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 # bern02-ex1-workflows-fair
 
-Assignment 1: Workflows and FAIR principles
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+Assignment 1: Workflows and FAIR principles
+
+This repository contains code from previous coursework, but organised and formatted in such a way as to adhere to the FAIR principles.
+
+# Installation
+
+> NOTE: This guide assumes you have a working installation of Python 3 and git on a unix-like (Linux, MacOS) system.
+
+First, clone the repository:
+
+```
+git clone https://git.pimnel.com/pim/bern02-ex1-workflows-fair
+```
+
+You need to create a virtual environment to run the code in. To create a virtual environment and install the required packages, do the following:
+
+```
+cd bern02-ex1-workflows-fair
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+With the virtual environment still active, run 
+
+```
+jupyter notebook
+```
+ 
+to start working with the notebook in your default browser.
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