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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