Written By: Daniel Shores J.D. and Michael Thompson M.S., Ph.D. Abstract The first section of this article briefly describes the relationship between university research and development (R&D), expenditures, and intellectual property (IP). The second part or section then quickly discusses University IP and its link with commercialization. After the second section, key points to consider are provided for faculty, graduate students, research fellows, post-docs, visiting scholars

Written By: Raizel Harjosubroto, SkillsCamp Soft Skills In The Workplace Did you get my email? Many of us would ask this question when we walked by our coworkers at the office. The good old days, where a lot of us got to see our interpersonal skills put to work in a physical environment. Like those small interactions in the boardroom, where teams got to excitedly dream on whiteboards together—the type of collaboration that is hard to mimic over video calls and emails. Enter 2

Online, Hosted from Brussels, Belgium October 13 - 15, 2021. To register click here The Impact of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts on Society Conference There might not be a more timely moment to discuss the societal impact of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) than this fall. The persisting global COVID-19 pandemic is posing societal challenges that call for interdisciplinary research evidence that can be transformed into practical knowledge for societal stake

Online, hosted from Cape Town, South Africa June 23 - 25, 2021, To register click here The Annual Impact of Science Conference In the past year the world has become more visibly depending on science than ever before. At the same time the credibility and legitimacy of science and the international scientific community have faced increasing battles under the troubling times of the past year. This crisis has shown light on the extended need for inclusive economic development,

The Impact through Culture Change webinar series is an ongoing, online and free event series provided by the Office of Research Strategy and Integrity of the University of Auckland. Kia ora koutou. The University of Auckland's Office of Research Strategy and Integrity would like to invite you to the next event of their research impact webinar series: 'Impact through Culture Change'. The ‘Impact through Culture Change’ webinar series focuses on the achievement of impact from t

Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) and Research Impact Canada (RIC) are working in collaboration to host the 2021 Conference on Research Impact & Public Engagement at the Intersection of the Future Workforce. This Summit represents the first time ARIS and RIC have brought our two communities together to learn from our collective expertise and network for future collaboration. Plenary sessions, speakers, and panels will focus on research impact as drivers of econo

The Impact through Culture Change webinar series is an ongoing, online and free event series provided by the Office of Research Strategy and Integrity of the University of Auckland. Kia ora koutou. The University of Auckland's Office of Research Strategy and Integrity would like to invite you to the next event of their Research Impact webinar series: 'Impact through Culture Change'. The ‘Impact through Culture Change’ webinar series focuses on the achievement of impact from t

Introduction If you are reading this, you have probably considered writing and submitting a proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career (CAREER) program. What is the NSF CAREER program? The NSF CAREER program is a Foundation wide activity that offers NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department

"Impact Frameworks and Cultural Change" is a two day online event featuring online talks, debates and podcasts on impact frameworks, implementation, policy, and cultural change. Date and Time: Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 6:00 AM – Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 1:00 PM CST Click Here To Register Location: Online Event About this Event Join this online conference on impact frameworks and cultural change to discuss best practice in this field, to question the suitability of frameworks as a way of

Participate in an EPSCoR Broader Impacts Town Hall Facilitated through the University of South Dakota, NSF-funded virtual town halls along with other meetings are being organized to explore creating an integrated Gateway for Education, Training, Broader Impacts and Outreach for Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) jurisdictions. This anticipated gateway would provide infrastructure for researchers, educators, students, project managers, and the gener

The Impact through Culture Change webinar series is an ongoing, online, and free event series provided by the Office of Research Strategy and Integrity of the University of Auckland. Kia ora koutou. The University of Auckland's Office of Research Strategy and Integrity would like to invite you to the next event of their research impact webinar series: 'Impact through Culture Change'. The ‘Impact through Culture Change’ webinar series focuses on the achievement of impact from

Online, hosted from Krakow, Poland November 4-6, 2020; To register click here The Annual Impact of Science Conference Science funders and research program designers are constantly challenged to maintain an effective and efficient science funding system, while justifying the investments in scientific research towards politics. The pressure increases on governmental and non-governmental science funding organizations to demonstrate the economical and societal returns on thei

The "Impact Through Culture Change" webinar series is an ongoing, online and free event series provided by the Office of Research Strategy and Integrity of the University of Auckland. The University of Auckland defines Research Impact (RI) as the “the contribution that research and creative practice makes to society, the environment and the economy.” RI looks and operates differently across disciplines, and can happen quickly or take a long time, but always reflects the mobil

Online, hosted from Ottawa, Canada 14 – 16 October 2020 There might not be a more timely moment to discuss the societal impact of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) than this fall. The global COVID-19 pandemic has posed and is still posing societal challenges that call for (interdisciplinary) research evidence that can be transformed into practical knowledge for a variety of societal stakeholders. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly apparent that SSH research has

Developing a business and becoming economically prosperous is hard. Doing it with limited funds or resources is even more difficult. In times like these it can almost seem impossible, especially if no one is there to provide the support needed at the time when it is needed the most. This is why we started the SRS initiative. Below we have provided answers to the "twelve (12)" of the most frequently asked questions about this new service. Currently we are in the pilot stage an

Our Research Impact School will equip you with the knowledge and skills to understand and assess the impact of your work, so that you can tell a robust story about the difference your research or evidence to action strategy makes. The School is split into two modules. Booking is now open for Module 1. About Module 1 Next start date: 19th October 2020 Duration: Four weeks (plus orientation session) Weekly time commitment: Two one-hour sessions, with up to one hour homework e

The Impact through Culture Change webinar series is an ongoing, online, and free event series provided by the Office of Research Strategy and Integrity of the University of Auckland. The University of Auckland defines Research Impact as the “the contribution that research and creative practice makes to society, the environment, and the economy.” Research Impact looks and operates differently across disciplines, and can happen quickly or take a long time, but always reflects t

Introduction The uncertainties of the research world have only been exacerbated by the Coronavirus pandemic. However, there has also never been a more important time for research organizations to demonstrate how their research can improve health, living, working, and environmental conditions for society. With the end of the current Research Excellence Framework (REF)-cycle now in sight – and with the grant system now also becoming clearer after the removal of pathways to impa

Introduction Times are changing and this means how one mentors, engages, and supports post-undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs needs to align with those changes. For example, the number of those who have earned a doctorate in a STEM field and working in industry (42%) is now at par with those who earned a doctorate and working in the professoriate (43%). There is also evidence that suggest a similar trend is occurring in non-STEM fields. Other data indicates that

PREFACE This is a living document. So, think of this as a transparent guiding service document. One that will change and be modified as Research Impact Enterprises (RIE) evolves over time in a local, national, and international setting. We are vision driven. Our motto "Do Your Research, Impact the World" embodies the services we provide to, with, and for others (e.g. institutions, individuals, faculty, organizations, companies, and agencies). Hence the name of this document,