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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Power and Privilege in Peer Review
David Phipps was recently asked to speak to a research funder and some community reviewers about community engagement and inclusion in peer review of global […]
Knowledge mobilization will help Canada face the next major challenge
“Researchers from the social sciences and humanities have helped policy-makers during the pandemic. How can we support future collaborations?” Check out this recent op ed, […]
Reviewing the use and effectiveness of arts-based approaches for public engagement with research
The following summary is reposted with permission from Sarah Ball (RAND Corporation). It is a summary of extensive work that they have completed on […]
Journal Club
How to evaluate ex ante impact of funding proposals? An analysis of reviewers’ comments on impact statements
Lai Ma, Junwen Luo, Thomas Feliciani, Kalpana Shankar, How to evaluate ex ante impact of funding proposals? An analysis of reviewers’ comments on impact statements, […]
Qualitative Methods in Implementation Science
National Cancer Institute (2018) Qualitative Methods in Implementation Science. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/IS/docs/NCI-DCCPS-ImplementationScience-WhitePaper.pdf Excerpt from Preface Despite clear recognition of the value of qualitative research methods […]
Implementation science made too simple: a teaching tool
Curran, G.M. (2020) Implementation science made too simple: a teaching tool. Implementation Science Communications 1:27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00001-z Abstract Background: The field of implementation science is […]
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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