knowledge mobilization in canada

KMb as a research service:

OverviewDavid Phipps, PhD, MBA

Director, Research Services & Knowledge Exchange

KMb for researchers – why?

Connect to make research matter

Connect to create opportunities for graduate students

Connect for access to more research funding

KMb for institutions – why?

Academic planning & community engagement

Tech transfer ignores most disciplines

SSHRC & CIHR mandates

KMb for Canada – why?

Social Innovation a gap in Canada’s innovation agenda

Public investments = public benefit

Better informed public policy, professional practice, human services

Turing research into action at York

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KMb Unit

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History of KMb in Canada

Individual researcher(s) – partner(s)

• CURA, PHSI

Research Units

• Harris Centre, Service aux collectivités, OCBR, CUISR

Institutional KMb Units

• York-UVic (ResearchImpact, 2005-2009)

• ResearchImpact-RéseauImpactRecherche (2010 - )

So why should you care?

You’re busy

So why should you care?

All you do is manage from crisis to crisis

So why should you care?

PWC

York University Project PRASE

So why should you care?

Other peoples’ priorities

So why should you care?

Legislated priorities

So why should you care?

Deans

So why should you care?

Chairs

So why should you care?

Directors

So why should you care?

Researchers

So why should you care?

Students

RIR - 6 universities who care

KNOWLEDGE BROKERS

Do you care?

0915-1015 am: RIR presentations

1015-1030 am: break

1030-1100 am: KMb Tools (posters)

1100-noon: town hall discussion

David Phippsdphipps@yorku.ca http://www.researchimpact.ca