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This post was first published on January 10, 2019<\/a> in YFile, York University\u2019s News. It is reposted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

Innovation York\u2019s Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) unit is a national and international leader. It has a suite of services that create connections between researchers and community and government organizations to support the development of research partnerships and the dissemination of research results. It has also created training tools for developing and implementing KMb strategies.<\/p>\n

This productive and award-winning unit has turned its attention to a much-needed area: lay or plain language writing about research. This past fall, it launched a pilot project, a workshop, with Glendon Campus and the Faculties of Health and Science to train graduate students in this vital area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe interest and enthusiasm around this pilot, to date, has been very positive,\u201d says Manager Michael Johnny. \u201cOur goal is to expand this pilot to Faculties across campus, those interested in participating in 2019-2020,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

KMb unit provides vital learning experiences at York University<\/h3>\n
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Michael Johnny<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The KMb unit has an ambitious portfolio. \u201cFrom partnerships with community organizations to grad student internships to assessment of research impact, this unit is a wonderful complement to the existing services provided by the Innovation York office,\u201d says Johnny. As manager, he is responsible for all KMb operations and he provides leadership in brokering collaborative projects.<\/p>\n

Training is an important part of this. \u201cWe provide learning opportunities for York researchers, staff, grad students and external partners to help make research relevant to community programs and policy development. We also deliver customized learning sessions to research teams to provide information, skills and experience in KMb,\u201d Johnny explains.<\/p>\n

Some examples of learning sessions that have been offered in the past include:<\/p>\n