Am I eligible?
Members of the UMass system (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell) as well as the University of Rhode Island are eligible to access Unity. Members of these five Universities are welcome to sign in and request a PI account (for Faculty and Staff), or to join a PI group (for Students).
If you are not a member of one of these five Universities, and your school is not already in the dropdown menu on the Unity Single Sign-On page, email hpc@umass.edu and we can suggest the next step. You may need to create an Affiliate account at the University of your PI. See below for details.
Accounts for faculty and staff
To create a Unity account as a faculty or staff member, sign in and request a PI account using the following instructions:
- Go to the Unity Single Sign-On page.
- Select your organization.
- Use your organization login information to sign in.
- Select “Request a PI account (I am a PI)”.
- Read and accept the EULA.
- Submit your request by clicking Request Account and wait for the Unity Staff to approve it.
Once the Unity Staff approves your account request, other members may request to join your PI Group and you will be able to approve them.
Accounts for students
To create an account as a student, you must be working with a PI that will grant you access to their PI group. If this is the case for you, sign in and request to join your PI’s group using the following instructions:
- Go to the Unity Single Sign-on page.
- Select your organization.
- Use your organization login information to sign in.
- Select Join an existing PI group and search for your PI in the field provided. The PI group name is generally in the form
pi_piuser_school_edu. - Read and accept the EULA.
- Submit your request by clicking Request Account and wait for your PI to approve it.
After your PI approves your request, you will have access to Unity and your PI’s project code and data that is stored in Unity. You can view, join, or leave a PI group at any time by going back to the My PIs page. Students may work with more than one PI at a time, but the first approval must be done before adding others.
Affiliate accounts
If you are not already affiliated with a school in the Unity Single Sign-on system, you may need to fill out a form to get credentials at the school of your PI. Please see the information for your your school below:
UMass Amherst
The PI must request a NENS account through Spire. The instructions are available here
UMass Boston
Follow the instructions for “Contingent Worker” available here
UMass Dartmouth
The PI must fill out the form here and wait for HR approval.
UMass Lowell
Use the “Sponsored Guest Form” (pdf) here. Note that it requires signatures of both the PI and the Affiliate, and then is passed to HR.
University of Rhode Island
Use the “Affiliate Status Request - USP-18” form available from here. Note that it requires the signatures of both the PI and the Affiliate, and then is passed to HR.