Auteur/autrice : Connie Tang

Articles par Connie Tang

What is Knowledge Mobilisation and Why Does it Matter to Universities?

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The following story was written by David Phipps of RIR – York University and first appeared on the Guardian Higher Education Network’s blog on March 9, 2012.  In this series of four guest articles, David Phipps, director of research services and knowledge exchange at York University, Toronto, Canada, writes about knowledge mobilisation; an emerging institutional infrastructure […]

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A Thai Express, a Roots and an Innovation Panel / Un Thai Express, un Roots et un panel sur l’innovation

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By David Phipps,  RIR-York Imagine eating in a food court and listening to research that could have an impact on your life? Is this turning research into action? Maybe not but it would contribute to public awareness of the impact of research on society. Imaginez-vous, attablé dans une aire de restauration, écoutant des recherches qui […]

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“Sizzle vs. Steak” and the Misunderstanding of Memes

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By Jeremy Trevelyan Burman, Department of Psychology, York University We are pleased to present this guest blog post from Jeremy Burman, who is contract faculty at York University, where he is also working to complete his doctorate in psychology.  We invited him to write this guest column after his new article—“The misunderstanding of memes: Biography of an unscientific […]

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Flows of Knowledge, Expertise and Influence: A Method for Assessing Policy and Practice Impacts From Social Science Research

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Meagher, L., Lyall, C., & Nutley, S. (2008). Flows of knowledge, expertise and influence: A method for assessing policy and practice impacts from social science research. Research Evaluation, 17(3), 163-173. DOI: 10.3152/095820208X331720 Abstract Social science research undoubtedly does impact public policy and practice, but such non-academic impacts are rarely amenable to precise, quantitative metrics. In the interests of […]

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Once a mobilizer… / Lorsqu’on devient agent de mobilisation…

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By Jason Guriel (Centre for Addictions and Mental Health) This guest blog post can hardly be called a guest post as Jason is one of our own.  You first heard from Jason in Mobilize This! on August 21, 2008. Having spent a number of summers working for RIR-York drafting clear language research summaries we are […]

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Mama always told me, “share your toys” / Ma mère m’a toujours dit : « partage des jouets! »

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By David Phipps, RIR-York Sharing knowledge is central to knowledge mobilization. Thanks to a recently published paper, David Phipps (RIR-York) is now able to share his KMb toys. Partager le savoir est un élément central de la mobilisation des connaissances. Grâce à un article publié récemment, David Phipps (RIR-York) est désormais en mesure de partager […]

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2012 York KMb Learning Events / Les activités d’apprentissage offertes par York MdC en 2012

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Michael Johnny, RIR, YorkU York KMb is offering sessions for researchers, staff and graduate students to help make their research relevant to professional practice and policy development. York MdC offre des séances de formation à l’attention des professeurs, du personnel et des étudiants gradués afin de les aider à accroître la pertinence de leurs recherches […]

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A Love Story: Working in KMb / Une histoire d’amour: travailler en MdC

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Michael Johnny, RIR- YorkU I have the best job within the university. I know this because I feel like I am 23 years old again! J’ai le meilleur emploi de toute l’université. Je le sais parce que je me sens comme si j’avais de nouveau 23 ans! This is likely not what you’re hoping this […]

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Knowledge Hypocrites / Les hypocrites de la connaissance

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By David Phipps (RIR-York; @researchimpact) We are all knowledge hypocrites.  Neither researchers nor knowledge brokers practice what we preach. David Phipps (RIR-York) reflects on why this is and cites examples from RIR’s work to illustrate some early attempts to effect change. Nous sommes tous des hypocrites de la connaissance. Ni les chercheurs, ni les courtiers […]

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Community Capacity to Acquire, Assess, Adapt and Apply Research Evidence: A Survey of Ontario’s HIV/AIDS Sector

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Wilson, M. G., Rourke, S. B., Lavis, J., Bacon, J., & Travers, R. (2011). Community capacity to acquire, assess, adapt and apply research evidence: A survey of Ontario’s HIV/AIDS sector. Implementation Science, 6(54), 1-6. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-6-54 http://www.implementationscience.com/content/pdf/1748-5908-6-54.pdf Abstract Background: Community-based organizations (CBOs) are important stakeholders in health systems and are increasingly called upon to use research evidence to inform […]

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