Topic: Public engagement
Beyond all in the family: Community-based research in Canada
Community-based research has been building momentum in Canada. Can this forward progress be sustained?
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Town and Gown go to the movies
What can film tell us about the town and gown relationship?
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Putting research to work for the community
Examining a model of knowledge mobilization between community organizations and the university.
READ MOREBuilding trust through funding disclosure
In yesterday’s Worldviews panel about think tanks and university research, Adrian Monck emphasized the importance of knowing the funding sources of a […]
READ MORESelf-censoring away from the public sphere
In recent weeks, Academic Matters has devoted some of its attention to the importance of academics’ participation in public debate. Two panels […]
READ MORESometimes it feels like we’re standing on a battlefied
Military metaphors are tired, no question. Orwell cautions that we should never use clichés that we are accustomed to seeing in print, […]
READ MOREThe Professor as Mass Communicator?
While much about being a university professor has remained unchanged for centuries, the way today’s academics research, teach, and fulfil administrative duties […]
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