Hello,
*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 August, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 Operator Training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Tuesday the 5th of August, 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 13th of August, 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.
*Are you coming to the end of your studies?*
If you will be finishing your studies soon and no longer require access to
the centre, we would really appreciate it if you could clear down any files
you no longer need that are stored in your /home and /scratch spaces.
*Please remember, DO NOT transfer any data off YNiC systems (this includes
using USB drives/hard drives or saving/sharing data using applications like
google drive/dropbox/emails etc.).*
If you have a YNiC door fob, you can return it to reception (you can post
it in the silver letter box to the left of reception), or hand it in to
reception in the Psychology Department. Thank you, and good luck for the
future! :)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
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Hi All,
As we get towards the end of the data-collection period for the masters
projects, and the exciting analysis stage gathers pace, now would be a good
time for everyone to re-visit the data security rules for neuroimaging
data. You can find our policies by following this link to YNiC's wiki page
on data protection
<https://wiki.pages.ynic.york.ac.uk/UserResources/Policies/DataProtection.ht…>
.
As part of your centre induction you will have completed an Appropriate
Data Usage Declaration in which you commit to following the policies
described in the Data Protection Policy document - it is important that you
uphold these rules.
A few illustrative (not exhaustive) examples are listed below:
*Do Not* share neuroimaging data by email, Google Drive, Dropbox etc.
*Do Not *submit neuroimaging data to AI tools like DeepSeek or chatGPT.
*Do Not* transfer neuroimaging data to USB drives, or any computers that
are not provided by YNiC (even other computers provided by the University).
*Do Not* store R-numbers alongside identifiable participant information.
YNiC provides data storage for all research projects which can be used to
share data with other people in your research group, the storage
directories have filepaths of the form:
/scratch/groups/Projects/PXXXX/
Where PXXXX is your 4-digit project number.
Storing data in these directories is the only method through which you are
permitted to share data.
We provide a wiki page offering tips on managing data access that you can
find by following this link to YNiC's wiki page on managing data permissions
<https://wiki.pages.ynic.york.ac.uk/IT/UnixUsers/FilePermissions.html>.
Summary data such as screenshots of a fMRI overlay, mathematical plots of
data, or graphs or tables of summary statistics can be used in your
reports, but must not contain personally identifiable information.
If you need help in achieving something with your data, or have any doubts
about data protection, check with YNiC first by emailing
support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk
Best Wishes,
Rich
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
Dear all,
As everyone is aware, we provide a lot of YNiC technician operator cover
whilst also training YNiC users to be operators themselves. This works
well for everyone as it balances workloads for YNiC technicians and
provides more flexibity in scanning for those users who are trained to
be an operator.
Part of the operator training process requires the trainee to attend and
scan across multiple sessions to ensure they are of the standard we
expect before being 'signed off'. There is no official policy on this,
but as a centre we would expect those who are going through this process
to attend as many sessions as possible on their lab projects to speed up
the training process. On a few occasions recently, trainees have not
been scanning on projects run by their labs (e.g., for MSc projects),
which increases workload for YNiC technicians.
I am therefore emailing to ask everyone to try to engage with training
as much as possible. If a project is running in the lab and you are
being trained, please try to ensure you are attending as many of these
sessions as you can. This is of benefit for yourself and the YNiC staff,
and ensures we are providing operator cover more equitably across labs.
As always, if there are circumstances that might this difficult, come to
talk to us and we will do our best to help and support you. Finally, if
you are unsure about the above and how it relates to you or members of
your lab, again please come and talk to us.
Best wishes,
Aidan
--
*I work 0.8FTE and my working days are Monday-Wednesday and Friday*
===========================================================
Prof Aidan J Horner
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Co-Director York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC)
Department of Psychology
University of York
York YO10 5DD
https://www.aidanhorner.org/
===========================================================
Hello everyone,
I am attending an induction at the library for use of the 3D printers
<https://www.york.ac.uk/library/research-creativity/yorcreate/>, if you'd
like to join there is space for ~15 more people.
Wednesday 16th July 10:30-11:30.
Please let me know if you'd like to sign up!
Katya
Hello,
*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 1st of July, at 10:00am*. Please ask
them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Tuesday the 1st of July, 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 9th of July, 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.
*YNiC Door Fobs*
If you have a YNiC door fob you no longer need, please drop this back into
either YNiC or Psychology reception.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Email Disclaimer
<https://www.york.ac.uk/about/legal-statements/email-disclaimer/>
[image: University of York]
Hello,
*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 1st of July, at 10:00am*. Please ask
them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Tuesday the 1st of July, 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 9th of July, 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.
*YNiC Events*
*YNiC's 20th Anniversary Celebration this Wednesday*
We look forward to welcoming everybody to mark the 20th anniversary of the
York Neuroimaging Centre on *Wednesday.* We are having a day of
celebration, and are delighted to share the schedule for the day
<https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/20_anniversary_schedule.pdf>
*YNiC Door Fobs*
If you have a YNiC door fob you no longer need, please drop this back into
either YNiC or Psychology reception.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Email Disclaimer
<https://www.york.ac.uk/about/legal-statements/email-disclaimer/>
[image: University of York]
Hello,
Please see details below regarding the next YNiC induction and training
sessions.
*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 3rd of June, at 10:00am*. Please ask
them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Tuesday the 3rd of June, 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Tuesday the 10th of June, 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.
*YNiC Events*
*YNiC's 20th Anniversary Celebration*
We would be delighted if you would join us to mark the 20th anniversary of
the York Neuroimaging Centre on *Wednesday the 4th of June*. We are having
a day of celebration, and are delighted to share the schedule for the day
<https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/20_anniversary_schedule.pdf> with you.
Please use this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTdth1WuXG2i773EndWuOdvbwHiy-zvTt…>
to confirm your attendance by *12 noon on Thursday 29th May 2025*.
*YNiC Door Fobs*
If you have a YNiC door fob you no longer need, please drop this back into
either YNiC or Psychology reception.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Email Disclaimer
<https://www.york.ac.uk/about/legal-statements/email-disclaimer/>
[image: University of York]
Hello,
Please see details below regarding the next YNiC induction and training
sessions.
*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 3rd of June, at 10:00am*. Please ask
them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Tuesday the 3rd of June, 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Tuesday the 10th of June, 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.
*YNiC Events*
*YNiC's 20th Anniversary Celebration*
We would be delighted if you would join us to mark the 20th anniversary of
the York Neuroimaging Centre. We are having a day of celebration, with both
internal and external talks, on *Wednesday 4th June. *Please register your
interest in attending using this link.
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWh2o…>
*YNiC Door Fobs*
If you have a YNiC door fob you no longer need, please drop this back into
either YNiC or Psychology reception.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Email Disclaimer
<https://www.york.ac.uk/about/legal-statements/email-disclaimer/>
[image: University of York]
Hello,
Just a quick reminder that we have a *COGS* session today at *11am* in
YNiC. Dr Scott Cairney will be presenting a talk titled "Forgetting
unwanted memories in sleep".
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Email Disclaimer
<https://www.york.ac.uk/about/legal-statements/email-disclaimer/>
[image: University of York]
Hello,
Please see details below regarding the next YNiC induction and training
sessions. Please join us on *Wednesday* for the final *COGS* session of the
semester.
*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 3rd of June, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Tuesday the 3rd of June, 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Tuesday the 10th of June, 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.
*YNiC Events*
*YNiC's 20th Anniversary Celebration*
We would be delighted if you would join us to mark the 20th anniversary of
the York Neuroimaging Centre. We are having a day of celebration, with both
internal and external talks, on *Wednesday 4th June. *Please register your
interest in attending using this link.
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWh2o…>
*YNiC COGS*
When: *Wednesday 14th of May at 11am*
Where: *YNiC*
Speaker:
*Dr Scott Cairney*
Title:* "Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep" *
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Email Disclaimer
<https://www.york.ac.uk/about/legal-statements/email-disclaimer/>
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