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Work & health

Avoiding health risks and injuries at the workplace or place of study as well as protecting and shaping our environment are important concerns of TU Dresden and significant contributions to maintaining physical, mental and social health.

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News

Sep 11, 2023

TU Dresden on course to become a Healthy University: Student health management launched

The picture is a collage with four different scenes depicting children's activities. In the centre is the orange lettering ‘REIN INS ABENTEUER!’. Top left: An indoor sports scenario with a red cone decorated with green accessories. A child in sportswear can be seen moving in the background. Top right: Two children in white lab coats and safety goggles working on an experiment. They are using petri dishes and various scientific utensils. Bottom left: A group of four children looking at and working on a technical object (such as a small model or machine) together. Bottom right: A laughing child in warm winter clothes, a fur hat and a yellow coat, standing in a snowy landscape. The collage gives an impression of the wide range of leisure and educational activities on offer, which include sporting, scientific, technical and playful activities. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Dec 13, 2024

Childcare during the winter vacations 2025: Into the adventure

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Nov 26, 2024

TK-StudyGuide: free webinars to expand your skills and strengthen your health in the winter semester 24/25

Upcoming events

Jan 7 2025

Shopping tips in English

Handling Emotions (in English)

Jan 22 2025

Grenzen ziehen und sich vor Stress schützen

Jan 23 2025

Setting Boundaries and Protecting from Stress (in English)

Services for members of staff

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Physical health

To ensure that everyone can work and study in a healthy and risk-free environment, TU Dresden offers comprehensive advice and support services. In addition to the prevention of work-related health problems and occupational illnesses, the focus is on promoting personal health and healthy teamwork.

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Mental health

We have a wide range of mental health services designed to offer our staff help and support in difficult times, including programs which promote well-being. We attach great importance to preventative measures such as mindfulness and stress reduction. We also provide confidential sessions where individual health problems such as sleep disorders, addiction, anxiety or depression can be discussed.

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Social health

Diversity, family-friendliness, accessibility and inclusion aren't just buzzwords for us – they are essential values of our university culture. This is why health management at TU Dresden also offers services designed to promote social interaction, improve everyday working life, and increase the well-being of all staff members. Because social life also plays a decisive role in a holistic approach to health.

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Health at work

To ensure healthy working conditions, we focus on promoting occupational health and safety as well as environmental protection. This includes accessible and environmentally friendly campus design as well as the workspaces themselves. A healthy working environment also includes equal opportunities, a good work-life balance, healthy leadership and appreciation for everyone.
In addition to these framework conditions, TU Dresden provides numerous services in physical, mental and social health that can be used by all our members to promote health and prevent illness.

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Occupational Health Services

Cooperation

Unit Safety at work, Radiation Protection Office, Environment and environmental management, Teaching enter for well-being and movement, Staff council, Represention of staff with severe disabilities

Concept

Occupational health and safety in Germany and the cooperation between the stakeholders are anchored and defined in numerous laws, regulations and ordinances. Comprehensive occupational health and safety measures are taken to integrate and ensure the participation of people with disabilities at TU Dresden, in particular to make workplaces and the working environment barrier-free. In the context of the reintegration of employees with long-term or recurrent illnesses, TUD has agreed on a standardized procedure together with its interest groups.