Research IT
provides research data and computing technologies, consulting, and community for the UC Berkeley campus. Our goal is to advance research through IT innovation.
Status and Service Updates
Planned Outage the week of June 8 for Scratch OS Upgrade
We have scheduled a planned outage affecting the Savio cluster during the week of June 8. DDN recommended this upgrade, and we are undertaking it partly in response to the recent outages many of you have experienced. While this upgrade is not a guaranteed remedy, we believe it is an important and necessary step toward enhancing the system's overall reliability and stability. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work to improve the Savio environment.
News Articles
Rick Jaffe Honored with Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award
We are thrilled to announce that Rick Jaffe, Research Data Consultant and CollectionSpace Service Lead within Research IT, has been awarded the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award (COSA). This prestigious honor is among the highest forms of recognition...Read more about Rick Jaffe Honored with Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award
Spring 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to the Spring 2026 special edition Research IT newsletter. We have been hard at work monitoring the health and upgrade of our systems in order to minimize interruption to the important research happening on our campus. Read more about these efforts below.
Research IT is Hiring Graduate Student Domain Consultants
Research IT is hiring for multiple graduate student Domain Consultant positions. These are flexible, 10% to 25% (4-10 hours/week) remote appointments. We are seeking diverse and curious candidates from across scholarly disciplines who are enthusiastic about supporting campus researchers by...Read more about Research IT is Hiring Graduate Student Domain Consultants