortmund University provide an excellent environment for research in Dortmund.
Scientific institutions in Dortmund
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology (MPI)
The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology (MPI) is one of the world’s leading research institutions in the life sciences. Here, basic biological processes such as cell division, signal transduction in cells and the mode of action of medically relevant biomolecules are investigated (institute connected to TU Dortmund University).
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow und Logistics (IML)
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) is Europe's first address for the development and application of new internal and external logistics solutions (institute connected to TU Dortmund University).
Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering (ISST)
The Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering (ISST) designs and develops IT solutions for distributed, complex and interacting IT systems for healthcare, logistics and industry (institute connected to TU Dortmund University).
Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS)
The Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS) develops analytical methods and combines them into new high-performance measurement strategies for health research. The aim is to develop analytical technologies for precision medicine tailored to individual patients in order to improve the prevention, diagnosis and (personalized) treatment diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Translation into the clinic is the focus of the institute's applied basic research (affiliated institute of TU Dortmund University).
Leibniz Institute for Labor Research at TU Dortmund University (IfADo)
The Leibniz Institute for Work Research at TU Dortmund University (IfADo) researches the potential and risks of modern work from the workplace to the individual cell, thus improving design of work (affiliated institute of TU Dortmund University).
Leibniz Institute for Work Research at the TU Dortmund University
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) conducts research and development in the field of safety and health at work, promotes the transfer of knowledge into practice, advises policy makers and carries out official tasks – in hazardous substances legislation, in product safety and in the health data archive (institute connected to TU Dortmund University).
Other institutes affiliated with or connected to TU Dortmund University
The Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP), founded in 2019, aims to investigate and develop the technical foundations and interdisciplinary aspects of IT security and privacy (institute connected to TU Dortmund University).
The ILS, a member of the Johannes Rau Research Foundation NRW, also provides advice on the future-oriented development of cities on the basis of its own spatial scientific basic research (institute connected to TU Dortmund University).
INVITE GmbH is a public-private partnership between TU Dortmund University and Bayer Technology Services GmbH as well as the University of Dusseldorf (institute connected to TU Dortmund University).
The competence fields “technical logistics” and “information logistics” at TU Dortmund University are concentrated on the LogistikCampus. In cooperation with the Fraunhofer IML, an interdisciplinary research center for logistics with scientific and technical know-how has been established here (institute connected to TU Dortmund University).
The DIS is dedicated to the research and teaching of civic art (affiliated institute of TU Dortmund University).
The Archive of Architecture NRW preserves collections from the fields of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and urban planning as well as civil engineering in North Rhine-Westphalia. The TU Dortmund University is a professional partner of the association.
The FfG investigates demographic developments and design options of an aging society in a scientific, interdisciplinary and application-oriented manner (affiliated institute of TU Dortmund University).