Research and Evaluation
Meeting big challenges with big thinking.
Priorities
The Office of Institutional Commitments (OIC) drives research and knowledge mobilization to strengthen mental health and well-being — including addiction and recovery — advance sustainability, and champion equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA). By fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge, turning evidence into action and leading first-of-its-kind initiatives, OIC contributes to UCalgary’s standing as one of Canada’s top five research universities.
Create initiatives reflective of the diverse needs of students, staff, faculty, community members and those with lived and/or living experience.
With a future-focused lens, deepen community connections within UCalgary, Alberta, nationally and beyond.
Leverage research and knowledge mobilization to implement impactful initiatives at UCalgary and beyond.
Research and Knowledge Hub
UCalgary’s Community Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education are collaborating with researchers, service providers, knowledge users, and people with lived experience to co-create a research and knowledge hub to advance mental health and well-being within the post-secondary and broader communities.
Recovering in Place Lab
Through community-based, transdisciplinary action research focused on all addiction-recovery pathways and centred on people with lived and living experience, the Recovering in Place Lab emphasizes creating supportive spaces where recovery can thrive.
Evaluation Frameworks
Evaluation is an essential to program planning and development. It provides insight into how programs work, their impact and areas of improvement. Strong evaluation can help secure funding, build stakeholder confidence and strengthen overall success.