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Eligible Users

• CUHK users can access WRDS* on campus.

  *You need to open an email account with an active cuhk.edu.hk email address. We will send an email to this address with the information needed to sign in. Please also refer to WRDS Access Pass FAQ for details.

• Faculty, Visiting Scholars, PhD students and Research Assistants at CUHK are eligible to access the WRDS via the WEB through individual accounts as defined below.  An individual account allows unlimited access via web, SSH, and or FTP and includes 750 MB of permanent disk storage.  The eligible users will have their own password access.  This password is to remain confidential and is not to be shared with any other individual. 

Types of Individual Accounts

• Faculty: Available to all current faculty of CUHK.
  
• Visiting Scholars: Available to visiting faculty (non-permanent or part time position).  The account will be expired after the end of the visiting appointment or up to a maximum of one year, whichever comes earlier.
  
• PhD Students: Available to all current PhD students of CUHK.  The account will be expired at the end of the study period or up to a maximum of two years, whichever comes earlier.
  
• Research Assistants: Available to research assistants or postgraduate students performing research for a faculty member of CUHK.   The account will be expired after the end of the appointment period or up to a maximum of one year, whichever comes earlier.

To apply for an Individual Account

For Faculty, Visiting Scholars, and PhD Students

• Click here to apply.
• Enter your Student/Staff/Library ID and password to login.
• Type a username (3 to 8 characters, lower case letter and numbers only) and an active cuhk.edu.hk email address.
• Click Submit button.
• Click I agree button to accept the WRDS Terms of Use.

For Research Assistants

Please send  your request to CUHK WRDS Representative with the following data:

• Name:
• Student/Staff/Library ID:
• cuhk domain email
  (e.g. xxxxx@cuhk.edu.hk or xxxxx@xxx.cuhk.edu.hk):
• Name of supervising faculty:
• Email of supervising faculty:
• Research information:
• Duration of appointment/research project:

When the request is approved, you will receive an email with instructions for setting the password and logging into WRDS.

Enquiry on account application, please contact CUHK WRDS Representative.