Journal Club

Research Impact Canada produces a journal club series to make evidence on knowledge mobilization (KMb) more accessible to knowledge brokers and to create online discussion about research on knowledge mobilization. It is designed for knowledge brokers and other knowledge mobilization stakeholders.

Overcoming Common Anxieties in Knowledge Translation: Advice for Scholarly Issue Advocates

Thank you for another year of reading knowledge mobilization Journal Club posts. We take a break in December so please come back to this space at the end of January for the next Journal Club, which will be on a Swiss approach to research impact. But until then, read on to find out more about […]

Information relations for social change: exploring the information behaviour of academics undertaking impact work

Joann Cattlin, J. and Given, L.M. (2024) Information relations for social change: exploring the information behaviour of academics undertaking impact work. Information Research. pp 230-245. https://doi.org/10.47989/ir292824 Abstract Introduction. This paper examines academics’ information behaviour in undertaking research for societal impact. It explores how researcher-stakeholder relationships provide sites of information exchange where academics develop skills and […]

The characteristics and career pathways of third-space research professionals in universities: Reflections from practice

Grant, J. and Kennie, T. (2024) The characteristics and career pathways of third-space research professionals in universities: Reflections from practice. https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/08/08/the-characteristics-and-career-pathways-of-third-space-research-professionals-in-universities-reflections-from-practice/. Executive Summary This report examines the role of ‘third space research professionals’ in universities, and particularly the career pathways open to such individuals. The term ‘third space professional’ was originally coined by Dr Celia […]

What is a high-quality research environment? Evidence from the UK’s research excellence framework

Inglis, M. Gadd and Stokoe, E. (2024) What is a high-quality research environment? Evidence from the UK’s research excellence framework. Research Evaluation, 00:1-16. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvae010 Abstract As part of the UK university sector’s performance-related research funding model, the ‘REF’ (Research Excellence Framework), each discipline-derived ‘Unit of Assessment’ must submit a statement to provide information about their […]

The conflict of impact for early career researchers planning for a future in the academy

Wróblewska, M.N., Balaban, C., Derrick, G., Benneworth, P. (2023) The conflict of impact for early career researchers planning for a future in the academy, Research Evaluation, rvad024, https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvad024 Abstract It has been argued that due to the growing importance attributed to research impact and forms of its evaluation, an academic ‘culture of impact’ is emerging. […]

Do Research–Practice Partnerships Offer a Promising Approach to Producing Research that Improves Social Care Practice and Outcomes?

Boaz, A, Fitzsimons, B, Meakin, B, Muirhead, S, Williams, C, Weatherley, M, Knapp, M, Smith, L, Langley, J, Kendrick, H, Malley, J and Bauer, A. 2023. Do Research–Practice Partnerships Offer a Promising Approach to Producing Research that Improves Social Care Practice and Outcomes? Journal of Long-Term Care, (2023), pp. 241–248. DOI: https:// doi.org/10.31389/jltc.190 Abstract There […]

Facing the challenges of research-informed knowledge mobilization: ‘Practising what we preach’?

Powell, A., Davies, H. and Nutley, S. (2017) Facing the challenges of research-informed knowledge mobilization: ‘Practising what we preach’? Public Administration. 96(1): 36-52.https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12365 Full text available: https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/18595/Public_Admin_submitted_final_version.pdf?sequence=1 Abstract The political imperative to make public services more evidence based has contributed to the growth in the past two decades of both research and practice in the […]

Co-designing A Research Programme for Impact: Lessons Learned from Practice by Aotearoa New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge Ngā Koiora Tuku Iho

Duncan, R. & Robson-Williams, M. (2023): Co-designing a research programme for impact: lessons learned from practice by Aotearoa New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge Ngā Koiora Tuku Iho. Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. https://doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2023.2227675 Abstract Doing co-design and co-production is challenging, resource intensive, and outcomes do not always translate into action. […]

Exploring the application of machine learning to expert evaluation of research impact

Williams K, Michalska S, Cohen E, Szomszor M, Grant J (2023) Exploring the application of machine learning to expert evaluation of research impact. PLoS ONE 18(8): e0288469. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288469 Abstract The objective of this study is to investigate the application of machine learning techniques to the large-scale human expert evaluation of the impact of academic research. […]