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New YNiC ethics forms
by Gareth Gaskell 25 May '18

25 May '18

Dear YNiC users, The GDPR coming in today has entailed a modest revision of our YNiC ethics forms. The new versions (V4 of the form and V6 of the guidance) will be available on the YNiC website soon, and should be used for all new applications. The changes aren't too major - essentially Section 7 of the application form on data has been expanded to allow some extra checks to be performed on your data processing plans. One aspect that is new is that PIs need to consider whether their data might be considered "high risk" from a data protection point of view, and if this is a possibility then a Data Privacy Impact Assessment (DPIA) would need to be carried out. My reading of the definition of high risk <https://www.york.ac.uk/records-management/dp/dataprivacyimpactassessments/> is that most YNiC research wouldn't require this step. Further, if a strand of research does need an assessment then as I understand it an assessment could be carried out to cover that strand as a whole rather than each individual project. So I don't anticipate this being too burdensome in the main. At the same time there are some new statements that need to be included in the participant information sheets and consent forms, and I have taken the opportunity to try to streamline the application process so that it is less time-consuming. I have cut down the guidance notes that you need to consult in making an application, and have added a template information sheet and a template consent form that you can adapt for your purposes. As well as making the application process a bit easier to complete, I am hopeful that there is less opportunity for researchers to use wording in their information sheets that conflicts with our guidelines. I'm happy to get feedback on how well this works and whether you can see further ways to improve the process. Current projects with ethical approval do not need to be re-approved, but it would be helpful if any participant you test from now on could be given the attached supplementary information sheet as well as the information sheet that you have been using, to inform participants about their data under GDPR. Please use the new forms for any new applications. People who are currently in the process of putting together applications (e.g., for this year's MPsych projects) can either use the new forms (preferred) or stick with the old forms provided they (i) verbally agree to the new statements in Section 7 in their application email, and (ii) add the attached supplementary information sheet to their participant information sheet. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns, best, Gareth Gaskell Chair YNiC Ethics and Governance Committee -- Gareth Gaskell Department of Psychology University of York Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK Office: Psychology, E209 Phone: +44-1904-323187 Email: gareth.gaskell(a)york.ac.uk Home page: https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/staff/academicstaff/mgg5/ Research group: https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/research/facilities/slam/

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Updates
by Antony Morland 15 May '18

15 May '18

Hello All, We will be a little short staffed at the end of this week and next as some of our team are going to be away on leave and at conferences. All operator covered slots will be covered. We have been making some good progress testing new imaging sequences on the Siemens scanner, which later in the year should make some new experimental approaches possible for users. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Planned summer closure
by Antony Morland 10 May '18

10 May '18

Dear All, The centre will be closed from Tuesday, 11th September to reopen Monday, 24th September, to allow for vital annual maintenance. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Changes to booking scanners
by Antony Morland 02 May '18

02 May '18

Hello All, I have had some discussions with investigators recently relating to booking scanners. There are some funded labs that have the resources and will benefit scientifically from scanning for more than seven hours per week, which is our normal upper limit. We currently have capacity on the scanners, so our limit is artificially restricting research throughput. We have decided therefore to lift the limits on booking for funded projects for a trial period until the end of the calendar year. While this will offer benefits to funded projects, it may have adverse effects on other uses of the scanners. Being mindful of that, we are (1) trialing the system and (2) asking funded projects to book the scanner responsibly. Considering the second point, could you please get in touch if you would like the limit on your funded project raised - email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Also, if you do have a raised limit and wish to book intensive use of the scanners please do so with as much lead time as possible - you will have a six week window - because this will help other users plan their work. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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YNIC Science Day
by Jonny Smallwood 01 May '18

01 May '18

Hello everyone, Yesterday at the YNIC Science Committee we decided to hold YNIC Science Day on Friday the 14th of September. The plan is to us the afternoon to showcase the research at YNIC and provide an overview of the methods that we are applying to understand the neural mechanisms that underpin psychological functioning. This will take place in B020. The basic idea is to hold some short talks from a wide range of PhDs and Post docs to give a snap shot of the type of studies we conduct (similar to the data blitz's that take place at conferences), as well as some more focused talks that highlight the methods that we use to understand psychological processes. For those of you interested please put this date into your diaries! I will be in touch with the ECRs to solicit people for the short talks, but if anyone is especially interested to present their research they can contact me. Jonny -- Jonathan Smallwood, Reader in Psychology / Cognitive Neuroscience Room C023, Department of Psychology, University of York, England. YO10 4PH. Telephone: 01904 324651

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Updates
by Antony Morland 01 May '18

01 May '18

Hello All, We are no starting a busy period for the centre as we host our MSc student projects. We are also in the process of installing some new functional and spectroscopy imaging sequences on the Siemens scanner that we hope will prove useful to researchers. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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