Category: Archived

I am a Knowledge Broker / Je suis courtier en connaissances

Posted on by Connie Tang

Picture this…a knowledge broker is at a party and meets up with someone who innocently asks, “So…what is it you do?” The knowledge broker faces the stress of trying to communicate what it is he does. Well now, thanks to Travis Sztainert, you can see this play out in his YouTube video appropriately titled, “I […]

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$5 Million Grant Will Help Researchers Magnify the Societal Impact of Scientific Advances

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This week’s post was first published on October 17, 2018 in the University of Missouri’s News Bureau and is reposted here with permission. The ARIS Center will help scientists communicate the impact of their research Story Contact(s): Eric Stann, stanne@missouri.edu, 573-882-3346 COLUMBIA, Mo. – When Humira came on the market, many found relief from symptoms […]

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The Best Research Is Produced When Researchers and Communities Work Together

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The best research is produced when researchers and communities work together. (2018). Nature, 562, 7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06855-7?sf199418394 Durose, C., Richardson, L. & Perry, B. (2018). Craft metrics to value co-production. Nature, 562, 32-33 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06860-w No Abstract This month’s journal club will make most readers go “well…duh”. Two editorials in Nature about co-production. Regular readers of this journal club will learn little […]

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Research Impact Canada Annual Meeting – What Are We Saying About Ourselves? / Rencontre annuelle du Réseau Impact Recherche Canada – que disons-nous de nous-mêmes ?

Posted on by Connie Tang

Once each year in September the Research Impact Canada (RIC) members get together to review the previous year and plan for the next year(s). It is a chance to renew existing and forge new relationships. It is also a chance to take the pulse of the Network. Chaque année, en septembre, les membres du Réseau […]

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Call for Papers – Engaged Scholar Journal

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Issue 10 (Volume 5, Issue 2, Fall 2019) Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching and Learning is Canada’s online, open-access, peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal committed to profiling best practices in ‘engaged scholarship’ informed by community-academic partnerships in research, teaching and learning. The Journal occasionally publishes hard copies of its issues as well. Our Mission is to promote and support […]

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Knowledge Mobilization as a Tool of Institutional Governance: Exploring Academics’ Perceptions of “Going Public”

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Cain, K., Shore, K., Weston, C., & Sanders, C. B. (2018). Knowledge mobilization as a tool of institutional governance: Exploring academics’ perceptions of “going public”. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 48(2), 39-54. http://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/188072/pdf Abstract In Canada there are growing discussions concerning the role of publicly funded universities and the impact of academic research. The integration […]

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Program Announcement: People, Place, and Public Engagement Conference, October 2018 in St. John’s, NL, Canada

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We are just over a month from welcoming visitors from across Canada and the world to People, Place, and Public Engagement, a conference about community-university collaboration, at our incredible new site on Signal Hill. So now, without further ado, we’d like to announce our featured speakers… Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is our […]

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Impact Strategy Checklist / Une liste de vérification pour la stratégie d’impact

Posted on by Connie Tang

Most grant applications now require the applicant to describe what the impacts of the research will be and how the applicant (and partners) will create those impacts. We have developed a checklist to assess the completeness of the grant application impact strategy. La plupart des formulaires de demande de subvention exigent maintenant que les candidats […]

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Making an Impact: A Shared Framework for Assessing the Impact of Health Services and Policy Research on Decision-Making

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Canadian Health Services and Policy Research Alliance (2018). Making an impact: A shared framework for assessing the impact of health services and policy research on decision-making. https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5adc92_3ae941eaedb04ab4a66b6f83f98a479d.pdf?platform=hootsuite&mc_cid=47f94af269&mc_eid=ffbad33983 No Abstract. There is a ton in this report all directed towards assessing the impacts of health services and policy research (HSPR). It builds on the impact assessment framework of […]

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Call for Presentations – Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI)

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Call for Presentations Does your community organization work in collaboration with an academic institution? Does your work at an academic organization include active collaboration with community members? The Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) wants to know: How do you and your collaborators work together in creative ways? How do you collaborate in ways that address […]

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