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UBC Partnering in Research Conference: Community-Engaged Research Ask Me Anything
Listen to a special “Ask Me Anything” session as our speakers tackle questions while sharing insights & practical strategies for effective community engagement

UBC Partnering in Research Conference + Stories of Partnership: Be The Change Earth Alliance, False Creek Friends and UBC Sustainability Hub
Learn how three partner organizations sustain climate action work through care, collaboration, and non-hierarchical relationships.

UBC Partnering in Research Conference: Reciprocal Storytelling in Community-Based and Indigenous-Led Research
Explore the ethics and responsibilities of storytelling in community-based and Indigenous-led research.

Report: 2025 UBC Partnering in Research Conference
Relive the highlights of UBC’s 2025 Partnering in Research Conference, including podcasts, photos, and key takeaways.

Wrapping up the 2025 KxM Research to Impact Fellowship
Read about our 2025 KxM Research to Impact Fellowship highlights

Meet Our Incoming Implementation Science Scholars
Meet the second cohort of our SFU-UBC Implementation Science Training Initiative Scholars.

Self-paced, Online KxM Research to Impact Foundations Course
Enrollment now open for self-paced, online KxM Research to Impact Foundations Course

Challenges in Partnered Research: Should I Start a Non-Profit?
Drs Paul Kershaw and Elaine Leung discuss how starting a non-profit organization could advance their policy-relevant research and community change initiatives.

Demystifying UBC’s Financial System: Supporting Fair and Timely Payments for Community Partners
Ryan Brown and Sam Filipenko correct common misconceptions about UBC’s financial system, share tips to ensure fair, timely compensation for partnerships.

Challenges in Partnered Research: Dr. Moura Quayle, Associate Provost, UBC Vancouver
A conversation between UBC's Prof Moura Quayle, Associate Provost and Adriaan de Jager, AVP Government Relations and Community Engagement.

Save the date - UBC's 2025 Partnering in Research Conference
We’re excited to announce the return of UBC’s Partnering in Research Conference! Mark your calendars for June 12, 2025!

Challenges in Partnered Research: Navigating Conflict in Partnered Research
In this episode, learn how to navigate and embrace conflict in partnered research to create stronger, more equitable partnerships and outcomes.

Challenges in Partnered Research: Achieving Sustainability in Engaged Research
Discover strategies to tackle financial challenges, ethical considerations, and trust in engaged research.

Challenges in Partnered Research: The Power of Storytelling in Collaborative Research
Learn how storytelling though a variety of mediums are powerful tools for engaging audiences, securing research funding & delivering impactful messages.

Valuable Insights From Defining and Describing Community-Engaged Scholarship for Promotion and Tenure with Dr. Emily Janke
Watch and explore key takeaways from the PiR Workshop, “Defining and Describing Community Engaged Scholarship for Promotion and Tenure” with Dr. Emily Jenke.

Kx Spotlight - Bridging the Kx Gaps, from Experiments to Engagement in Quantum Physics
Cissy Suen, a physicist and champion for science communication, strives to make the complexities of quantum materials accessible and engaging for all.

Kx Spotlight - Navigating Uncertainties: Lessons from Community Engagement
Katherine Cheng underscores the significance of early integration, flexibility, collaboration, and amplifying community expertise in community-based research.

Applications now open for Research to Impact Training Program: Skills, practices and tools for knowledge exchange and mobilization
Gaining skills in knowledge exchange and mobilization (KxM) can help you increase the impact of your research.

Kx Spotlight - Non-traditional knowledge mobilization tactics tackle complexities of migration
Dr. Antje Ellermann, a migrant scholar shares how she incorporates non-traditional knowledge mobilization practices to tackle complexities of migration.

Canadian collaboration to develop national standards for substance use education and intervention in schools
A new National Centre for Innovation aims to use knowledge exchange practices to improve school-based approaches to substance use education and intervention.