Putting UVic knowledge to work

No matter what kind of research you’re working on at UVic, Research Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization can help with your research in every stage of the innovation cycle.

These core services include:

• Partnership-brokering with a business, government or community organization that is in need of your know-how for a specific question, event or collaborative project
• Assistance with developing research collaborations and contracts
• Training on KM best practices, including tips on preparing grant proposals, tool creation, research communications, social media use and links to a wide range of tools and resources.
• Referrals to other existing KM services and opportunities on campus, including open access publishing, the UVic Speakers Bureau and Cafe Scientifique (just to name a few)
• Plain language writing and communication planning assistance.
• News, events, funding advice, partnership opportunities and tool-sharing through our monthly email bulletin.
• Co-developing seminars, workshops, graduate student internships or other research-focused events that promote KM.

Services specific to UVic partnerships with industry include:

• Evaluation and commercial pathway assessment of UVic inventions
• Intellectual Property protection (e.g. patent, trademark, etc.)
• Marketing innovations and expertise to potential industry partners
• Prototype development and field-demonstration funding opportunities
• Access to Entrepreneurship@ program sponsored by the British Columbia Innovation Council
• Access to Investment Capital through our Greater Victoria Angel Network