Perspectives Archives - Research Impact Canada

“Cracking open the egg: tips and tricks for Arts & Humanities on embedding policy impact into research bids”

Posted on November 14, 2025 (November 14, 2025) by Sandy Chan

This post was originally published on UPEN’s website. This blog, written off the back of a workshop held as part of the UPEN Arts & Humanities subcommittee’s 2024 fringe event, hopes to give arts & humanities researchers some food for thought for when they are approaching a new research funding bid. All the insight and […]

Day in the Life of a Knowledge Mobilizer

Posted on October 7, 2025 (October 10, 2025) by Sandy Chan

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 […]

New Publication Alert from SFU

Posted on August 12, 2025 (August 15, 2025) by Sandy Chan

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 […]

“KM in the AM” Episode: “Is MobilizeU Right for You?”

Posted on May 15, 2025 (May 15, 2025) by Sandy Chan

Source: KM in the AM April 2025 newsletter On April 9, 2025, Michael Johnny, Manager, Knowledge Mobilization Unit, York University, was invited to “KM in the AM” podcast to discuss all things knowledge mobilization and MobilizeU. Read more below and watch the recording. “Thank you for joining us for today’s KM in the AM session […]

Canadian approaches to research impact and its assessment

Posted on April 9, 2025 (November 27, 2025) by Sandy Chan

Source: Cross-posted from Edward Nason’s LinkedIn Post. In Canada, research impact assessment has grown from multiple communities in the research ecosystem, sharing a desire to deliver greater research impact. While we might not have a national system for assessing research impact, we do have significant talent, experience and tools at our disposal to drive, deliver […]

A Knowledge Mobilization Paradigm – with Sierra Woods

Posted on March 3, 2025 (April 15, 2025) by Sandy Chan

Listen to the episode on Spotify (or the podcast platform of your choice) today! As RIC continues to share new voices from knowledge mobilization practitioners, we’re excited to feature a thoughtful conversation from the Knowledge Fika podcast. In the second episode of the Knowledge Fika podcast (2025), Sierra Woods shares a coffee with Rebecka Isaksson to […]

Insights from RIC Members Working in the Field of Knowledge Mobilization

Posted on January 17, 2025 (January 21, 2025) by Sandy Chan

(Click image for full view)These insights were drawn from Research Impact Canada (RIC) members who participated in Dr RIC on December 18, 2024. Dr RIC? What’s that you say? Dr RIC is one of my favourite parts of RIC and that’s saying something because I love most things to do with RIC. Dr RIC is […]

Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum (CKF) 2024 Opening Address

Posted on July 3, 2024 (July 4, 2024) by Sandy Chan

On June 19, 2024 in Le grand Bibliotheque de Montréal, Peter Levesque gave the opening address to the conference. Peter founded CKF in 2012 as a place where scholars and practitioners of knowledge mobilization in all disciplines can come together to share experiences, network and make new connections. The drivers for CKF were two fold: […]

Back on the Exhibiting Circuit

Posted on March 8, 2024 (March 8, 2024) by Sandy Chan

A global pandemic and a highly skilled team of network professionals have more than efficiently taken exhibiting on our collective work at RIC off my portfolio. And having done this for many, many years a part of me has not missed it. This said, opportunity knocked over the past 6 months and it was enjoyable to […]

CIHR Virtual Listening Workshop: Refresh of SPOR

Posted on February 15, 2024 (June 17, 2024) by Sandy Chan

On February 14, 2024, Research Impact Canada (RIC) hosted a two-hour, virtual listening workshop with RIC members across Canada to hear their insights on the refresh of Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR). Research that puts patients and families at the core of the research project is a strong knowledge mobilization method designed to meet […]

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