Knowledge Mobilization supports progress from research to impact David Phipps, Executive Director, Research & Innovation Services York University (Canada) @researchimpact
Aug 15, 2015
Knowledge Mobilization supports
progress from research to impact
David Phipps, Executive Director,
Research & Innovation Services
York University (Canada)
@researchimpact
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For the purposes of the REF, impact is
defined as an effect on, change or benefit
to the economy, society, culture, public
policy or services, health, the environment
or quality of life, beyond academia
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Strauss, Sharon, Jacqueline Tetroe and Ian D. Graham. 2009. Knowledge Translation in
Health Care: moving from evidence to practice. Chichester, UK: Wiley- Blackwell.
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Bennet, Alex and David Bennet. 2008. Knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and
humanities: moving from research to action. Frost, West Virginia, USA: MQI Press.
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Amo, C. 2007. Conceptualizing research impact: the case of education research.
The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation 22(1):75-98.
http://cjpe.ca/secure/22-1-075.pdf
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Knowledge Mobilization Impacts
Knowledge
Mobilization
Community
Campus
Knowledge Mobilization helps make research useful to society by supporting engaged research from inception to impact.
Community
Campus
Innovation Collaboration
Innovation
creating
social &
economic
benefits
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Toronto Hot Weather Response Plan
http://www.thestar.com/article/462613
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Toronto Hot Weather Response Plan
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Is knowledge mobilization logical?
Activity Output Outcome
Impact
Dissemination Uptake Implementation Co-production
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Toronto Hot Weather Response Plan
Impact Dissemination Uptake Implementation Co-production
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Co-produced pathway to impact
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Supporting Impact: York University KMb Unit
Brokering research partnerships
Supporting events
Capacity building
Grant support
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Youth Emergency Shelter - Peterborough
http://bit.ly/KrFN2N
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Youth Emergency Shelter - Peterborough
Challenges
• Structural
budget deficit
• Revolving door
Impacts
• Social work students get
better training experience
• YES gets better trained
employees
• Clients reduce length of stay
• Generate revenue stream
• MTCU funding $60K
• 4 publications, PhD prize
book in progress
Social enterprise
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Events: KM in the AM
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KMb 101
KMb Planning
KMb Evaluation
Clear language writing
Community
engagement
Social media 101
Social Media Planning
Twitter for research &
learning
Capacity Building
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Grant support
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KMb Unit at York 2006-2014
Faculty Engaged in KMb 323
Graduate Students Engaged in KMb 167
Information Sessions 636
Brokering Opportunities 422
KMb Projects / Activities 160 / 99
Partnership Organizations 260
Community Funding $1.14 M
Contract Funding $1.24 M
Federal Research Funding $42.94 M
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• 6,975 impact case studies
• 149 fields of research
• 60 impact topics
• 36 UoAs
• 3,709 unique pathways to impact
• £7,000/REF submission (estimate)
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Is REF the enemy of impact?
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REF?
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