The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance has opened its call for project proposals focused on mobilizing knowledge and engaging partners in agri-food research.
Calling all U of G researchers: students, staff and faculty!
Learn how to use photography to tell your research story. Sign up for one of two free workshops: at the University of Guelph Arboretum or at the Ontario Dairy Research Centre in Elora.
Each workshop consists of a one-hour session, followed by an optional 30-minute Q&A with instructor Richelle Forsey, Photography Department Technician for the U of G School of Fine Art and Music.
Participants will explore:
Two April events supported by the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance brought together local and international experts in agricultural knowledge translation and transfer (KTT) to share ideas and best practices.
Join us for a two-and-a-half hour event to build capacity around Knowledge Translation and Transfer and mobilizing knowledge to achieve impact in Ontario’s agri-food sector and rural communities. The first hour of the event will feature our keynote speaker with the second hour-and-a-half profiling current Alliance-funded 'KTT Mobilization' and 'Mobilization Initiatives' projects by U of G researchers. Register here.
Field trials on the farm follow applied research projects once they leave the lab bench. Field trials are a great way to gather on-farm perspectives, and the province-wide network of research centres owned by the Government of Ontario through its agency, the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario, is home to many innovative field studies.
A complementary approach is for producers to take the lead in developing research questions and conducting projects on their own farms, working in cooperation with a support organization.
The Alliance hosted four virtual sessions during the fall/winter of 2020/21 that demonstrated how Ontario's agricultural research centres provide a platform for innovative research and collaboration that benefits Ontario’s agri-food sector.
On March 25 from 1-2:30 p.m., go beyond the academic poster to learn all about best practices for designing engaging and visually appealing infographics.
When all is said and done, how do you know it worked? Go beyond the anecdote and learn to use evaluation techniques to assess the impact of your knowledge mobilization efforts. Register for this free workshop via Eventbrite.
How do you share your research with non-academic audiences? Learn about a number of potential mechanisms you can use for knowledge mobilization, discover how to choose a mechanism that’s appropriate for your audience, and take a deep dive into several popular mechanisms for dissemination, including social media, research summaries, infographics, and media. Learn more and register via EventBrite.
Join us for the final webinar of the series as we explore the Ontario Aquaculture Research Centre - Alma (Alma Aquaculture Research Station). Speakers include Prof. David Huyben, Department of Animal Biosciences, and RJ Taylor, co-owner of Cedar Crest Trout Farms.