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Knowledge Mobilization and Community-Based Research at UVic

Août 1, 2008

The UVic Knowledge Mobilization Unit and Office of Community-Based Research have been working closely together under the institutional banner of “Civic Engagement” for a year.…

University researchers awarded CIHR grant

Juil 29, 2008

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Mental Health Commission have awarded a grant of $1.5 million to a team of researchers, including…

KM intern making a difference with West End Heat Registry

Juil 25, 2008

Tanya Gulliver, an intern with the Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University, appeared in the July 18 edition of the Toronto Star, discussing her role…

meet a mobilizer – michael johnny, york university

Juil 18, 2008

Hi. I am Michael Johnny, a knowledge broker at York University. It is what I do and what I enjoy. But it is not who…

Knowledge in Motion 2008

Juil 11, 2008

Knowledge in Motion, 2008 is a three-day international conference being hosted by Memorial University and organized on its behalf by the Leslie Harris Center of…

York University Collaborates With The World Green Building Council To Mobilize Knowledge

Juil 7, 2008

Earlier this year, York University formed a partnership with the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), via the WorldGBC Universities Pilot Program. In the Memorandum of…

Community Based Video Art and Activism Course at YorkU

Juin 27, 2008

The following course will be offered during the Winter semester at YorkU: FA/VISA 3053 3.0 Community Based Video Art and Activism Winter (Tuesday 9:30 -…

KM Resources

Juin 20, 2008

Knowledge: we all mobilize, transfer, translate and/or exchange knowledge between knowledge creators and knowledge users. Research funders and stakeholders are demanding increasing accountability. Researchers are…

ResearchImpact at Congress 2008

Juin 12, 2008

Thousands of academics, researchers, and policymakers converged on Vancouver, B.C. last week for Congress 2008, which marked the 30th anniversary of the Social Sciences and…

Meet a Mobilizer – David Phipps, York University

Juin 6, 2008

David never wanted to be a knowledge broker.  David wanted to be a veterinarian but along the way discovered research (PhD Immunology, Queen’s University, 1991)…

The Research Help Desk and Graduate Courses

Juin 5, 2008

In the early days of the UVic Knowledge Mobilization Unit, a partnership was struck with the Vancouver Island Health Authority that would see the development…

KM Resources

Juin 4, 2008

There are a number of books that could be captured under the broad rubric of knowledge mobilization.  These include The Honest Broker: Making Sense of…