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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 […]

Knowledge Mobilization in The Hill Times

Posted on February 6, 2024 (February 6, 2024) by Sandy Chan

The Hill Times is a publication for the Canadian federal government. The February 5, 2024 edition was on Innovation and featured an Op Ed from Amir Asif (VP Research & Innovation, York University) and David Phipps (Assistant VP Research Strategy & Impact). The Op Ed makes the case for more funding for knowledge mobilization to […]

Leadership for Knowledge Mobilization

Posted on October 30, 2023 (December 8, 2023) by Sandy Chan

The following post was originally posted to Pathways to Possibility‘s website. On July 5th, 2023, Michael Johnny, Darren Levine, and Laura Stephan co-hosted the webinar “Leadership for Knowledge Mobilization“. In this session, we talked about how knowledge mobilization, leadership and the power of collaborative relationships intersect. It is often said that knowledge mobilization is all about […]

The Pedagogic Guide to KMb : an invaluable resource for graduate students

Posted on August 21, 2023 (August 21, 2023) by Louis Melancon

Dancause, Luc. “Guide pédagogique sur la mobilisation des connaissances.” (2023). Summary of the original document in French https://www.erudit.org/fr/livres/hors-collection/guide-pedagogique-sur-la-mobilisation-des-connaissances/000580li.pdf Written by Louis Melançon, Research Assistant at Research Impact Canada University students are increasingly asked to apply their research results to concrete use and to acquire a better understanding of the needs expressed by civil society groups. […]

The Rourke Baby Record: 40 years of knowledge mobilization in family medicine

Posted on August 21, 2023 (August 21, 2023) by Louis Melancon

Summary of the original article in French https://www.cfp.ca/content/cfp/68/10/729.full.pdf Written by Louis Melançon, Research Assistant at Research Impact Canada The Rourke Baby Record (RBR) is a document intended to help family physicians and other healthcare professionals guide their preventive care for young children, from birth to 5 years of age. Created in 1979 by doctors James […]

Knowledge Mobilization in the Canadian North: Portrait of the ArcticNet Project

Posted on July 14, 2023 (August 21, 2023) by Louis Melancon

Written by Louis Melançon, Research Assistant at Research Impact Canada The Canadian North is undergoing significant transformations. Climate change, industrialization and modernization deeply affect the people who live there, as well as local ecosystems and their resources. ArcticNet is a network of Canadian Centers of Excellence that brings together scientific experts, engineers, government agencies and […]

Knowledge transfer among graduate students: Perceptions and practices reflecting a paradigm shift in Quebec?

Posted on June 9, 2023 (August 21, 2023) by Louis Melancon

Summary of the original article: https://revue-tuc.ca/index.php/accueil/article/view/27/24 Written by Louis Melançon, Research Assistant at Research Impact Canada The rise of neoliberal ideology and university funding reforms in recent years have created an environment where research is increasingly expected to translate into concrete benefits for society. Thus, federal granting agencies in Canada have integrated knowledge mobilization into […]

The demand for evidence in the Canadian public service

Posted on June 2, 2023 (August 21, 2023) by Louis Melancon

Written by Louis Melançon, Research assistant at Research Impact Canada Bédard, Pierre-Olivier, et Alexandra Mallett. “La demande pour des données probantes au sein de la fonction publique canadienne.” Démocratie et politiques publiques (2019): 229. How does evidence influence policy decisions in Canada? In a chapter of Démocratie et politiques publiques, published in 2019 under the direction of […]

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