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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Tenure and promotion is an issue for engaged scholars but maybe not for the reason you think
David Phipps thinks tenure/promotion policies are probably just fine. It is the tenure/promotion committees that are challenging for engaged scholars. Tenure and promotion (T&P) has […]
Research Impact Canada co-hosts largest knowledge mobilization conference in Canada
On November 24-26, 2020 RIC co-hosted the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, in partnership with the Ottawa-based Institute for Knowledge Mobilization. The event was held […]
RIC/ARIS 2021 Summit- Call for Proposals Now Open!
Centre for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) and Research Impact Canada (RIC) are partnering to host the 2021 Conference on Research Impact & […]
Journal Club
Qualitative Methods in Implementation Science
National Cancer Institute (2018) Qualitative Methods in Implementation Science. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/IS/docs/NCI-DCCPS-ImplementationScience-WhitePaper.pdf Excerpt from Preface Despite clear recognition of the value of qualitative research methods […]
Implementation science made too simple: a teaching tool
Curran, G.M. (2020) Implementation science made too simple: a teaching tool. Implementation Science Communications 1:27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00001-z Abstract Background: The field of implementation science is […]
Research Impact Through Matchmaking (RITM): Why and How to Connect Researchers and Practitioners
Levine, A.S. (2020) Research Impact Through Matchmaking (RITM): Why and How to Connect Researchers and Practitioners. Political Science & Politics. 53(2):265-269 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096519001720 Abstract Researchers […]
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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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