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The Social Research Centre is a scientific institution of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the TU Dortmund University. Our research focuses on social science innovation research and labor research. On the following pages you will find information about our projects, publications and courses.
News from the Social Research Centre
Humanization of technology?
On February 15, 2023, Prof. Weyer will give a lecture at the 2nd SYnENZ Symposium from 6:00 p.m. as part of a public evening event.

New report on the German social innovation ecosystem
On 30 November 2022, the results of the analyses of the German social innovation ecosystem within the framework of the KoSI project were published.

The Social Research Center presents research results from the eLLa4.0 project "Good Leadership and Work in the Sociodigital Transformation" at the 32nd RESER International Conference in Paris
Dr. Ralf Kopp (sfs) contributes to the topic “Ambidextrous Leadership as a service: less hierarchy more co-creation“

Research project on addiction and violence prevention in inpatient care started
Interdisciplinary network develops measures in senior citizen centres with practice partners, funded by vdek

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Location & approach
A2:
Exit 13 (Kreuz Dortmund Nord-Ost), direction Derne/Schwerte (B236), 1st exit direction Dortmund-Eving, next traffic lights turn right (Kemminghauser Str.), after 2.7km turn left (Evinger Str./B 54), after 1.1km traffic lights turn left (Deutsche Straße), after 500m on the left is the Evinger Platz.
A40/B1/A44:
From the Bundesstraße 1 (extension A40 or A44) to the intersection B1/B236 direction Lünen, 3rd exit direction Dortmund-Eving.
A45:
Exit Dortmund Hafen, turn left until the intersection Münsterstraße (B54), direction Eving, after about three kilometers turn into Deutsche Straße.
You can download an enlarged general map here
From Dortmund Airport, it takes just about 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station by AirportExpress and from there to the university by subway (U-Bahn) 41. The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station. From there, you can get directly to Dortmund Central Station.
From Dortmund Central Station, take the U 41 light rail (direction Brambauer / Brechten). The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". The Minister Stein Center is located on the right in the direction of travel of the streetcar.
You can find an overview map here.