Contacts
Name: Mariam Hayward
Title: Director, Inclusive Research Excellence and Impact
Email: mariam.hayward@uwo.ca
Name: Kristen Reilly Firth
Title: Knowledge Mobilization & Research Impact Specialist
Email: kreill2@uwo.ca
Links
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Western University ranks as one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities. Our diverse group of innovative researchers, scholars, and artists advance and promote knowledge across the spectrum of fundamental and applied discovery, creative activity, and scholarship to provide tangible benefits for the economic, social, health, and cultural development of citizens around the world. We engage with local, provincial, national and global communities to drive research partnerships that not only make research accessible but also relevant and beneficial to drive social impact.
Western is committed to advancing inclusive research excellence, knowledge mobilization, and broad impact by: 1) enhancing research support, 2) fostering diverse and interdisciplinary partnerships, 3) connecting our work to the world, and 4) tackling grand challenges. Our Mobilize for Impact! Strategic Plan outlines our commitment to catalyzing research, scholarship, and creative activity; advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization; balancing risks and opportunities; and engaging with partners in meaningful, ethical, and reciprocal ways.
The Inclusive Research Excellence and Impact team at Western leads institutional knowledge mobilization strategies including the development of tools, resources, and training for researchers, staff, students, and trainees. The team facilitates programs that engage external partners and knowledge users to foster authentic and meaningful research collaborations, and advocates for inclusive research impact assessment.