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Research Data Management

A guide on managing, organising, sharing and preserving research data

Quantitative Analysis

Stata
The Geneva Graduate Institute offers Stata licences on demand: request here.

R https://www.r-project.org/
R is a GNU (libre and open source) "language and environment for statistical computing and graphics". It is used by data scientists to wrangle with many different types of data. It can be used in conjunction with:

  • RStudio, a visual interface for R.
  • IHEIDDown: An R package to write and edit your dissertation, article or powerpoint directly in R, in a style compatible with IHEID standards, forked by prof. James Hollway (IR/PS department) and delegated to the Library.

Python
Python is a popular programming language, also available under an open license, and widely used in data science. https://www.python.org/
Many different implementations and graphical interfaces exist, among which Anaconda: https://www.anaconda.com/

LaTeX template for IHEID theses
A good complement to the previous tools, by Rémi Viné: https://github.com/RemiVine/Thesis-template-IHEID-RV-2021

Qualitative Analysis

NVivo
The Geneva Graduate Institute has a site licence for students.

  • You can request it here (you must be logged into your Graduate Institute Google account to access the form).
  • Please note that collaborative functionalities are not included.
  • We also have an education discount for academics. You can find more information on the intranet.

Taguette
A free and light open-source alternative: https://www.taguette.org (tutorial).
If you are working on a MINT ARP project, you can get access to a version installed on the Institute's servers for collaboration.

Qualcoder
Another free open-source alternative: https://qualcoder.wordpress.com (tutorial).

Requal
You guessed it, another free open-source alternative: https://requal.app/ (tutorial).

Dedoose
A web-based qualitative research tool: https://www.dedoose.com.
Payment is charged per active month (i.e. month during which you actually used the tool).

Atlas.ti
A commercial alternative to NVivo: https://atlasti.com.
The Institute does not offer licenses for this software.

Using LLMs/AI for qualitative research

If you are interested in the subject, we suggest watching this webinar by professor Christina Silver (University of Surrey).