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NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) software package. It has been designed for qualitative researchers working with very rich text-based and/or multimedia information, where deep levels of analysis on small or large volumes of data are required.
NVivo 20 is installed on all IT Services classroom PCs and is available for all other University and personally owned staff and student PCs; please see the Obtaining the software tab.
NVivo is installed on all IT Services classroom PCs. It appears under Start | All Programs.
To install NVivo on staff and research graduate PCs managed by IT Services follow these steps:
Once installed, it will appear under Start | All Programs.
Staff and students are able to install NVivo on unmanaged University owned PCs and personally owned devices.
NVivo is available for Windows and Mac. Please download the link below:
Once you have installed NVivo and open for the first time, it may prompt you to enter a 'My Nvivo' login to register the software. As the university does not have MyNvivo logins, instead choose the option beneath labelled 'or provide enterprise key to activate'. Select this option and then enter the licence code linked below.
A licence code is required to activate NVivo. The same licence code will activate both the Windows and Mac versions:
Differences and compatibility between NVivo for Windows and Mac
Users who are familiar with NVivo for Windows should be aware that NVivo for Mac doesn't contain all the same features. Please see this NVivo Feature Comparison chart for a break down of the differences.
Please also note that projects created on Windows cannot be opened on a Mac and vice versa. However, QSR International provide a guide to transferring NVivo projects between Windows and Mac.
IT Services has no expertise in qualitative data analysis and can only offer basic user support for NVivo.
The following collaboration tools are not included in the University NVivo licence and are optional add-ons.
NVivo Collaboration Cloud
Useful for a project team wanting to collaborate on project files stored within one project (including working with colleagues external to the university).
Licences are sold per “team” entitling each user to use one workspace only. If a user wants to participate in a number of different “teams” they will require a separate access (licence) for each team.
Licences must be purchased by a ‘lead partner’ for every user in the team and allocated out to specific email addresses. They cannot be purchased individually. If users agree to pay for their own licences, this should be done through internal cross-charging.
All users need to be using the latest version of NVivo (after version 12) and be using the same operating system, preferably Windows.
Collaboration Cloud stores data in the Cloud. IT Services has carried out a Computing Risk Assessment and has concluded that it does not currently meet our security standards. It is therefore not approved for use in all cases, especially where personal data, confidential, sensitive or personal information is used.
It can only be used in a limited number of cases, where data is anonymised.
If you would like to use NVivo Collaboration Cloud, please undertake a DPIA with the Data Protection Team to assess the proposed data processing and anonymisation techniques. Once a DPIA is signed off (or agreed to not be a requirement) then you can purchase licences via IT by emailing itsupport@york.ac.uk.
NVivo Transcription
NVivo Transcription offers automation technology to provide verbatim transcription. Audio files uploaded to the online platform are transcribed in a time-span of half the length of the audio.
Data is encrypted when uploading and when stored in the online platform.
Licences are sold per user.
NVivo Transcription stores data in the Cloud. IT Services has carried out a Computing Risk Assessment and has concluded that it does not currently meet our security standards. It is therefore not approved for use in all cases, especially where personal data, confidential, sensitive or personal information is used.
It can only be used in a limited number of cases, where data is anonymised.
If you would like to use NVivo Transcription, please undertake a DPIA with the Data Protection Team to assess the proposed data processing and anonymisation techniques. Once a DPIA is signed off (or agreed to not be a requirement) then you can purchase licences via IT by emailing itsupport@york.ac.uk.