The phrase "a boost to knowledge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that enhances or increases understanding or information.
Example: "The new educational program provides a boost to knowledge for students in the STEM fields."
Alternatives: "an enhancement of knowledge" or "an increase in understanding."
The genome of sorghum has recently been sequenced providing a great boost to our knowledge of the evolution of grass genomes and the wealth of diversity within S. bicolor taxa.
The current proposal for statutory monitoring of diclofenac in European waters will provide a substantial boost to our knowledge but researchers and regulators should also see this as an opportunity to increase our understanding of the thousands of other pharmaceuticals and domestic chemicals that routinely enter freshwaters via STPs.
The advent of genomics has brought a real boost to the generation of data, knowledge and tools that can be applied in breeding, which has transformed breeding from a rather individually based activity to a multidisciplinary teamwork that is most suited to exploit genes from tomato germplasm in an efficient way.
Enhancing the production of flavonoids in crop plants can therefore give an important boost to their nutritional value, which makes knowledge of expression and regulation of the flavonoid pathway important.
If I am in need of cheering up, I have only to think of the film and I will get a boost from the knowledge that my life is nowhere near as shudderingly depressing.
In an attempt to boost its knowledge intensiveness, the UK government has just launched a plan to overhaul the university sector.
Stanford's Parking & Transportation Services is currently finalizing a plan to boost knowledge about the best ways patrons can bike, walk, carpool and take public transportation to the concerts.
According to the study, only 5.5 per cent of children of aged 6 to 11 wash their hands after touching poultry, rising to only 9 per cent among children aged 12 to 16. Educating children about avian influenza through theatre is just one part of a campaign to boost their knowledge.
The South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute, a new Falkland Islands Government and British-funded scientific body set up a year ago to boost the islands' "knowledge economy", is due to begin survey work to track the spread of invasive plants.
Despite many efforts to boost knowledge, studies show that most people don't understand rudimentary principles of finance and investing.
