Governance

Welcome to CAPIBARA’s governance docs! We’re a small (~10 student) informal research collaboration. These documents explain how we work together, make decisions, and treat each other fairly.

New here? Start with the Code of Conduct and Membership Guide.

TL;DR: Be respectful, contribute when you can, give credit fairly, keep unpublished stuff private. Questions? Just ask!

Governance Documents

• Code of Conduct
• Contributing Guidelines
• About
• CAPIBARA Collaboration Agreement
• Privacy & Data Policy
• Communications Guide
• Authorship Policy
• Membership Guide
• Parental Consent Form

Quick Start

Want to join?

1. Read Code of Conduct ← How we treat each other

2. Check Membership Guide ← How to join

3. Review Collaboration Agreement ← What we’re about

4. If under 18: Parent completes Parental Consent Form

Already a member?

• Communications Guide ← How we stay in touch

• Contributing Guidelines ← How to contribute

• Authorship Policy ← Getting credit for papers

• Privacy Policy ← Your data rights

About CAPIBARA

CAPIBARA is an informal student collaboration working on:

• CAPIBARA-CRD: Cosmic ray detectors (led by Lluc Soler)

• CAPIBARA-COSMOS: High-energy astrophysics (led by Joan Alcaide Núñez)

We’re learning by doing: planning ideas, building instruments, analyzing data, publishing updates, and gaining real research experience.

Core Principles

🔬 Open Science: Default to open source and public data
🎓 Student-Led: Students make decisions and lead projects
🌍 International: Members from around the world
🤝 Collaborative: Help each other learn and succeed
⚖️ Fair: Everyone gets appropriate credit for their work

How We Work

Decision-making: Programme Leads handle day-to-day stuff; big decisions need group discussion/consensus (~2/3 agreement)

Membership: Apply through website → brief chat → join GitHub → start contributing

Meetings: Monthly video calls (time zones permitting) + async work on GitHub

Publications: Fair authorship based on contribution (see Authorship Policy)

Need Help?

• General questions: Post in GitHub Discussions

• Code of Conduct concerns: Email

• Membership questions: See how to apply

• Policy questions: Open an issue in .github-private repo or ask Programme Lead

About These Policies

We’re a small group learning as we go. These policies are meant to be:

• Clear: Understandable, not full of legalese

• Fair: Everyone knows the rules

• Flexible: Will evolve as we grow

• Practical: Actually usable by students

Not sure about something? Just ask! We’re all learning together.

Last updated: 21 February 2026