2025 RCR News Archive

View the December issue of the RCR newsletter

In this edition:

• Happy Holidays and a Joyful New Year!
• In the News:
  • "Brokers of scientific fraud growing rapidly, study finds"
  • "Misconduct sleuth wins $2.63 million from major cancer institute in $15 million settlement"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• Compliance for the RCR Online Course through CITI by College
• Other Research Resources
  • iThenticate
  • UK Electronic Research Notebook
    • UK ERN Training Opportunities (Spring 2026)

View the November issue of the RCR newsletter

In this edition:

• In the News:
  • "Major Academic Press Calls for 'Publish or Perish' Reform"
  • "AI hallucinates because it's trained to fake answers it doesn't know"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• Compliance for the RCR Online Course through CITI by College
• Other Research Resources
  • iThenticate
  • UK Electronic Research Notebook
    • UK ERN Training Opportunities (Spring 2026)

View the October issue of the RCR newsletter

In this edition:

• In the News:
  • "Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' alarming analysis finds"
  • "The peer-review crisis: how to fix an overloaded system"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• August 1, 2025 RCR Policy Change
• Compliance for the RCR Online Course through CITI by College
• Other Research Resources

View the August issue of the RCR Newsletter

In this edition:

• In the News:
  • "Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' alarming analysis finds"
  • "The peer-review crisis: how to fix an overloaded system"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• August 1, 2025 RCR Policy Change
• Compliance for the RCR Online Course through CITI by College
• Other Research Resources

View the July issue of the RCR Newsletter

In this edition:

• August 1, 2025 RCR Policy Change
• Thank you to the RCR In-Person Trainers
• In the News:
  • "Fostering Accountability: How Institutions Can Promote Research Integrity with Practical Tools and Knowledge"
  • "'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• RCR Compliance for the In-Person Training/Discussion Component by College
• Other Research Resources

View the June issue of the RCR Newsletter

In this edition:

• In the News:
  • "How do I choose a principal investigator for my next postdoc?"
  • "The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to 'Correct' Research."
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• New Research Websites
• RCR In-Person Trainers by College
• RCR Compliance for the In-Person Training/Discussion Component by College
• Other Research Resources

View the May issue of the RCR Newsletter

In this edition:

• In the News:
  • "Science sleuths flag hundreds of papers that use AI without disclosing it"
  • "Is it OK for AI to write science papers? Nature survey shows researchers are split"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• New Research Websites
• RCR In-Person Trainers by College
• RCR Compliance for the In-Person Training/Discussion Component by College
• Other Research Resources

View the April issue of the RCR Newsletter

In this edition:

• In the News:
  • "Invasion of the ‘journal snatchers’: the firms that buy science publications and turn them rogue"
  • "Defamation Claims Arising from Research Misconduct Cases: Best Practices for Institutions"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• RCR In-Person Trainers by College
• RCR Compliance for the In-Person Training/Discussion Component by College
• Other Research Resources

View the March issue of the RCR Newsletter

In this edition:

• In the News:
  • "AI tools are spotting errors in research papers: inside a growing movement"
  • "Scientists' suit against top academic publishers lays bare deep frustration over unpaid peer review"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• RCR In-Person Trainers by College
• Available Sessions Offered by Trainers in Other Departments/Colleges
• RCR Compliance for the In-Person Training/Discussion Component by College
• RCR In-Person Training
• iThenticate for UK Faculty
• UK ERN (LabArchives)

View the February issue of the RCR newsletter

In this edition:

• In the News:
  • "Does the glut of retractions mean science is in crisis?"
  • "A scandal in Alzheimer's Research Shows How Science Can Go Astray"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• RCR In-Person Trainers by College
• Available Sessions Offered by Trainers in Other Departments/Colleges
• Update on Online Compliance for the In-Person Training/Discussion Component by College
• RCR In-Person Training
• iThenticate for UK Faculty
• UK ERN (LabArchives)

View the January issue of the RCR newsletter

In this edition:

• Happy New Year!
• In the News:
  • "Scientists Don't Want to Get Scooped-and It's Hurting Science"
  • "Students and Research Mentors Can Navigate Career Conversations Together"
  • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.
• RCR In-Person Trainers by College
• RCR Compliance for the In-Person Training/Discussion Component by College
• RCR In-Person Training
• iThenticate for UK Faculty
• UK ERN (LabArchives)