“If we don’t work through community-based engagement to solve those problems over time, then it’s not going to matter how good the research is, and we might as well not do it.”

Dr. Melissa Flagg, Former Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of Defense for Research
Gaps & Opportunities in the Current Research System

“I think where things can fail is if a research partnership is established, and there’s very specific outcomes, and the research isn’t shared throughout the process, and it isn’t collaborative, and then here’s the paper, and then we’re done.”

Dr. Wendy Krkosek, Halifax Water
Teaming Up to Manage Water

“The knowledge that you need to inform how you see a problem, how you respond to a problem, how you think about creating positive conditions for what you need, must then center the voices of those who know the most about it.”

Jennifer Llewellyn, Schulich School of Law
Restorative Justice: Strengthening Communities Through Collaborative Research

“Food waste and food loss is actually still a very important challenge for the industry right now, it not only impacts the nutritional quality of the food, but it also has a big impact on the environment.”

Dr. Marcia English, St. FX
Food Waste

“Usually you do research, you conduct an experiment, you gather data, you analyze it, you get some results, and then you move into the knowledge translation phase where you’re trying to disseminate your results. In the college-partner model, there’s a constant dialogue.”

Dr. Jeff Taylor, Applied Research and Innovation at NSCC
Partner & Challenge-Driven Research: The College Model

“Unfortunately, for the southern Maritimes, we are sinking at 10 to 15 centimeters per century. But of course, that compounds the problem of global sea level rise.”

Dr. Timothy Webster, Nova Scotia Community College
Predicted Sea Level Rise