Research Impact Canada (RIC) is a pan-Canadian network of universities committed to maximizing the impact of academic research for the public good in local and global communities. RIC is committed to developing institutional capacities to support creating and assessing impacts of research, scholarship and creative activities by developing and sharing best practices, services and tools.
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Research Impact Canada is growing again!
Research Impact Canada (RIC) is a member driven network designed to build institutional capacity for knowledge mobilization and research impact by sharing policies, practices, and […]
Innovation and Knowledge Mobilization
A colleague at a Research Impact Canada member university recently asked me about innovation, knowledge mobilization and indicators to know the difference. This is the […]
2021 Summit Brings Together U.S. and Canada Perspectives on Research Impacts
The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) and Research Impact Canada (RIC) worked in collaboration to host the 2021 Summit on Research Impact […]
Journal Club
Rethinking research partnerships: evidence and the politics of participation in research partnerships for international development.
Fransman, J. and Newman, K. (2019) Rethinking research partnerships: evidence and the politics of participation in research partnerships for international development. J. Int’l Dev. 31: […]
Who defines the impact of research? A patient-centred opinion and call for action.
Taylor, M. A., Adam, P., Locock, L., & Kamenetzky, A. (2021). Who defines the impact of research? A patient-centred opinion and call for action. Journal […]
Normal versus extraordinary societal impact: how to understand, evaluate, and improve research activities in their relations to society?
Sivertsen, G. and Meijer, I. (2020) Normal versus extraordinary societal impact: how to understand, evaluate, and improve research activities in their relations to society?, Research […]
Our Members
These individual RIC institutions have developed knowledge mobilization (KMb) as service-oriented units designed to link research with need, liasing between their respective institutions and their surrounding communities.
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