Academic Computing Services for FAS Courses
To request access to one of these services for your 2025-26 course, please fill out the FAS Academic Compute Request Form
Spring 2026 requests are due by Friday, January 16, 2026. Provisioning of services for the Fall 2025 term will begin after this due date.
The following academic computing services are currently available to FAS courses:
| Application | Use Case |
|---|---|
Python/Jupyter Notebooks | Jupyter Notebooks can be configured in HUIT Open OnDemand. Jupyter environments can be configured to run Python code, including installing additional Python modules for use in courses. Jupyter environments can also be configured to be used for running R code. |
RStudio | Courses using RStudio can request access to the vendor-provided service from Posit (formerly RStudio Cloud). RStudio is also available in HUIT Open OnDemand for courses that also have high-performance compute needs. |
HPC Resources via Open OnDemand | Access to high-performance compute resources can be provided through HUIT Open OnDemand. This platform uses slurm for compute job management, and can be used to provide access to Linux-based command line and remote desktop applications. Most users of HUIT Open OnDemand use it for one or more of the following:
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Please contact FAS Academic Technology at atg@fas.harvard.edu for more information.
Compute Resource Trainings by Other Groups
The following is a list of other groups at Harvard that offer training in high performance computing or other areas relevant to computation in an academic context. The topics covered and audiences targeted will vary from group to group, so be sure to check out the groups with a similar focus to what you work on.
- Center for Geographic Analysis
- Digital Scholarship Group
- FAS Informatics
- FAS Research Computing
- Harvard Kennedy School Library
- Harvard Library Open Scholarship and Research Data Services (OSRDS)
- Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS)
- Kempner Institute
- Longwood Research Data Management
Training and Support are Available Now
| Attend live online training sessions to learn about Canvas, Zoom, Panopto, and other tools |
| Watch recorded Canvas, Zoom, and Panopto workshops |
| Join an office hours session staffed by AT-FAS, the Bok Center, and the Harvard Library |
| Explore supported technologies to see what options are available for your course activities |