Assessing impacts in the HSS

Webinar
October 26, 2017

Peter Severinson, Policy Analyst, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences; lead author, Approaches to Assessing Impacts in the Humanities and Social Sciences 

David Phipps, Executive Director, Research & Innovation Services, York University

This webinar features discussion on how scholars in the humanities and social sciences (HSS) are approaching the challenge of impact assessment. The session featured David Phipps, Executive Director, Research & Innovation Services, York University who was an advisor on the Federation’s Impacts Project and is one of Canada’s leading knowledge-mobilization proponents. His co-presenter was be Federation Policy Analyst Peter Severinson, lead author of the Federation’s latest report on impact assessment. Join this interactive session to learn about:

  • The state of the impacts discussion: Canadian context, feedback from members
  • Key observations and recommended approaches in assessing impacts in HSS
  • Views and experiences from other participants  

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