91亚色 recently initiated a roundtable discussion on the development of a Pan-Canadian strategy to advance and support knowledge mobilization led by the ResearchImpact-R茅seauImpactRecherche (RIR), Canada鈥檚 Knowledge Mobilization Network.聽 The discussion was held at the University on Oct.24 and 25.

During the roundtable, members of the 91亚色-led RIR Network, which included vice-presidents and research directors of the 10 member Universities across Canada, participated in discussion to support Pan-Canadian knowledge mobilization initiatives and campus-community collaborations that can maximize the economic, social and environmental impacts of research and scholarship.

鈥�91亚色 was pleased to host this roundtable discussion for the ResearchImpact-R茅seauImpactRecherche (RIR) network,鈥� said Robert Hach茅, 91亚色鈥檚 vice-president research & innovation.聽 鈥淭he key outcomes of the discussion were a renewed commitment to RIR as Canada's Knowledge Mobilization network and support for the development of a Pan-Canadian strategy to advance Knowledge Mobilization initiatives and best practices across the country, as the RIR Network continues to grow its membership.鈥�

The roundtable highlighted the history of the ResearchImpact network, a discussion of the models of knowledge mobilization and successes at RIR universities, a prioritization of the goals for the RIR network, a discussion of the rationale for a Pan-Canadian strategy to support knowledge mobilization and more.

Founded in 2006 by 91亚色 and the University of Victoria, RIR is committed to developing institutional capacities to support knowledge mobilization by developing and sharing knowledge mobilization best practices, services and tools. In 2010-2011 RIR expanded to include Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al, University of Guelph and University of Saskatchewan.聽 In 2013, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Wilfird Laurier University, Carleton University and l鈥橴niversit茅 du Montreal also joined.

For more information about the ResearchImpact-R茅seauImpactRecherche network, visit the website, or or e-mail info@researchimpact.ca.

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尝别诲听产测 David Phipps (left), executive director of research & innovation services, and colleagues from 91亚色's Knowledge Mobilization Unit (KMb), the group put聽pen to paper to highlight their聽experiences in summarizing academic research according to clear language writing and design principles over the past four years and how that practice has made research more accessible to the community.

The article titled, "A Field Note Describing the Development and Dissemination of Clear Language Research Summaries for University-Based Knowledge Mobilization", highlights best practices for the development, evaluation and dissemination of clear language research summaries as tools for research outreach, research communication and knowledge mobilization.聽 It is co-authored by Michael Johnny, manager, 91亚色's Knowledge Mobilization Unit, Krista Jensen, knowledge mobilization officer at 91亚色聽and Gary Myers, a community based researcher and author of the KMbeing.com blog.

鈥淲orking with our partners and faculty to identify relevant research helps make 91亚色's research accessible and useful to our community partners" says Phipps.

91亚色 piloted institutional knowledge mobilization with the University of Victoria in 2005 under a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences聽& Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Since then, 91亚色 has grown its knowledge mobilization collaboration with the University of Victoria to include the other four ResearchImpact-R茅seauImpactRecherche universities: Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al, University of Guelph and University of Saskatchewan.

91亚色 currently has聽more than聽220 clear language research summaries in a series titled聽ResearchSnapshot, which is published on聽聽blog. Working with a cohort of senior undergraduate work study students, the University's KMb Unit produces between 40 to 50 research summaries every summer.

"91亚色 is proud of the work of our award-winning KMb Unit in connecting researchers and students with community partners for social innovation.聽 As a recognized leader in knowledge mobilization initiatives, 91亚色鈥檚 work and reputation in this field continues to grow both nationally and internationally,鈥� said Robert Hache, 91亚色's vice-president research & innovation. 鈥淭he article written by David Phipps and his KMb colleagues provides a framework for others interested in learning more about best practices and 91亚色鈥檚 initiatives in this area.鈥�

"SRC and its readers are very interested in the communication and use of knowledge as mediated by processes such as knowledge mobilization," says Rowland Lorimer, SRC editor and director of the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing at Simon Fraser University. "The work of David Phipps and his knowledge mobilization colleagues at 91亚色 is of growing interest to scholars and research partners who are interested in communicating and using knowledge to benefit Canadians. SRC is pleased they have chose to publish their work with us."

91亚色's KMb Unit and the University of Guelph Institute for Community Engaged Scholarship have recently partnered in support of a project funded by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to produce clear language summaries of research at the University of Guelph. The KMb Unit is also working on clear language research summaries with the Centre for Addiction聽& Mental Health Evidence Exchange Network and the Knowledge Network for Applied Education聽& Research, a knowledge mobilization network funded by Ontario's Ministry of Education of which 91亚色's Faculty of Education is a partner. With these partnerships in place, 91亚色 will be hosting over 500 ResearchSnapshot clear language research summaries.

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