Author: David Phipps

Kothari, A., Holmes, B.J., Lang, I. et al. It is time to acknowledge and act on the importance of power in integrated knowledge translation. Health Res Policy Sys 23, 78 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01353-5 Abstract Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) has emerged as an approach to research centered on collaboration between researchers and knowledge users, particularly in health research. There has been […]

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Akl EA, Khabsa J, Petkovic J, et al. (2024) “Interest‐holders”: a new term to replace “stakeholders” in the context of health research and policy. Cochrane Ev Synth. 2:e70007. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cesm.70007 Abstract Background: Given the colonial connotations of the term “stakeholder”, its continued use may be perceived as disrespectful to Indigenous Peoples. While several groups have introduced […]

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E.A. Jensen, S. Noles, MS Reed, and P. Lang. (2025) How can a research program influence public policy? Evaluating a decade of research impact using an evidence-based theory of change. Environmental Science & Policy. 171: 104182 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104182. Abstract This study proposes the systematic empirical development of a theory of change for both planning and evaluating […]

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Last month we posted a journal club about a report from the US impact network, Advancing Research Impact for Society. Then I started playing with Co-Pilot to see if it was smarter than I am. I went through three iterations of a prompt and finally landed on this: “You are a professional knowledge mobilizer with […]

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Research Impact in Society, Advancing. 2025. Mapping Institutional Pathways for Advancing Research Impacts. Oregon State University. https://doi.org/10.5399/osu/1187 Abstract Higher education institutions are expanding collaborations with industry, other institutions, and communities to enhance the societal impact of research. However, significant opportunities remain to scale and sustain publicly engaged research initiatives. This report synthesizes insights from seven nationally relevant […]

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Yaqub, O. Malkov, D., and Siepel, J. (2023) How unpredictable is research impact? Evidence from the UK’s Research Excellence Framework, Research Evaluation, 32(2).  Pages 273–285, https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvad019 Abstract Although ex post evaluation of impact is increasingly common, the extent to which research impacts emerge largely as anticipated by researchers, or as the result of serendipitous and unpredictable processes, is not […]

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Moore, A. J., Battersby, L., & Crooks, V. (2025). A Knowledge Mobilization Initiative Pilot in the Library: How It Started and How It’s Going. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 20(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v20i1.7186 Abstract Over the last twenty years knowledge mobilization (KM) is increasingly a priority for researchers, funders, and universities. As […]

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