ynic-users October 2024

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 29 Oct '24

29 Oct '24

Hello, Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions, this week's YNiC COGS meeting and our weekley drop-in session. *YNiC User Inductions* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held on *Wednesday the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. *COGS: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC* This week's COGS session will be led by* Ramaya Balakrishnan*, discussing *"What are connectivity gradients and how can they be used to understand cognitive problems after stroke?"*. Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff and students are very welcome. If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk, please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events. *YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons* On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two) working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :) (This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course you can come and knock on the office door at any time!) Have a great week! Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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BioCentre fobs
by Jacqueline Mayhew 24 Oct '24

24 Oct '24

Good morning Following on from yesterdays email regarding access to the ground floor kitchen, I expressed our concerns at having to use the upstairs kitchen and YSPL have agreed that we can continue using the downstairs kitchen. If you do have a fob though, please can you let me know as over the years these have just been passed on when people have left. YSPL just need names so that they can rename the fobs currently in use. Thanks Jackie -- Jackie Mayhew York Neuroimaging Centre The BioCentre York Science Park Heslington York YO10 5NY

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File systems issue in YNiC this morning
by Joe Lyons 24 Oct '24

24 Oct '24

Hello We had some file system errors overnight which caused the server that provides /groups and /scratch/groups to crash. After a few reboots, these mounts are now available again. Apologies for any inconvenience. Thanks Joe Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York joe.lyons(a)york.ac.uk 01904 325949 | 01904 325940

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Park Central, kitchen & Access
by Jacqueline Mayhew 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Good afternoon As you may already be aware, Park Central is closing at the end of October. YSPL are also taking away our access to the ground floor kitchen and corridor from Monday 04 November. We will instead have access to the 1st floor kitchen which does not require fob access. Please could you therefore return your black fob so that we can get a refund on these. Thanks Jackie Jackie Mayhew York Neuroimaging Centre The BioCentre York Science Park Heslington York YO10 5NY

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Fwd: tutorial meetings on Friday
by YNiC Reception 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Good morning Please see below, that MSc students will have tutorials at YNiC on Fridays, morning and afternoon. Best wishes Jackie -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: tutorial meetings on Friday Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:35:02 +0100 From: Silvia Gennari <silvia.gennari(a)york.ac.uk> To: YNiC Reception <reception(a)ynic.york.ac.uk> Hello, I am unsure whether you know that MSc students are having tutorials at Ynic on Fridays, morning and afternoon. I just wanted to let you know if people are trying to work in the open plan. Thanks, Silvia -- Silvia Gennari Department of Psychology University of York York, YO10 5DD United Kingdom

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Hello, Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions, this week's YNiC seminar and our weekley drop-in session. *YNiC User Inductions* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held on *Wednesday the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. *Seminar: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC* This week's seminar will be from *Dr Katya Krieger-Redwood*, with a talk titled *"Is semantic control different from language and domain-general executive function in the brain?"*. Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff and students are very welcome, or you can join us on zoom using the following link: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99486361852?pwd=8SFuihdRsaLfausbN778GSvucJbR7Z… <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99486361852?pwd%3…> . If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk, please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events. *YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons* On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two) working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :) (This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course you can come and knock on the office door at any time!) Have a great week! Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

Hello, Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions, this week's COGS session and planned scanner downtime. *YNiC User Inductions* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held on *Wednesday the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. *COGS: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC* This week's COGS session will be from myself, where we will discuss *"Brain stimulation at YNiC: a guide for complete beginners"* looking at the equipment we have at YNiC and how you could use it. Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff and students are very welcome. If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk, please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events. *Planned Scanner Maintenance* The MRI scanner will be unavailable between the 15th and 17th (inclusive) of October, while we have some essential maintenance completed. There will be no disruption to user support, MEG, access to open plan or the remote desktop. *YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons* On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two) working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :) (This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course you can come and knock on the office door at any time!) Have a great week! Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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Changes to policies and procedures at YNiC
by Andre Gouws 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

I will summarise some changes to YNiC policies and procedures below, but you are all encouraged to review the changed documents listed at the end of this email for full details. [ Apologies - MRI operators will receive part of this email in duplicate ] (1) *How we handle anomalies*: when we see something in a scan that we are unsure about we will send it for review by a radiologist -- as we have always done. A minor change to the procedure has been made: we used to write to the participant who's data had been sent on the same day as we sent their data for review. We would then write to them again once the report was returned to us and forwarded to their GP. Now, we will only write to them on one occasion - after the report has been returned to us. Feel free to contact me directly if you need clarification to the logic behind this change - it is not simply to save on postage but mainly to minimise the potential period of concern or distress caused to participants. (2) *MRI Level 0 trainees can scan alone with a Level 3 MRI operator*: It has been decided after extensive review that L0 operators in training can be accompanied by an experienced L3 without an additional operator in the MRI scan room. This is a change to policy. This can only be done when - (a) the L0 in training has completed a first aid certification and - (b) the L0 has completed initial L0 training and - (c) there is another qualified L0, L1, L2 or L3 operator (in addition to the L0 trainee and L3 operator already in the scan room) in the building who has signed the session screening safety safety and consent form and certified that they will remain in the YNiC building for the duration of the MRI session so that they can be called upon if necessary and - (d) the qualified L0, L1, L2 or L3 who has agreed to stay in the building must witness the participant being screened and - (e) 3 signatures are placed on the session screening safety safety and consent form - (f) at every scan session while the L0 still in training the L0 should demonstrate that they can operate that scanner bed and that they know where the emergency call alarm is. (3)* Safety and consent forms require printed name and signature*: With increasing scanner usage and operator numbers it is more necessary than ever for us to be able to log exactly who was responsible for scanning session safety. Operators should clearly print their full name and then sign the session screening safety safety and consent form - new boxes have been provided. (4) *Logging changes of operator during a scan*: If there is a change of operator during scanning (sometime operators will switch to give each other a break), the incoming operator must also sign the session screening safety safety and consent form. New fields have been added. The above summarises the changes reflected in the following 5 policy documents which will be uploaded to the YNiC website shortly: -- Anomalous Findings Policy: https://wiki.pages.ynic.york.ac.uk/UserResources/Policies/ClinicalDiagnosti… -- MRI Local Rules (latest release v8) -- MRI Training Scheme (latest release v8) -- Siemens MRI Console Operation Manual for Level 1 Operators (latest release v2) -- MRI Session screening safety safety and consent form (latest release v5) Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any queries. Best wishes, André & the YNiC team ************************************************************************ André Gouws PhD Lead Technical Specialist York Neuroimaging Centre and York Diagnostic Imaging Departmental Safety Advisor - Dept. of Psychology University of York The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5NY Working arrangements - please note that I work part time hours and that I work flexibly so that I am not always available to respond immediately.

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Hello, Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions, this week's Seminar and planned scanner downtime. *YNiC User Inductions* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held on *Wednesday the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. *Seminar: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC* This week's seminar will be from *Professor Beth Jefferies* with a talk titled *"The default mode of the default mode network".* Please join us at YNiC for the seminar, all staff and students are very welcome. If you want to catch the seminar on zoom, please join the meeting using the following link: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95277704825?pwd=3bHoiNsn3GohmDnC1j9akBeaKcmCSL… <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95277704825?pwd%3…> If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk, please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). *Planned Scanner Maintenance* The MRI scanner will be unavailable between the 15th and 17th (inclusive) of November, while we have some essential maintenance completed. There will be no disruption to user support, MEG, access to open plan or the remote desktop. Have a great week! :) Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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