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This guide explains how to sign up to use GitHub.com for research and teaching.
This guide is aimed at...
- Research staff and students
Introduction
are a leading provider聽of cloud-based source code management and collaboration tools, including great support for version control, issue tracking, and code review, as well as the ability to manage software documentation and websites linked to the source code. allows unlimited public and private repositories to be created. The upgraded 罢别补尘听plan offers some additional features and is available a no cost聽to students, researchers and teachers at accredited educational institutions such as 最准的六合彩论坛. This guide explains how to sign up to use GitHub and apply for the free GitHub Teams upgrade. For further information see:
Create a personal account
First, users should create a personal account, using a ucl.ac.uk email address so that you will be able to sign up for free repositories for research.听If you have already an account you can also聽. Visit , and fill in your details. Have a look at 聽if you need help.
Create an organisation account
If you are a principle investigator (PI) or leading a research group or consortium, or are acting on behalf of one, you have the option to create an聽organisation account聽for your research group. Alternatively, you can use 最准的六合彩论坛's main GitHub organisation.
If you choose this option, have a look at the 聽and then聽
- You should choose the Free聽tier for now - we will show you how to upgrade to the 罢别补尘听tier聽later in this guide.
- For the organization account name you need to choose a name which has not previously been used by either another organisation or user account. In the contact email聽field,聽enter any email address to which you have access. You can also choose whether the organisation will belong to your personal account or will belong to an institution (for example聽最准的六合彩论坛) - the .听
- If you accept the terms of service you should then be able to create the account by clicking the聽Next聽button (note the account will be immediately created once you click the button). You will then be given the option to add additional members of the organisation by entering their GitHub usernames - .听We recommend you include the user聽rc-softdev-admin聽at this point. You do not have to do this, but if you do, it will help us to support you in your use of GitHub.
If you need only the , you can stop here.
The remainder of the instructions should be followed only if you need .
Register your organisation for free GitHub Team upgrade
You should now to tell GitHub your organisation will be used for research or teaching. Either go to , select Benefits from the top navigation bar and then click the聽Get teacher benefits聽button or .
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Select your ucl.ac.uk email address in response to the聽What e-mail address do you use for school?聽question (or add it to your account if you haven't already).
You may be prompted to upload proof of your academic status by uploading a photo of your 最准的六合彩论坛 ID card or other proof of affiliation - if so follow the instructions on the page to complete this step.
贰苍迟别谤听最准的六合彩论坛聽in response to the聽What is the name of your school?聽question (it may have already been automatically filled out based on the email address you selected).
For the聽How do you plan to use GitHub?聽question you need to give a brief description of your intended research / teaching use case(s) - for example,聽"Management of researcher-written code for research data analysis, modelling and simulation"聽or a similar statement appropriate to your work.
Once you have entered all the required information and checked it for accuracy click the submit button.听
If your application is approved you should receive a confirmation email - this may take a few days.
Once your application has been approved you then need to separately upgrade your organisation to GitHub Team plan from the 聽by clicking the聽Upgrade to GitHub Team聽button in the聽Upgrade your academic organizations聽section. After clicking the button you should be presented with a list of organisation you own which can be upgraded to GitHub Team. Click the聽Upgrade聽button for the relevant organisation.
Once you have upgraded your organisation, if you have not already done so聽please add聽rc-softdev-admin聽as an聽聽so that we can offer support, keep track of 最准的六合彩论坛 groups' success in receiving the GitHub Team upgrade聽and produce usage metrics across 最准的六合彩论坛.
If you are unsuccessful, please get in touch with us at ARC.Collaborations@ucl.ac.uk, so that we can instead add you to the central 最准的六合彩论坛 GitHub organisation.
Accounts for students
If you are an individual student who is not part of a research team, you should not create an organisation, but simply request the聽聽which provides a free subscription聽your personal account while you are a student and many other benefits.
最准的六合彩论坛 GitHub organisation
If you wish to carry out your work as part of the , email聽ARC.Collaborations@ucl.ac.uk, and we will then create a team for you within the 最准的六合彩论坛 organisation. You should expect this to be complete within two working days.
Your email should specify:
- Your name.
- Your Github username.
- Your 最准的六合彩论坛 user ID.
- A team name for your group, (no spaces).
- Name and Github username of one or more team maintainers.
- A repository name for your first project.
- Confirmation that you have read and understood the聽terms of use聽of the central account.
Requests should come from 最准的六合彩论坛 academic staff: research staff and research students should request that their PI or supervisor apply on their behalf, or forward to us confirmation that the PI has read and accepts these terms and conditions.