Share Your Research

On this page you will find information on how to share your research findings, measure and maximize your impact, preserve your research in the university repository, and, if applicable, commercialize your invention. 


Research Impact

Research impact is the demonstrable contribution that research makes to academia, society and the economy. Getting your research read and discussed will increase your impact and increase your competitiveness for honours and awards. 

Explore these U of T Library resources for more information on how to increase and measure your research impact: 

  • SciVal enables you to visualize research performance, benchmark relative to peers, develop collaborative partnerships and analyze research trends. 
  • InCites (Clarivate) is a citation-based evaluation tool for analyzing institutional productivity and benchmarking output against peers nationally and internationally.  

 


Outputs and Publications

Explore these U of T Library resources for critical elements to consider when sharing your research through scholarly publication: 

  • TSpace, a free and secure research repository established by University of Toronto Libraries to disseminate and preserve the scholarly record of University of Toronto community 

 


Outreach and communication 

Promoting your research to a general audience increases its reach and impact. Learn more about using different media channels, including social media, the university website, online, print and broadcast media, and other public engagement channels to share information about your work. 

Explore these CRIS resources to share your research with an external audience: 

 

Media resources: 

  • Researchers can sign up to be added to the U of T Blue Book, a searchable directory of U of T experts who can comment on the news of the day. 

 


UTM events 

Throughout the year, UTM holds events that showcase research and other scholarly work produced by UTM researchers. 

Do you have an announcement, event, or opportunity you'd like to share with the research community? Email us at communications.ovpriutm@utoronto.ca so we can include your item in an upcoming issue of the SURGE newsletter. 

 


Awards and Honours 

Please visit UTM’s Awards and Honours page and contact Stefanie Bernaudo in the UTM OVPRI for all matters related to awards and honours. 

Other helpful resources: 

  • Pivot Funding and Awards Opportunity Database: A comprehensive international funding database available to all U of T faculty and staff; select Advanced Search: Funding Type: Prizes and Awards to search for more honours and awards opportunities in your discipline.   

Commercialize an Invention 

Want to turn your research invention into a marketable product or process? Use VPRI’s Inventions, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship page to find out how to disclose and commercialize an invention, protect intellectual property, or start a company. For more help with commercialization, contact a staff member at the Innovations & Partnerships Office (IPO). 

Other helpful resources: 

  • ICUBE, the home of social entrepreneurship and early-stage start-ups at UTM