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Welcome to the Rigorous Reproducible Responsible Research Integrity at UF (R4I@UF) website!  Please visit each month for a new case that may be used as a framework for a brief conversation about best research practices in your lab meeting, research conference, journal club, or any research meeting.

May 2026 – The Bad Role Model

photo of a mentor and mentee seated at a tableThis brief video (0:52) introduces the impact of mentoring on young researchers and the importance of providing support and advice to guide mentees’ professional development.  After watching the video, consider these questions.

1. How does mentoring affect young researchers?
2. What are the qualities of a good mentor?
3. What are the qualities of a good trainee? 

For more information, please download and share this infographic (PDF) about 5 Qualities of Good Research Mentors. For a quick and easy read about the responsibilities of mentors and mentees, please see this chapter from the online book “ORI Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research”. See the Mentor & Trainee Responsibilities web page for more information about mentorship. This case scenario is from the Office of Research Integrity “Integrity in Scientific Research Videos” series.

To submit a “Case of the Month” for the R4I@UF website, please contact Wayne T. McCormack, PhD (mccormac at ufl.edu).