Copenhagen Bioscience PhD Programme

Providing information for starting as a new PhD student from abroad in Copenhagen in the Copenhagen Bioscience PhD Programme (CBPP). Createad as a training resource for learning git and collaborating using github.

Please create an issue if you have suggestions on further content or for general changes.

Learning Goals

Create a website using GitHub Pages
Render Text using Markdown
Basic knowledge of git functionality
Collaborating in an open source environment as described in A successful Git branching model

No Coding involved. Only Text

Provided Information

lifex website on how to get started in Copenhagen
- put into perspective what you have to do
- give a priority of different options
Housing (Basecamp, Housing Foundation, Private Housing)
Arriving as Nordic citizen, EU citizen and Non-EU citizen
ISM vs Borgerservice
banks
transportation, including bikes
furniture

Editing Hints

You can either edit online or offline using Markdown.

Edit online an existing file on GitHub

Without any prior setup on your local site, you can edit files directly on github, see the arrow on the screenshot below for _pages/enryh:

Once you click on it, you are able to edit and preview your changes. Saving is equal to making a commit.

If you want, you can also upload a picture to _pages/image/your_name.png of yours and reference it in your page:

you commit your changes to the branch you selected!

Local file editing

Follow the description in setup.md
Please create your own branch and then submit your changes using an pull request to the dev-branch

Develop Website locally

Follow the instructions to install jekyll locally. Then you can develop your pages on the fly using. However, most editors have a markdown preview function, which is more than enough to develop your personal site.