Using GitHub for Academic purposes

What are Academic uses of GitHub?

• Enhanced Collaboration

  • Provides a platform for university and global academic collaboration . Allowing multiple users to work on the same project without conflicts, streamlining efforts.

• Easy Documentation and Dissemination

  • GitHub facilitates effective documentation of research processes and broader dissemination of findings.

• Cost Savings

  • Public and private projects at no cost to campus users including faculty, staff, students, and researchers.

• Project Promotion

  • Provides a way to promote and cultivate Syracuse University open source projects to all audiences.

• Promotes Open Science

  • Hosting code and data on GitHub aids in ensuring research transparency and reproducibility.

Why do I need to use GitHub?

One reason to use the Syracuse University GitHub organization is the Unlimited public/private repositories that a user can make.

How to get started

Create a GitHub Team

Create a GitHub Repository

Additional Information

• Protected branches (https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches)