How to add a new project idea to OSRE

Instructions for adding/updating a project

A project serves as the context for one or more project ideas. Each project is represented as a web page with project information and ideas. Projects and their updates are subject to review of the OSRE administrators.

• Preferred method (via git):
• Fork git repository - Create content/project/osre26/ORGANIZATION/PROJECTNAME

directory or copy it from previous year’scontent/project/osre25/ORGANIZATION/PROJECTNAME

• In that directory create/update index.md

and the project’s image (featured.png

orfeatured.jpg

) - In index.md

fill in the frontmatter (seeexample):- Add the project’s title in title:

, - Date the project entry with date:

andlastmod:

, using the format YYYY-MM-DD, e.g.2026-05-27

. Note that projects dated in the future will not display. - Include a list of authors:

, using either names in quotes or user names (see below for instructions on how to add user names) IMPORTANT: set a list of tags that include"osre26"

. Feel free to add additional tags.- Below the frontmatter start with a description of the project and include links to the project’s webpage.

• Add each project idea with level-3 header, i.e., ### ...

and add a list ofessential informationthat includestopics,skills,difficulty,size(175 vs 350 hours), andmentors. - Every mentor should at least have a mailto:

link. Better yet: add the mentor using the instructions below and use the shortcut{{% mention "USERNAME" %}}

. There should be at least two mentors per project idea.

• Add the project’s title in

• Make a pull request and email OSRE Admins(currently: Stephanie Lieggi).

• Fork

If you are unable to upload via git please email OSRE Admins (currently: Stephanie Lieggi) for other options

Instructions for adding a mentor

Mentors are welcome to add information about themselves (see example):

Preferred methond (via git):

• Fork git repository(or combine with pull request of adding/updating a project above) - Create /content/authors/USERNAME

directory. - In that directory copy an _index.md

file from another user and update it (seeexample)- Many icons are available (see documentation) IMPORTANT: Underuser_groups:

add- University of California Mentors

.- The short bio and any other information goes below the frontmatter.

• Many icons are available (see

• Make a pull request and email OSRE Admins

• Fork

• Include name, title, affiliations, email, short bio, whether you are UC or Summer of Reproducibility mentor (or both), and, optionally, photo, web page and social media links.