Research Impact Canada (RIC) is a pan-Canadian network of universities committed to maximizing the impact of academic research for the public good in local and global communities. RIC is committed to developing institutional capacities to support creating and assessing impacts of research, scholarship and creative activities by developing and sharing best practices, services and tools.
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Real Impact Awards
Emerald Publishing is running the Real Impact Awards for its 4th year now. The Real Impact Awards aims to recognize the contributions of individuals, teams, […]
Research Impact Canada is growing again!
Research Impact Canada (RIC) is a member driven network designed to build institutional capacity for knowledge mobilization and research impact by sharing policies, practices, and […]
Innovation and Knowledge Mobilization
A colleague at a Research Impact Canada member university recently asked me about innovation, knowledge mobilization and indicators to know the difference. This is the […]
Journal Club
Research Impact as Ethos
Rickards, L., Steele, W., Kokshagina, O. and Morales, O. (2020) Research Impact as Ethos. RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. https://cur.org.au/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/rickards-et-al-2020-research-impact-as-ethos.pdf Executive Summary Existing dominant approaches to university research […]
How far does an emphasis on stakeholder engagement and co-production in research present a threat to academic identity and autonomy? A prospective study across five European countries.
Boaz, A., Borst, R., Kok, M. and O’Shea, A. (2021) How far does an emphasis on stakeholder engagement and co-production in research present a threat […]
Rethinking research partnerships: evidence and the politics of participation in research partnerships for international development.
Fransman, J. and Newman, K. (2019) Rethinking research partnerships: evidence and the politics of participation in research partnerships for international development. J. Int’l Dev. 31: […]
Our Members
These individual RIC institutions have developed knowledge mobilization (KMb) as service-oriented units designed to link research with need, liasing between their respective institutions and their surrounding communities.
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