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.
Highlights
Influencing Policy: Partnerships Move Research into Action
A multi-sectoral research partnership investigating precarious employment directly influenced employment policies. This case illustrates the value of partner organizations with experience in knowledge brokering, and the importance of building relationships to influence policy. Project: Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern […]
Research Impact Canada Recognized as Canada’s Leading Knowledge Mobilization Network with Three New Member Institutions!
Research Impact Canada (RIC) is growing! Canada’s leading network of universities moving academic research off campuses and into our communities has welcomed the University of […]
Tools for Knowledge Mobilization- Policy Research Forum
University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network Purpose: Typically hosted in partnership with a provincial government department, the Forum is a one-day […]
Tools for Knowledge Mobilization- KM in the AM
York University, Knowledge Mobilization Unit Purpose: KM in the AMs are thematic breakfast events that bring together researchers and community stakeholders over a shared interest. […]
Blog
Research Snapshots: Transforming Knowledge to Benefit Society
This guest post was first published on the University of Victoria’s Research News website and is reposted here with permission. Have jargon and complex concepts […]
Mobilize YU
The Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University is pleased to announce a new 8-week course focused on knowledge mobilization called Mobilize YU. Participants will learn […]
Incremental Changes to the Co-Produced Pathway to Impact
This week’s guest post comes from Stephen MacGregor @Steve_KMbRI, who is a Phd student in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University. In response to […]
Journal Club
ISRIA Statement: Ten-Point Guidelines for an Effective Process of Research Impact Assessment
Adam, P., Ovseiko, P.V., Grant, J., Graham, K.E.A., Boukhris, O.F., Dowd, A-M., Balling, G.V., Christensen, R.N., Pollitt, A., Taylor, M., Sued, O., Hinrichs-Krapels, S., Solans‐Domènech, […]
Assessing Health Research and Innovation Impact: Evolution of a Framework and Tools in Alberta, Canada
Graham, K.E.R., Langlois-Klassen, D., Adam, S.A.M., Chan, L., & Chorzempa, H. (2018) Assessing health research and innovation impact: Evolution of a framework and tools in […]
Reviewer Training to Assess Knowledge Translation in Funding Applications is Long Overdue
Scarrow, G., Angus, D., & Holmes, B. (2017). Reviewer training to assess knowledge translation in funding applications is long overdue. Research integrity and Peer Review, 2(13), […]
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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