Impact occurs when research generates benefits (health, economic, cultural) in addition to
building the academic knowledge base. Its mechanisms are complex and reflect the multiple …

Abstract Background Research funders in Canada and abroad have made substantial
investments in supporting collaborative research approaches to generating and translating …

Complexity is much talked about but sub-optimally studied in health services research.
Although the significance of the complex system as an analytic lens is increasingly …

Co-production is a collaborative model of research that includes stakeholders such as
patients, the public, donors, clinicians, service providers, and policy makers. It is a sharing of …

Social impact, defined as an effect on society, culture, quality of life, community services, or
public policy beyond academia, is widely considered as a relevant requirement for scientific …

Despite investments in evidence-based interventions and Implementation Science, most
evidence-based interventions are not widely or routinely adopted, delivered, or sustained in …

Background Integrated knowledge translation has risen in popularity as a solution to the
underuse of research in policy and practice settings. It engages knowledge users …

Participatory research is sometimes difficult and risky, but there is a paucity of opportunities–
and some reluctance–to reflect on its challenging aspects. In this article, we present …

As governments, funding agencies and research organisations worldwide seek to maximise
both the financial and non-financial returns on investment in research, the way the research …

Sustainable development is widely recognized as an existential challenge. To address it,
humanity needs to change its ways. However, people seem slow to act, not always …