# Research computing & data
# Research computing & data
Service area
Harvard University Research Computing and Data Services (URCDS) is Harvard's university-wide resource, built to support research computing and data management. Our platforms, infrastructure, and expertise are designed to meet the complex, data-intensive, and computationally demanding needs of modern research, and are available to every researcher across all of Harvard's schools and disciplines.
Beyond direct services, URCDS plays an active coordinating role within Harvard's broader research computing community. We partner with school-level research computing teams across the University to align on best practices, develop shared platforms, and reduce duplication of effort, ensuring that research groups everywhere benefit from institution-scale investments. Our vision is a cohesive, university-wide ecosystem where every Harvard researcher has the resources and support they need to focus on what matters most: their research.
## Our services
[### Regulated data services
](/regulated-data-services)Access services to assist researchers with data analytics and computational studies on regulated data
**Approved to handle data classified as:** Level 4
[### Research Data Management and Policy Compliance Resources
](/research-data-management-and-policy-compliance-resources)Access resources for securely managing sensitive research data
[### Research data storage
](/research-data-storage)Explore storage options for large-scale, network-attached access to research data from a variety of endpoints
## Other resources
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## Related links
### Internal Partner organizations expand\_more
- [Faculty of Arts and Sciences Research Computing (FASRC)](https://www.rc.fas.harvard.edu/)
- [Harvard Business School Research Computing Services](https://www.hbs.edu/research-computing-services)
- [Arts and Humanities Research Computing (DARTH)](https://digitalhumanities.fas.harvard.edu/)
- [Harvard Medical School Research Computing](https://it.hms.harvard.edu/our-services/research-computing)
- [Institute for Quantitative Social Science](https://www.iq.harvard.edu/)
### External Partner Organizations expand\_more
- [Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC)](https://mghpcc.org/)
- [MOC Alliance](https://massopen.cloud/)
- [Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC)](https://womeninhpc.org/)
- [Campus Research Computing Consortium (CaRCC)](https://carcc.org/)
- [RCD Nexus](https://rcd-nexus.org/)
- [The United States Research Software Engineer Association (US-RSE)](https://us-rse.org/)
## News
[### Changes to the HarvardSites Drupal Hero component
](https://drupal.harvardsites.harvard.edu/news/2026/05/changes-hero-component) July 02, 2026
The hero component in HarvardSites Drupal is changing. Learn more.
[### New OneDrive storage limits
](/news/2026/05/new-onedrive-storage-limits) May 13, 2026
Updated: July 8, 2026 To comply with a new storage limit from Microsoft and help manage storage usage over time, HUIT has applied new default storage limits on all Microsoft 365 OneDrive accounts, effective June 9, 2026. All new and existing OneDrive...
[### Canvas cyber incident
](/news/2026/05/canvas-cyber-incident) May 07, 2026
Update: Friday, May 8, 8:44 AM As of this morning, Friday, May 8, the Canvas platform is accessible to Harvard users. Instructure—parent company of Canvas—has stated the cyber incident is now contained and provided additional details on their website...
## Upcoming events
[### DAS Office hours
](/event/das-office-hours-0?occ_id=35)Jul. 10 - Jul 17, 2026
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10:00AM - 11:00AM EDT
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[### DAS Office hours
](/event/das-office-hours-0?occ_id=36)Jul. 17 - Jul 24, 2026
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10:00AM - 11:00AM EDT
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[### EVP Artificial Intelligence Innovation Program (AIIP) office hours
](/event/evp-artificial-intelligence-innovation-program-aiip-office-hours?occ_id=25)July 20, 2026
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11:30AM EDT
Virtual
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