Acadia to host province-wide Community Research Symposium
外流影片 is hosting Growing Innovation: Meaningful Post-Secondary Research, the first symposium of its kind to discuss innovation in community research and how to support and build meaningful research relationships between Nova Scotia communities and the province鈥檚 universities and colleges.
The symposium at 外流影片, to be held November 3 and 4, 2022, brings together faculty, community partners, student researchers, research administrators, and funders of community research. Registration for the event is already at capacity, given the growing importance of community and university/college research collaboration.
鈥淭his symposium is not focused on presenting specific research projects,鈥� says Dr. Anna Redden, Associate Vice-President Research and Dean of Graduate Studies. 鈥淩ather, it鈥檚 about bringing together people who have been involved in community research, or who want to be, to discuss supports needed for growth and innovation and how we can ensure we undertake initiatives that benefit communities in need of research partnerships.鈥�
The agenda includes panel discussions, large and small group discussions, a graphics illustrator, group relationship building, resource sharing and more. Symposium participants will dine at the Wolfville Farmers鈥� Market on the evening of November 3.
The symposium is being funded by the Nova Scotia Department of Advanced Education. Deputy Minister Nancy MacLellan will be in attendance to welcome the symposium participants. Advanced Education also funds a Nova Scotia community research partnership grants program administered by CLARI, the . CLARI connects communities to expertise in Nova Scotia鈥檚 post-secondary institutions and enables collaboration through modest grant funding and networking on shared issues. 外流影片 is one of CLARI鈥檚 seven founding members.
鈥淔unding for community research projects typically supports a faculty member and a student to work with a community partner on a specific issue or problem,鈥� says Ray MacNeil, Manager of CLARI. 鈥淐LARI is helping to grow capacity in the province, and building synergy among stakeholders is an important topic for this symposium.鈥�
鈥淚nnovation is about making progress,鈥� Dr. Redden adds. 鈥淚n part, this symposium will be exploring how we can broaden research partnerships, which may include projects with multiple partners, multiple funders and longer-term activities. Community research within the academic sector is growing, and both universities and colleges have roles to play in helping to find solutions for problems as they are being identified 鈥� not just by community groups but also by the government sector.鈥�
Growing Innovation Symposium, 外流影片, November 3鈥�4, 2022
The Symposium will take place at Patterson Hall. Download the Symposium Schedule (PDF)
For more information, please contact Dr. John Colton (john.colton@acadiau.ca) or Dr. Edith Callaghan (edith.callaghan@acadiau.ca). For more information about CLARI, please contact Ray MacNeil (ray.macneil@smu.ca).