Marc Spooner, University of Regina

Research

knowledge mobilization journalism higher education education philosophy audio documentary

Latest funding

Futureproofing higher education: Cross-national comparisons of management consultants in university restructuring
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$410,839
The Neoliberal University: Radio Documentaries Exploring the Changing Landscape of Higher Education
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$49,600

All 2 grants and awards

Futureproofing higher education: Cross-national comparisons of management consultants in university restructuring

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hurl, Chris

$410,839

The Neoliberal University: Radio Documentaries Exploring the Changing Landscape of Higher Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Spooner, Marc T.

Keywords: knowledge mobilization; journalism; higher education; education philosophy; audio; documentary

$49,600

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: knowledge mobilization Dear Professor Spooner, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on knowledge mobilization connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Neoliberal University: Radio Documentaries Exploring the Changing Landscape of Higher Education" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]