We are responsible for computer operations in the departments of psychology and sports science, mathematics and computer science, the ZHL and the university sports operating unit, at least initially as a contact person. Any questions you have regarding computers and their operation should be addressed to us first - we will deal with most of them directly and forward the rest to the appropriate authority.
The staffing in numbers: Half a research assistant, seven technical employees, seven trainees (IT specialists in the area of system integration) and a few student assistants.
The management is the responsibility of Dr. Dietmar Lammers, Gerrit Schwerdt is deputy manager and managing director.
The basic idea when setting up the IVVs was that the central IT (CIT) was too far away and the organizational structure was too inflexible for the problems on site in the facilities, and on the other hand the working groups and smaller institutes did not have any staff available for IT administration and cannot ensure that their equipment meets current security requirements and fits sensibly into a larger IT concept in which synergy effects can be used.
The IVVs step into this intermediate space, spatially through their location in the departments and organizationally as smaller and more flexible units compared to the CIT.
The focus of IVV work is therefore clear:
We have described the main specific services of IVV5 in more detail on our service page.
In the workstation area, there was a long-standing collaboration between the two former departments of mathematics and psychology. Since both were too small for an IVV and the differences were intended to create interesting and productive synergies, the Department of Psychology and the Department of Mathematics concluded a cooperation agreement in 1997 to establish a joint IVV.
In February 2001, the previously IVV-less university sports operating unit also joined this IVV - among other things because of its close connection to sports science, which now forms a joint department with the former psychology department and is also looked after by the IVV. Shortly after the ZHL was founded, it joined too, because the cooperation with the FB07.
The best way to reach us during our hotline hours (Mon-Thurs from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Fridays until 3:30 pm) is using an email to our ticket system. But you can also call us (31311) or meet us personally. The currently open service offices can be found in the menu on the IVV5 homepage, an overview of the opening hours and locations can be found here.