Research Activity Committee (RAC)

The King’s Research Activity Committee (RAC) is composed of King's faculty members, a representative from the Cardinal Carter Library, and support staff members from the Academic Dean’s Office. The RAC oversees all of King’s research activity, including King’s Research Centres, the Research Seminar Series, and King’s research publications.

The committee also adjudicates the Distinguished University Professor Designation, and King’s research awards: the King's Research Excellence Fund competitions, the Hugh Mellon Excellence in Research Award, and the Early Career Excellence in Research Award.

RAC Reports

Apr 17, 2025 Dr. Muller discusses Canada-U.S. border issues with experts at Seattle workshop
Dr. Ben Muller will bring direct knowledge gained from stakeholder conversations back to the classroom and will discuss many of the themes in his upcoming webinar. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Apr 17, 2025 Dr. Silcox discusses youth crime rates in CBC story

Dr. Jennifer Silcox, Assistant Professor of Childhood and Youth Studies, lent her research knowledge in crime in Canada involving youth and girls to a CBC story about the beating of a young teenager in a London city park. She says that overall, youth crime rates are very low, so any increase in those numbers can be misconstrued.
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Apr 10, 2025 Dr. Janczak selected for Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program
Dr. Janczak’s project aims to strengthen the partnership between King’s and Brazil’s Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Apr 2, 2025 Economics of Autism workshop to bridge research and real-world impact
The “Economics of Autism” workshop offers an opportunity for families, service providers, and advocates to actively shape research on autism care, and explore funding structures and public policies. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Mar 26, 2025 Knowledge Exchange and Impact Celebration Honours Outstanding Contributions

The Knowledge Exchange and Impact Celebration honoured this year’s recipients of the Renée Soulodre-La France Excellence in Research Award (Early Career), King’s Research Excellence Chair – Established, King’s Research Excellence Scholar Grants, and King’s SIG Explore and Exchange Grants.
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Mar 8, 2025 Dr. Penner's study works towards closing gender pay gap in academia
Ground-breaking research by faculty at King’s University and Western University on the long-term impacts of the gender pay gap in Canadian academia has drawn attention from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Feb 4, 2025 Dr. Tieku elected Vice President of the International Studies Association

Dr. Thomas Tieku says his election to this position is “a clear indication that King’s punches above its weight and has an outstanding reputation not only in Canada but globally.”
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Jan 31, 2025 King's MSW student's research celebrated by Western

As part of Western University's Inspiring Minds, King's MSW candidate Ameena Abid is being celebrated for her research project " Longing for Home: Exploring Second-Generation Immigrant Identity with Nostalgia" on the relationship that children of immigrants for their parents' homeland. (Image provided by the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at Western University.)
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Jan 29, 2025 Inspiring the next generation of changemakers

The Shaking the Movers workshop empowered Childhood and Youth Studies (CYS) students to become facilitators of change while amplifying the voices of London-area children.
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