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Responsible Conduct of Research & Scholarly Activity RCR
As of August 1, 2025, the RCR In-Person Training/Discussion Sessions are no longer required by the University of Kentucky.
On July 17, 2025, the Acting Vice President for Research, Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., and the Associate Vice President for Research Integrity, Bill Stoops, Ph.D., announced that the RCR In-Person Training requirement has been eliminated as of August 1, 2025. The online RCR course through CITI is still required and now has an expiration of 4 years rather than biennial.
*For individuals listed on research projects funded by agencies that require face-to-face training, please refer to the PI of that project.
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.
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Other UK Research sites:
Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR)
Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
- Human Research/Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Electronic Research Notebook (ERN) (LabArchives)
- Research Misconduct
Office of the Attending Veterinarian/Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)