INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

Independent Research Group (IRG) is an innovative structure to promote independent research and the uptake of research findings. Those familiar with research are aware that a wealth of improvements in scientific and technical knowledge is being compiled in a wide variety of research journals in all fields of science and engineering. However, "a consistent finding from the literature is that the transfer of research findings into practice is a slow and haphazard process" Walker et al. (2003). Moreover, smaller industry sectors, do not become aware of recent advances, do not know how or where to access the information and lack the expertise required to interpret and implement the findings, neither their scale justify permanent research departments. In this context, one important aspect to be aware of, is that although, a substantial body of research is available, it is convenient to subdivide the research papers into those contributing to the discussion and those with the potential to..

Also known as: Independent Research Group

Primary location: Ottawa