Skills for Research Impact
Skills for Research Impact (SRIS) is a workshop series offered during the fall and winter semesters at the University of Guelph. Faculty, research staff, graduate students and anyone interested in enhancing the impact of their research are invited to participate.
SRIS offers specialized training in knowledge mobilization (KMb) and research impact, with practical, interactive sessions designed to help researchers build deeper KMb skills and apply them to their research.
Evolving to support research impact
In the fall 2026 semester, SRIS is evolving to complement new KMb learning opportunities available to Alliance researchers. Sustainable Food Systems for Canada (SF4C) is developing free, online, asynchronous KMb micro-credentials that will provide foundational training in core KMb concepts and practices.
As foundational KMb training becomes available through the Sf4C micro credentials, SRIS will focus on advanced, specialized and interactive workshops that respond to emerging needs and help researchers take their KMb practice further.
Note: To access the micro-credentials, you need to set up an account on the Pollinate platform. A list of the KMb micro-credentials available will be available this fall on the SF4C website.
SRIS workshop descriptions and registration
SRIS workshop descriptions and registration Join us for one or multiple sessions! Sessions will be added on an ongoing basis. Webinar access information will be provided through the online Eventbrite page and in your registration confirmation email.
| Workshop Title | Description | Speaker | Date, Location and Registration |
| Storytelling for Researchers: How to Tell an Engaging Story | Storytelling is one of the most powerful tools we have to connect with others and get a message across, yet many of us have never been trained in it. This talk will take participants on a journey, from understanding how our brains respond to stories, to learning how to develop a strong story using The 6-Step Story Planning Template©. Whether participants have an upcoming presentation, are creating a video, or are developing a narrative to describe the impact of their work to others, everyone will come out a better storyteller. Participants will:
| Renira Narrandes (MA, MSc[OT], MPH) | October 27, 2026 1:00-2:30 p.m. Location: Virtual (Zoom) Register for Storytelling for Researchers: How to Tell an Engaging Story |
This workshop series is a collaboration between the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, the Research Innovation Office and the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute at the University of Guelph. For more information, contact us at kttadmin@uoguelph.ca.
