UBC announces funding for Research Excellence Clusters in 2021/22

Earlier this month UBC announced thirty-five Research Excellence Clusters funded for the 2021/22 academic year. 

The clusters “are inter-departmental networks of researchers at UBC who collectively represent leaders in a particular field of study.”

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Patti Janssen, Dr. Liisa Galea, and Dr. Gavin Stuart, leads on three of the successful clusters! Learn more about their projects at the link below.

CIHR Fall 2020 Project Grant Competition Results

We were excited earlier this month to see so many familiar names on the list of this year's successful CIHR Fall Project Grants! 

Check out our full announcement for the list of projects featuring WHRI members on their investigative team.

UBC Killam Research Awards

We would like to extend a warm congratulations to Dr. Gina Ogilvie and Dr. Wendy Robinson, recipients of the UBC Killam Research Prize, Applied Science, Medicine, and Sciences Category!

UBC will be hosting a virtual celebration on May 11th to celebrate these achievements. For more details, check out the full awards announcement.

Lockdown Limitations:
Adapting Research Recruitment and Knowledge Translation to a Virtual World

By Frannie MacKenzie

Over the past year, the landscape for research recruitment and communications has quickly evolved to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the tools and messages once shared in person – like bulletin boards in clinics, or opportunities to engage directly with patients – have been re-imagined to fit within the constraints of virtual platforms. For some teams, this has created barriers for reaching their audiences.

Fortunately, partnerships with stakeholders and partner organizations have proven to be an invaluable asset in creating a bridge between researchers and their audiences. It is important to foster these partnerships by acknowledging their time and efforts supporting your project. One simple way to do this is to create a tool that allows them to easily understand, access, and promote the content you are asking them to share on your behalf. We call this a communications toolkit.

#DebunkingDesire:
Lessons from a social media campaign

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Thinking about applying for a KT award?

The #DebunkingDesire campaign (funded by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Reach Award and championed by Dr. Lori Brotto) has wrapped, and the team is ready to share their results and lessons learned!

The knowledge translation (KT) campaign ran from November 2019 to September 2020 and generated over 300,000 social media impressions from 110 countries. Their comprehensive report details campaign activities, KT outcomes, and shares some recommendations they'd impart with fellow researchers hoping to undertake a similar KT initiative.

PS - keep an eye out for details on their upcoming KT Connects webinar!

In case you missed it...

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How can researchers use social media to promote their research findings?

In episode 5 of @WomensResearch, Brynn Lavery and Melissa Nelson talk about their experiences working on MSFHR-funded knowledge translation campaigns.

If you have an idea for a podcast episode, email us at whri.communications@cw.bc.ca.

Join us April 16th for BC Women's Hospital Research Rounds!

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