ACCoRD – A Community for Contract Regulation for Data

ACCoRD public repository for the GitHub pages.

⚠️ Please do not include any private or sensitive data here – this is a public-facing repository.

ACCoRD aims to address barriers in data access and contracting that delay or block research using the UK’s federated Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI). Data contracts are often complex, bespoke, and inconsistent, causing delays of up to 9 months and making data sharing costly and inefficient.

For ACCoRD project management, a private repository, please go to: accord_project_management

Team

• Project Lead: Dr Michelle Harricharan, [email protected]
• Project Co-Lead: Dr Claire Ellul, [email protected]
• Project Co-Lead: Dr James Wilson, [email protected]
• Research & Innovation Associate: Katie Buntic, [email protected]
• Research & Innovation Associate: Dr Rahil Alipour, [email protected]

Local Setup

Previewing the GitHub Pages site with Jekyll

It’s often useful to test the GitHub Pages site locally before pushing changes.
This lets you check that pages render correctly, links work, and styles look as expected without having to commit and wait for GitHub Pages to rebuild.

To test this GitHub Pages site locally before deploying, you need Ruby, Bundler, and Jekyll installed.
See the GitHub guide on running a Jekyll site locally for more details.

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Steps (after installing Ruby, Bundler and Jekyll):

1. Change into the docs directory (where the site lives):

   cd docs

2. Install the required gems within docs (only once):

   gem install bundler jekyll

3. From /docs (where the Gemfile lives), install dependencies:

   bundle install

4. Serve the site locally:

   bundle exec jekyll serve

5. Open your browser at http://127.0.0.1:4000