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README.md

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 # USER_project
 The Superbloom team is researching how usability and design presents in scientific open source software, with the goal of investigating what are the conditions that enable scientific open source teams to prioritize and focus on usability successfully. This work is supported by the Sloan Foundation.
 
-In this repo, you'll find open notes and resources relating to this ongoing work. Contact us at [email protected] with any questions. 
+In this repo, you'll find open notes and resources relating to this work. Contact us at [email protected] with any questions. 
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+This project's first phase was completed in July 2023. Future phases and research is pending future funding.
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+If you would like to contribute to this project and research you can find more details in [Our contribution documentation](https://github.com/simplysecure/USER_project/blob/main/contributing.md)
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+You can find this projects [companion repository for the website here](https://github.com/simplysecure/user_project_website/tree/main)

contributing.md

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+# Contributing to the USER project
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+Contribute to this research by [Participating in discussions](https://github.com/simplysecure/USER_project/discussions)
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+Contribute to the research by [adding issues](https://github.com/simplysecure/USER_project/issues) for new information, correcting or amending existing information or suggesting future research related to design, usability and UX in scientific and research OSS.
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+Contribute to future phases of this research by reaching out to the Superbloom team to fund the next phases. [email protected]
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+Contact us at [email protected] with any questions.