Announcements Archives - Research Impact Canada

Wrapping up the 2025 KxM Research to Impact Fellowship

Posted on July 7, 2025 (July 7, 2025) by Sandy Chan

This article was originally posted on Knowledge Exchange (KX) at UBC’s website and has been cross-posted here. July 4, 2025 This spring, we wrapped up the inaugural KxM Research to Impact Fellowship, a new UBC initiative designed to build capacity among early-career researchers to mobilize knowledge effectively across academic, policy, nonprofit, and community settings. This intensive program […]

2025 RIC Annual Meeting

Posted on June 10, 2025 (June 10, 2025) by Sandy Chan

Our annual meeting this year is coming up soon in September! A huge thank you to Simon Fraser University (Lupin Battersby and Sophie Ashton) for hosting RIC this year. […]

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RIC exhibits at Congress Expo 2025

Posted on June 5, 2025 (June 17, 2025) by Sandy Chan

This week, Research Impact Canada (RIC) exhibited at Congress Expo 2025, which was held at George Brown College’s Waterfront Campus in downtown Toronto. As part of the 94th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, RIC joined over 20 exhibitors in Canada’s largest academic book fair, engaging with researchers, students, and community members to highlight […]

Congratulations to the 2025 RIC Engaged Scholarship Award Winners!

Posted on May 29, 2025 (May 30, 2025) by Sandy Chan

The Research Impact Canada (RIC) Engaged Scholarship Award for Graduate Students recognizes graduate students who conduct research projects following engaged scholarship principles that lead to increased awareness of audiences beyond academia or changes in stakeholder actions, practices, guidelines, or policies. RIC is thrilled to announce this year’s RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award for Graduate Students! […]

RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award Winner (Master’s Category): Sarah Demedeiros

Posted on May 23, 2025 (May 23, 2025) by Sandy Chan

Sarah Demedeiros was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Digital Storytelling for Intergenerational Health and Well-Being: A Decolonized Approach to Disseminating and Preserving Indigenous Elder Knowledge in Health Research. ABOUT PROJECT Background: Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have sustained cultural continuity, social cohesion, and intergenerational well-being through rich knowledge-sharing […]

RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award Winner (Master’s Category): Rowan Harris

Posted on May 21, 2025 (May 29, 2025) by Sandy Chan

Rowan Harris was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Understanding Holistic Indicators of Goose Health around Arviat, Nunavut. ABOUT PROJECT This research supports the Aqqiumavvik Society in Arviat, Nunavut, by developing community-led indicators to identify healthy and sick geese. The goal is to encourage more local harvesting and consumption, […]

RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award Winner (Doctorate Category): Reta Meng

Posted on May 21, 2025 (May 23, 2025) by Sandy Chan

Reta Meng was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Mshiikenh Ganaawaabanjige: Weaving Anishinaabe Knowledge and Western Science for Freshwater Turtle Conservation. ABOUT PROJECT Co-developed conservation programs for Species At Risk are a vital shift toward effective species recovery strategies. These programs, created in partnership between Indigenous Nations and non-Indigenous […]

RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award Winner (Doctorate Category): Katrina Leclerc

Posted on May 21, 2025 (May 21, 2025) by Sandy Chan

Katrina Leclerc was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Accessing Knowledge: Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Library. ABOUT PROJECT Youth, Peace and Security Is More Than a Policy Agenda: It’s a Framework for Transformation In the peace and security field, young people are often celebrated as the leaders of […]

Job Alert: U Calgary – Knowledge Broker to Improve Pain in Children and Families, Anaesthesia

Posted on March 18, 2025 (March 18, 2025) by Sandy Chan

The Department of Anaesthesia in the Cumming School of Medicine at U Calgary is currently inviting applications for a Knowledge Broker to Improve Pain in Children and Families. This full-time, fixed-term position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension. This individual should have a passion for improving […]

RIC welcomes four new members in 2025

Posted on March 17, 2025 (April 15, 2025) by Sandy Chan

In March, Research Impact Canada (RIC) welcomed four new members, bringing the total number of RIC members to 41. The new members include one world-renowned, research hospital (Hospital for Sick Children), two new university members (Brock and Mt. Royal), and one university member re-joining the RIC network (Western). SickKids Learning Institute (Toronto, Ontario): Since its […]

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