The following was originally posted on The Guardian’s Higher Education Network blog on October 9, 2012 and is reposted here with permission. Maximising the impact of research on society depends on universities brokering the right partnerships with public policy, says David Phipps – and Canada is leading the way. Earlier this year on the Higher Education […]
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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 on public policy and practice but such non-academic impacts are rarely amenable to precise, quantitative metrics. In the interests […]
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Cooper, A., Levin, B. & Campbell, C. (2009). The growing (but still limited) importance of evidence in education policy and practice. Journal of Educational Change, 10(2), 159-171. doi: 10.1007/s10833-009-9107-0 Abstract The last decade of education change has been characterized by the rise of evidence-based policy and practice agendas. Internationally, we are witnessing efforts to increase […]
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This is an invitation to an upcoming event as part of the Knowledge Mobilization for Climate Change project. You are warmly invited to take part in the York University Climate Change Policy & Research Day. The goal of this event is to profile some of the climate change related work being done at the municipal and […]
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On November 10, I had the pleasure of attending a one-day conference hosted by the Public Policy Forum on Social Innovation. MaRS, Social Innovation Generation, Imagine Canada and HRSDC also provided support to the conference. With 100 attendees representing policy, public service, research and the private sectors and with representation from across Canada (I had […]
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In 2004 the Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) released their first review of Canadian social innovation titled “Social Innovation in Canada – how the non profit sector services Canadians and how it can serve them better”. On October 9, 2009 CPRN released its update called “Social Innovation in Canada – an update ” (no marks […]
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“An exciting experiment,” is how David Phipps, Director of the Office of Research Services (ORS) at York University, described the Aboriginal Policy Research Forum, on January 14, 2008. The forum, the first of its kind in Canada, used broadband technology to bring together researchers, policymakers, and citizens from across the country to discuss Aboriginal issues. […]
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In 2019, Research Impact Canada partnered with the Future Skills Centre to support knowledge mobilization and to help foster a network of innovative partners in the skills and workforce development sector. As part of this partnership RIC is helping to support a Community of Practice focused on the skills training and workforce development sector across the […]
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En collaboration avec le Centre des Compétences futures, Réseau Impact Recherche Canada a lancé son premier webinaire, Mobiliser vos connaissances : Transformer la connaissance en impact – Planifier le partage des connaissances pour des programmes de développement de la main-d’œuvre efficaces, dans le cadre de sa série de webinaires sur le développement professionnel. La spécialiste […]
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Voilà le sujet d’une conférence qu’on m’a invité à présenter à la conférence 2022 d’Africa Research & Impact Network (ARIN), le 8 décembre 2022. Mon rôle, en tant que vice-président adjoint des stratégies et de l’impact de la recherche, concerne entre autres l’équité, la diversité et l’inclusion (EDI) dans la recherche en général et plus spécifiquement la […]
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