ARC GM | Knowledge Mobilisation

The NIHR has awarded funding to its Applied Research Collaborations to build knowledge mobilisation (KM) capacity and capability within the health and social care system. The initiative aims to reduce the time it takes to roll out effective interventions, policies and models of care to address high-priority national and regional challenges and maximise the impact of research.

As part of the funding NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester (ARC-GM) will take a lead role in coordinating the programme on behalf of the other ARCs, co-developing a shared KM strategy and establishing a community of KM Fellows.

Group Aims:

The ARC KM programme, led by the KM group as a whole, will act as a visible and accessible hub for knowledge management expertise and resources, supporting collaboration across the ARC network and with wider stakeholders.

The NIHR KM group is committed to:

Developing a pipeline of research-informed innovations
Stakeholder engagement and connection
Strengthening communication for KM
Building and supporting the KM community
Evaluation
Governance and operations
Resource coordination

What is Knowledge Mobilisation?

Knowledge mobilisation is an iterative, long-term, and two-way process to create the conditions to enable the right people to use the right information at the right time. It involves a two-way dialogue between researchers and research users. By sharing information with and learning from each other, a deeper understanding capable of catalysing change can be achieved. It is one of the processes that facilitates and amplifies the contribution of research to real-world settings.

The NIHR is committed to maximising impact by enabling and supporting the translation of research findings into evidence-based action that transforms the lives of the public, patients, service users and carers.

Why is Knowledge Mobilisation Important?

Promoting impact is core to the NIHR’s mission to improve the health and wealth of the nation. It is one of the five operating principles set out in Best Research for Best Health: The Next Chapter.

Quote from Professor Dame Nicky Cullum, Director of NIHR ARC-GM: "Whilst maximising research impact is everybody’s business, this crucial initiative brings a coordinated, consistent approach to ensuring that our publicly funded research is visible, is used to support health and social care decision-making and can improve the health and care of the public. We are delighted to be leading on this work from Greater Manchester.”