Responsible Conduct of Research & Scholarly Activity (RCR) is founded on core values such as those listed in the "ORI Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research" published by the Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Research Integrity:
Honesty, Accuracy, Efficiency, and Objectivity.
ORI Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research (PDF)
As of August 1, 2025, new Human Research protocols cannot be submitted to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review and new Animal Research (IACUC) protocol submissions will be held from approval until the RCR training requirement is met and/or untrained University of Kentucky research personnel are removed.
