presented to YXE KM in the AM

1. 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 ImplementationCo-production

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Toronto Hot Weather Response Plan
ImpactDissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-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
YorkKMbUnit

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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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