Connie Tang, Author at Research Impact Canada

Knowledge Mobilization Symposium on Research Impacts / Symposium sur la Mobilisation des connaissances et les retombées de la recherche

Posted on October 6, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

David Phipps is the KT Lead for NeuroDevNet and was chair of the NCE Knowledge Mobilization Symposium on June 27, 2016. This report provides a summary of each section and the detailed notes from participant discussions. This report highlights NCE practices for Governing for Impact and Monitoring/Evaluating Impact. Chef du transfert des connaissances pour NeuroDevNet, […]

Incorporating Community Engagement Language into Promotion and Tenure Policies: One University’s Journey

Posted on October 2, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

Pelco, L.E. & Howard, C. (2016). Incorporating community engagement language into promotion and tenure policies: One university’s journey. Metropolitan Universities, 27(2), 87-98, DOI: 10.18060/21129 https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/muj/article/view/21234 Abstract This case study describes the campus context and process for successfully including community engagement language into promotion and tenure policies at Virginia Commonwealth University, a high research, urban public […]

Knowledge into Practice Learning Network Launch Webinar

Posted on September 26, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go with others.” (African Proverb) Across the globe, in diverse professional fields, people are working to get knowledge into practice. However, it is well documented that despite widespread commitment in principle, many of the people and organisations who are undertaking knowledge […]

York U Champions Research Mobilization Through Graduate Experiential Education Program

Posted on September 22, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

The following article appeared in York University’s YFile on April 24, 2012 and is reposted here with permission. York U welcomed 22 graduate students and their respective community partners on Monday, Sept. 19 to celebrate the launch of an exciting new award opportunity at the University. The Office of the Vice-President of Research & Innovation […]

What Are Universities Doing for Social R&D? / Que font les universités pour la RD dans le domaine social?

Posted on September 7, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

David Phipps was invited to participate in a retreat to explore ways of introducing social research & development into Canada’s innovation policies. He reflected on the long tradition of university research and the relatively recent experience at partnering to develop that research into impacts on society. Thanks to Social Innovation Generation, the J.W. McConnell Family […]

Recommendations for Universities Seeking More Effective Collaborations / Recommandations aux universités en quête de collaborations efficaces

Posted on September 1, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

The CarnegieUK Trust recently released InterAction, a report that examined how universities and non-profit organizations can collaborate to influence public policy. Much of it reflects what York University is already doing but also points out where we can improve. Le fonds Carnegie UK Trust vient de publier InterAction, un rapport qui examine les moyens pour […]

Reinventing the Civic University

Posted on August 31, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

Goddard, J. (2009). Reinventing the civic university. http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/reinventing_the_civic_university.pdf From the summary of this report done for Nesta, a U.K. innovation charity: In this provocation I argue that all publicly-funded universities in the UK have a civic duty to engage with wider society on the local, national and global scales, and to do so in a […]

There Are No New Ideas Part 3: The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

Posted on August 18, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

In this blog series I visit some old (and I mean old) literature to illustrate how ideas of knowledge mobilization and research impact have very deep roots. Part 3 looks at an essay by Abraham Flexner from 1939 (yes, 78 years ago). Abraham Flexner (1866-1959) was an American educator whose 1910 report is credited with […]

There Are No New Ideas Part 2: Politics and the English Language

Posted on August 9, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

In this blog series, I visit some old (and I mean old) literature to illustrate how ideas of knowledge mobilization and research impact have very deep roots. Part 2 looks at an essay by George Orwell from 1946 (yes, 70 years ago) which makes the case for clear language. Orwell advises writers to use “the […]

The Co-Produced Pathway To Impact / La Trajectoire D’impact Codéterminée

Posted on August 4, 2016 (November 23, 2021)

York’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit regularly publishes peer reviewed articles on various aspects of institutional knowledge mobilization. The most recent publication describes a pathway from research to impact that can be used by research organizations seeking to monitor their projects as they progress towards impact. L’Unité de mobilisation des connaissances de York produit régulièrement des […]

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