RCR News

This page offers news-worthy topics, helpful tips, and updates to UK policy, procedures, and guidelines for Responsible Conduct of Research.

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July 28, 2025

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)