* make a [new branch](https://git.soton.ac.uk/SERG/workflow/-/blob/master/howTo/gitBranches.md) in your fork
* make some improvements
* send us a pull request (just code, no data please, keep your data [elsewhere](https://git.soton.ac.uk/SERG/workflow/-/blob/master/howTo/keepingData.md)!)
If you want to [contribute to the repo](CONTRIBUTING.md), or like how we work and want to use it as a template for your project or package, just [fork and go](https://happygitwithr.com/fork-and-clone.html). As a number of people have pointed out that only works if you have an account on git.soton.ac.uk. If you have not, you can import the repo to (for example) your [github.com](https://github.com/new/import) account and go from there. And presumably on gitlab.com too...
As a number of people have pointed out [fork & go](https://happygitwithr.com/fork-and-clone.html) only works if you have an account on git.soton.ac.uk. If you don't, you can import the repo to (for example) your [github.com](https://github.com/new/import) account and go from there. And presumably on gitlab.com too...