Who will be the next Innovative Dissemination of Research Award winner for 2013? Nominations are now open and the application deadline is on Monday, November 26, 2012 by 5pm.
In its third year, this award (established by the UBC Library in 2010) focuses on new and innovative ways of communicating and disseminating knowledge. It honours UBC faculty, staff and students who are employing innovative approaches to research dissemination through the creative use of new tools and technologies.
The award winner will be formally recognized at the annual Celebrate Research Week gala held in March. The award includes a $2,000 cash prize and a framed certificate.
Could this year’s Innovative Dissemination of Research Award be presented to you or someone you know?
Visit the Scholarly Communications @ UBC website to learn more about the award eligibility criteria, past award winners and honourable mentions at: http://scholcomm.ubc.ca/award/. And, visit cIRcle at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/33850 to see which previous award honourable mention has collectively received 600+ views to date.
Did You Know?
The 2012 Innovative Dissemination of Research Award winner (Dr. Daniel Pauly and his team for The Sea Around Us Project) is one of the keynote speakers showcasing their work at the Open UBC event on Thursday, November 1st at 1pm. Open UBC events are FREE and open to the public, students, faculty, staff and schools. Learn more about Open UBC at: http://scholcomm.ubc.ca/events/oaweek/.
Above image is courtesy of UBC Library’s Photostream on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/4093904130/in/set-72157594487219892.