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.

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News Articles

Jupyter notebook streamlines machine translation for researchers

June 29, 2021

The increasing prominence of interdisciplinary studies, coupled with the mass digitization and dissemination of primary sources and scholarly literature alike, has made it possible for scholars to pursue boundary-defying research agendas in ways that were previously impossible

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Introduction to Amazon Web Services

June 16, 2021

Introduction to Amazon Web Services
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
10:00-11:30am via Zoom (we will send the Zoom info after you register)

Research IT and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab are partnering to provide this 90 minute general...Read more about Introduction to Amazon Web Services

Introducing Research IT’s New Documentation Website

May 12, 2021

Research IT is excited to introduce our new documentation website! Our expert consultants from various backgrounds have collaborated to provide helpful and accessible documentation...Read more about Introducing Research IT’s New Documentation Website