Sandy Chan, Author at Research Impact Canada

CKF26: Call for Contributions

Posted on November 10, 2025 (November 10, 2025)

We are accepting contributions for presentations, workshops, and roundtables that will facilitate active participation, reflection, and learning around knowledge mobilization and research impact. The contribution deadline is February 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. Contents Overview The Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum (CKF) is a biennial event that provides opportunities for professional development, learning and networking for […]

Free Virtual Special Event: “Mobilizing Knowledge, Advancing Women’s, Trans & Non-Binary Health”

Posted on October 17, 2025 (October 17, 2025)

Join Partnership for Women’s Health Research Canada (PWHR) and special guest Dr. David Phipps, one of Canada’s leading experts in knowledge mobilization, for an interactive morning of learning, reflection, and strategy-setting. Together, we’ll explore how networks can amplify the real-world impact of research – and help shape PWHR’s 2026–2029 Strategic Framework to advance inclusive health […]

KMb Journal Club Evaluation Survey

Posted on October 10, 2025 (October 10, 2025)

The Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) Journal Club has been a space for members of the Research Impact Canada (RIC) network and the wider KMb community to come together, learn, and discuss research on knowledge mobilization. Over the past year, we’ve explored key themes, shared diverse perspectives, and tackled challenging questions. Now, we’d love to hear from […]

Day in the Life of a Knowledge Mobilizer

Posted on October 7, 2025 (October 10, 2025)

Recently, one of our RIC members, Stephanie Warner (Knowledge to Impact Manager, University of Calgary) sparked an interesting discussion on her LinkedIn when she was asked about working in the knowledge mobilization (KMb) field. This is a common question from folks who are curious to learn what being a “KMb professional” means. Stephanie was more […]

Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production

Posted on September 29, 2025 (September 29, 2025)

Karcher, D.B., Cvitanovic, C., Hobday, A.J., Shellock, R., Stephenson, R.L., van Putten, I. (2025) Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production. Marine Policy. 180: 106769, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106769. Abstract Knowledge co-production is a key strategy of collaborative engagement between research and management to achieve better outcomes. Whereas the principles of knowledge co-production in […]

Youth Leading Change: A New Volume on Youth, Peace and Security

Posted on September 5, 2025 (September 5, 2025)

Katrina Leclerc, one of this year’s 2025 RIC Engaged Scholarship Award recipients in the Doctorate category, co-edited a recently published book titled Youth Leading Change: Emerging Sites of Knowledge in Peace and Conflict (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). In her own words, she kindly informed us that “the RIC award supported parts of my work and knowledge […]

How unpredictable is research impact? Evidence from the UK’s Research Excellence Framework

Posted on August 25, 2025 (August 25, 2025)

Yaqub, O., Malkov, D., and Siepel, J. (2023) How unpredictable is research impact? Evidence from the UK’s Research Excellence Framework. Research Evaluation. 32: 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 […]

New Publication Alert from SFU

Posted on August 12, 2025 (August 15, 2025)

Source: Cross-posted from Lupin Batterby’s LinkedIn Post “New Publication – it’s been a long time in the making—and we’re so proud to see it out in the world! It tells the story of launching a Knowledge Mobilization (KM) support unit in an academic library, and what we learned along the way. “A Knowledge Mobilization Initiative Pilot in […]

Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact

Posted on July 29, 2025 (July 29, 2025)

Roycroft-Malone, J., Graham, I.D., Kothari, A., and McCutcheon, C. (2024) Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact. International Journey of Health Policy and Management. 13:8461. https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4596.html. Abstract Knowledge translation and implementation science have made many advances in the last two decades. However, research is still not making expedient differences to practice, policy, and service delivery. […]

RIC presents at McMaster conference

Posted on July 17, 2025 (July 18, 2025)

Our RIC leadership team, comprising David Phipps, Assistant Vice-President, Research Strategy and Impact, York University / RIC Network Director, and Bissy Waariyo, Director, Strategy and Operations, RIC, was recently invited to participate in the 13th annual McMaster Conference on Education and Cognition on July 9, where they were included in the speakers list. The speakers […]

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