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

Wed, 12/24 - Thurs, 1/1: Limited Support During Winter Curtailment

Research IT will be participating in a winter curtailment and holiday closure program Wed, 12/24 through Thurs, 1/1, 2026). During this time, Research IT will be operational with limited staffing available for user support. Please expect delays with our response during this period. We expect to return to regular staffing and response times starting Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026.

12/22 - 1/9: No office hours during Winter Break

Research IT office hours will be closed between 12/22 - 1/9 and resume the week of 1/12/2026. Please reach out to us via e-mail for assistance in the meantime at research-it-consulting@lists.berkeley.edu

Wed, 11/26 - Thurs, 11/27: No office hours during Thanksgiving Break

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be holding office hours on Wed, 11/26 or Thurs, 11/27. Thursday and Friday are university holidays so we will be limited in our responses until we resume service on Monday, 12/1. Please contact us by e-mail in the meantime.

Mon, 10/27: Scratch File System Back Online

We have restored the scratch file system, and it is online now. However, this issue might occur again, so we will continue to work with our vendor, DDN, and the datacenter team to find a permanent solution. We appreciate your patience.

View all status and service updates

News Articles

Retrospective analysis of Project Bamboo humanities cyberinfrastructure effort

July 1, 2014

“What Ever Happened to Project Bamboo?”, a retrospective on a Mellon-funded cyberinfrastructure project led by Research IT from 2008-2012, has been published in ...Read more about Retrospective analysis of Project Bamboo humanities cyberinfrastructure effort

One IT Summit June 25th

June 19, 2014

The One IT Summit is a forum for UC Berkeley IT staff and teams to network, share their work, highlight new technology and provide status on key initiatives. Please join us on Wednesday, June 25th, 8:30 AM - 2 PM AT Memorial Stadium Field, Club Level.

Research IT team members will be...Read more about One IT Summit June 25th

Research IT contributes to Digital Humanities Summer Institute

June 12, 2014

Twelve faculty members, graduate students, and staff from UC Berkeley joined 600 colleagues from around the world for the 2014 Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. While individual faculty members and students have attended DHSI in the...Read more about Research IT contributes to Digital Humanities Summer Institute