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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 25 Jan '23

25 Jan '23

Hello Everyone, Please see below for information regarding open plan availability this week, dates for user inductions/training, information about YNiC data storage and our monthly YNiC seminar. *Taught course tutorials in YNiC open plan* YNiC will be hosting taught course tutorials in open plan every Thursday for the next three weeks, so please be warned that there will be *reduced access to desktop computers in YNiC*, and more noise/ disruption than usual. *This week's session will run from 11:00-13:00 on Thursday the 26th.* *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 7th of February, at 10:00*. 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 8th of February, 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *Storage Space at YNiC* We are reaching data storage capacity, so kindly ask that *all users review the data stored within their scratch spaces*. Please remove any files that are not currently in use. To free up space, YNIC is able to safely archive older projects, please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk for us to do this for you. *YNiC Seminar* Our monthly YNiC seminar will return next *Thursday the 2nd of February* with a talk from *Dr Andre Gouws, *who will provide further information regarding *YNiC's Appropriate Data Usage Documentation and the implications for users*. This talk will be held at YNiC at 4pm and over zoom. Refreshments will be provided for those attending in person, we hope to see you there! Have a great week! Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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This week at YNiC
by Richard Aveyard 17 Jan '23

17 Jan '23

Hello Everyone, *Taught course tutorials in YNiC open plan* YNiC will be hosting taught course tutorials in open plan every Thursday for the next four weeks, so please be warned that *there will be reduced access to desktop computers in YNiC, and more noise/ disruption than usual. This week's session will run from 13:00-15:00 on Thursday the 19th.* *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 7th of February, at 10:00*. 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 8th of February, 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Technical Specialist York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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YNIC ethics
by Fiona McNab 12 Jan '23

12 Jan '23

Hi Everyone, This is a reminder to please use the latest YNIC ethics forms when submitting ethics applications. They are available here <https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/forms>. Also, for everyone with access to data stored on YNIC servers, please make sure you've signed and returned this Appropriate Data Usage Declaration, which you can find here <https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ynic-public/forms/-/raw/master/AppropriateDataU…> . Thanks, Best wishes, Fiona - on behalf of the YNIC Research Ethics Committee

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 10 Jan '23

10 Jan '23

Hello Everyone, Happy New Year! Please see below for dates/times of YNiC user inductions and operator training. We are also looking for speakers for our monthly YNiC seminar, please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you would like to present your work. *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 7th of February, at 10:00*. 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 8th of February, 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminar* YNiC Seminars will resume on Thursday the 2nd of February. If you would like to present your work, please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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YNiC IT system maintenance
by Joe Lyons 21 Dec '22

21 Dec '22

Hi As mentioned in the "This Week at YNiC", we'll be taking the systems down tomorrow (Wednesday 21st December) for patching. This will include the Remote Desktops. We'll be starting at 9am and will let you know when the systems are back up. Thanks Joe -- Joe Lyons, UNIX Systems Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York

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This Week at YNiC
by Richard Aveyard 15 Dec '22

15 Dec '22

Hullo Everyone, *YNiC Winter Closure* YNiC will be closed between the *19th of December and 9th of January*. This will include access to the scanners, user support and open plan. *The remote desktop may be unavailable on Wednesday the 21st of December* while patching work is carried out, but should remain available otherwise. *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 held on *Tuesday the 10th of January, at 10:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Research Technician York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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YNiC Remote Desktop issues
by Joe Lyons 12 Dec '22

12 Dec '22

Hello We're seeing a few issues with some of the remote desktops node in the cluster. I'm going to reboot the nodes that have an issue so any sessions on them will be terminated. Thanks Joe -- Thanks Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York joe.lyons(a)ynic.york.ac.uk 01904 435343 | 01904 326818

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 07 Dec '22

07 Dec '22

Hello Everyone, *YNiC Closure* YNiC will be closed between the *19th of December and 9th of January*. This will include access to the scanners, user support and open plan. The remote desktop will remain available throughout this time period (users will be notified if any planned maintenance to the remote desktop will stop access). *Changes to Procedures* Participants are no longer required to sign the 'Covid Consent Form' when taking part in experiments at YNiC. *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 10th of January, at 10:00*. 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 14 of December, 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminar* YNiC Seminars will resume in the new year! If you would like to present your work, please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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Reminder: YNiC Seminar TODAY 4pm
by Lauren Welbourne 01 Dec '22

01 Dec '22

Hi everyone Today at *4pm in YNiC Open Plan* we have a guest speaker, *Matthew Westerman *from the University of Huddersfield, with a talk titled "*An investigation into the relationship between the occipital cortex and choice behaviour under ambiguous conditions*". Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC, though you will also be able to view the talk via zoom using the following link https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237&sa=D&…> (Meeting ID: 917 2665 2237, Password: YO10). This is the last YNiC Seminar of 2022, so we hope to see you this afternoon! Cheers Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk *Working Days: Thursday and Friday* Please contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you need a response outside of my working days. York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 30 Nov '22

30 Nov '22

Hello Everyone, *YNiC Closure* YNiC will be closed between the *19th of December and 9th of January*. This will include access to the scanners, user support and open plan. The remote desktop will remain available throughout this time period (users will be notified if any planned maintenance to the remote desktop will stop access). *Changes to Procedures* Participants are no longer required to sign the 'Covid Consent Form' when taking part in experiments at YNiC. *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 *Wednesday the 7th of December, at 10:00*. 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 14 of December, 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be *tomorrow* *(1st of December) *with a talk from *Matthew Westerman *from the University of Huddersfield, with a talk titled "*An investigation into the relationship between the occipital cortex and choice behaviour under ambiguous conditions*". Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC, though you will also be able to view the talk via zoom using the following link https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237&sa=D&…> (Meeting ID: 917 2665 2237, Password: YO10). If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)
by Jennifer Ashton 16 Nov '22

16 Nov '22

Hello, If you are a YNiC user and require a PEEP (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan) for emergency situations, or have concerns about what to do in an emergency when working at YNiC, can you please contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 16 Nov '22

16 Nov '22

Hello Everyone, *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 *Wednesday the 7th of December, at 10:00*. 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 14 of December, 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be on the *1st of December *with a talk from our *guest speaker Matthew Westerman *from the University of Huddersfield. If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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Remote Desktop Issues - YNiC
by Joe Lyons 03 Nov '22

03 Nov '22

Hello We're seeing issues with connectivity to the remote desktop broker. This looks like it could be related to the network problems we had last week. We're having to reboot some of the remote desktop nodes and so some sessions might disappear. We'll let you know when the issue is resolved. Thanks Joe Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York joe.lyons(a)ynic.york.ac.uk 01904 435343 | 01904 326818

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YNiC Seminar Today 4pm
by Lauren Welbourne 03 Nov '22

03 Nov '22

Hi everyone The YNiC Seminar today will be at *4pm* in* YNiC Open Plan *with a talk from *Dr Elisa Zamboni *titled *"Mapping cortical domains using NON-BOLD high-resolution imaging".* Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC, though you will also be able to view the talk via zoom using the following link https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237&sa=D&…> (Meeting ID: 917 2665 2237, Password: YO10). We hope to see you there! Kind regards Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk *Working Days: Thursday and Friday* Please contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you need a response outside of my working days. York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Rebecca Lowndes 02 Nov '22

02 Nov '22

Hi all, The network issue appears to be solved and all systems, including remote desktop, should be functioning again. Send a ticket to support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you continue to experience problems. *YNiC seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be *tomorrow Thursday the 3rd of November at 4pm* with a talk from *Dr Elisa Zamboni *titled *"Mapping cortical domains using NON-BOLD high-resolution imaging".* Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC. If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. *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 Wednesday the 7th of December, at 10:00. 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 14 of December, 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. Many thanks Becky -- Rebecca Lowndes Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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Network problem at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 26 Oct '22

26 Oct '22

Hi everyone, We are currently experiencing a network problem at YNiC. Users are currently unable to access online services including the booking system, ticketing support system and remote desktop. Importantly, all booked scans are able to go ahead as planned. We are working on this problem and will let you know when the network is back up and running. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 26 Oct '22

26 Oct '22

Hey Everyone, *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 Wednesday the 2nd of November, at 10:00.* 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 Thursday the 3rd 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be *Thursday the 3rd of November at 4pm* with a talk from *Dr Elisa Zamboni *titled *"Mapping cortical domains using NON-BOLD high-resolution imaging".* Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC. If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 19 Oct '22

19 Oct '22

Hey Everyone, *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 Wednesday the 2nd of November, at 10:00.* 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 Thursday the 3rd 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be *Thursday the 3rd of November at 4pm* with a talk from *Dr Elisa Zamboni.* Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC. If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support@ynic .york.ac.uk. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Dr Jennifer Ashton Research Associate Department of Psychology University of York

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YNiC Seminar Today 4pm
by Lauren Welbourne 13 Oct '22

13 Oct '22

Hi everyone This is a reminder that we have our first YNiC Seminar of the term this afternoon, in *YNiC Open Plan*, at *4pm*. You can also join via Zoom using the following link https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237&sa=D&…> (Meeting ID: 917 2665 2237, Password: YO10). We will have a talk from *Professor Alex Wade*, titled "An overview of the UK BioBank imaging data and potential applications". There will be refreshments afterwards. I hope to see you there! Cheers Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk *Working Days: Thursday and Friday* Please contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you need a response outside of my working days. York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 12 Oct '22

12 Oct '22

Hey Everyone, *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 Wednesday the 2nd of November, at 10:00.* 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 Thursday the 3rd 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be *this Thursday* the 13th of October at 4pm with a talk from *Professor Alex Wade*. Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC, if you would like to attend via zoom, here is the Zoom Link: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237. If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Dr Jennifer Ashton Senior Research Technician Department of Psychology University of York

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 05 Oct '22

05 Oct '22

Hey Everyone, *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 Wednesday the 2nd of November, at 10:00.* 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 Thursday the 3rd 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be on Thursday the 13th of October at 4pm with a talk from *Professor Alex Wade*. Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC, if you would like to attend via zoom, here is the Zoom Link: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91726652237. If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Dr Jennifer Ashton Research Associate Department of Psychology University of York

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This week at YNiC
by Richard Aveyard 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Hi Everyone, *YNiC services offline 10/9/2022* Due to maintenance work at York Science Park, there will be no external network connection to YNiC on Saturday the 10th of September. Consequently, *the YNiC remote desktops, YNiC's documentation website, and the project tracking system, will be unavailable remotely on 10/9/2022*. Users will be able to access these facilities from within YNiC, but will not be able to access external web-browsing while at YNiC. *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 Wednesday the 5th of October, at 10:00.* 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 Thursday the 6th of October, 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC seminar* We will continue the seminar series in the autumn term after a short summer hiatus. If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Research Technician York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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This week at YNiC - including safety notice
by Richard Aveyard 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

Hi Everyone, *SAFETY NOTICE - please note that for better access, the defibrillator in YNiC has been relocated to the waiting area opposite the reception desk, directly beneath the television.* Please see below for information regarding first aid training requirements for operators, our regularly scheduled training sessions, and opportunities to present your work in the autumn term. *First aid training* While remote first aid training courses were accepted while COVID restrictions prevented in-person training, *all future first aid training courses for YNiC operators must be attended in-person.* *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 Wednesday the 7th of September, at 10:00.* 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 Thursday the 8th of September, 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC seminar* We will continue the seminar series in the autumn term after a short summer hiatus. If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Research Technician York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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Important - changes to YNIC research procedures
by Fiona McNab 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

For everyone who uses YNIC, or who might use YNIC in the future. Dear All, Following new University rules, Andre and I have had to make changes to various YNIC procedures. The changes affect how we apply for ethical approval and inform participants, as well as how we collect, store and share data. There's a summary of the changes below, and the updated guidance notes, ethics application and information sheet (please make sure you use version 8 for all of these) can be found on these websites, together with the other documents you'll need. YNIC page <https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/forms> Psychology page <https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/research/york-neuroimaging-centre/facilit…> Any questions, let me know. Best wishes, Fiona (YNIC Research Ethics Committee) *Summary of changes* Researchers must decide whether a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is needed for their study. We have completed a DPIA for standard procedures and types of data commonly processed by researchers using YNIC (DPIA_183 <https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ynic-public/forms/-/raw/master/YNICDPIA183.pdf>). If you will be processing any other kinds of data, or plan to deviate from the procedures outlined in DPIA_183, you may need your own study-specific DPIA. Guidance is given here <https://www.york.ac.uk/records-management/dp/dataprivacyimpactassessments/> . The full DPIA_183 can be found here <https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ynic-public/forms/-/raw/master/YNICDPIA183.pdf>. Please check that document to determine whether your study is covered by DPIA_183. Below is a summary of the key points. 1) We routinely collect “special category personal data <https://www.york.ac.uk/records-management/dp/whatispersonaldata/>” (particularly data relating to health) when screening participants during recruitment, when deciding whether it is safe for the participant to be scanned or when deciding whether a person belongs to a population of interest. DPIA_183 covers: i) Standard questions we usually include when screening participant during recruitment, (check the list at the bottom of the email to see what’s included), ii) The general consent form issued by and held at YNIC (for full details of the procedure, check the full version of DPIA_183 <https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ynic-public/forms/-/raw/master/YNICDPIA183.pdf> , iii) Standard study-specific questions and other behavioural / additional experiments (check the list below to see what’s included), iii) The three safety screening forms (MRI, MEG, TMS). The data from these are held at YNIC (for full details of the procedure, check the full version of DPIA_183 <https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ynic-public/forms/-/raw/master/YNICDPIA183.pdf> , *If you wish to collect any kind of data that is not covered by DPIA_183, you will need to determine whether you need to complete your own DPIA, which must be approved by the University data protection officer before the study can begin*. 2) For your initial screening questions to be covered by DPIA_183, *you must gather this data using a Google form *(managed by the individual research group), *either filled in by the participant or by the researcher on behalf of the participant*. If the questions are asked verbally, the answers will be read back to the participant to ensure that errors have not been introduced. If the participant seeks further clarification from the researcher or YNiC staff, they may be asked necessary follow-up questions verbally. The data should be stored using Google Sheets on Google Workspace under the University’s Google Licence. It is your responsibility to ensure that the data are held securely. Advice can be found here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwZ0Nq-f1qI>, here <https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2839588?ref_topic=6063592#zippy=%2Cs…> and here <https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/howdoiguide/collaborate-google-files> . When giving the initial screening questions, participants must be told the following: *“Magnetic Resonance (MR) research takes place in a strong magnetic field. Therefore, no metallic items can be taken into the scanner since they will get attracted by the magnet. They may also be heated up by the radio waves. For the same reason, people with metallic implants or other items cannot be scanned. There may be other reasons why a person cannot take part in the research. For example, we may need certain people to be able to answer our specific research questions. If you wish to take part in the research, we need answers to the following questions so we can establish whether or not you can take part in the research. Please remember that participation is purely voluntary. “* Researchers should ask the potential participants to read the YNiC safety forms relevant to the modality of scanning to be carried out (i.e. MRI, MEG or TMS, or any combination of them) and ask the participant/potential participant to confirm that there are no contraindications on those forms that mean that they cannot safely take part in the study. These data are held by the investigators and must only be used to determine whether or not the person can take part in the research, or whether they meet the criteria for a certain experimental group or control group. Health data from the screening questions may be shared with YNiC staff or other members of the research group who are internal to the University, but only in anonymised form. Google forms containing the health-related screening information must be deleted when a participant decides not to participate or when it has been decided that they do not meet the criteria for participation. If a participant meets the criteria and decides to take part, the Google form will be retained if the information may be required for data analysis. In this case, data will be held for a minimum of 10 years. Data will not be deleted unless by explicit request from the participant. It may not be possible to delete data if they are already processed and / or published - participants must be made aware of this when they consent to take part in the study. Following the initial screening procedure, study-specific data may be collected from the participant (eg. using a study-specific consent form, specific behavioural/psychological assessments). Consent information will be necessarily stored in a non-anonymised format; all other behavioural / assessment information relating to any individual participant will be stored with reference to their pseudo-anonymised ID only. These data will be held for a minimum of 10 years. Data will not be deleted unless by explicit request from the participant. It may not be possible to delete data if they are already processed and / or published - participants must be made aware of this when they consent to take part in the study. When issuing the information sheet to participants, participants should also be given a GDPR compliant privacy notice <https://www.york.ac.uk/records-management/dp/guidance/privacynotices/>. There is a template <https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ynic-public/forms/-/raw/master/ResearchPrivacyN…> on the YNIC ethics webpage. *If you wish to deviate from the procedure outlined here, you need to assess whether a study-specific DPIA is necessary <https://www.york.ac.uk/records-management/dp/dataprivacyimpactassessments/>.* 3) MR data, even when stored in a pseudorandomised manner, may be considered “*special category personal data <https://www.york.ac.uk/records-management/dp/whatispersonaldata/>*”. Some MRI data can be reconstructed in such a way that they could be considered to reveal “biometric information”. It is also possible to reconstruct head shape (and thus face) in 3D from an MRI scan, so that a participant could be identified from their their pseudo-anonymised MRI data. Also, as sulcal and gyral folding patterns and the configuration of the brain are unique to each person, they can be considered as representing a potential “brain fingerprint”. Recovering the identity of a participant in this way would be contrary to all data protection policies already in place at YNiC. It could also represent a breach of section 171 of the Data Protection Act 2018: *It is an offence for a person knowingly or recklessly to re-identify information that is de-identified personal data without the consent of the controller responsible for de-identifying the personal data.* i, Data from the scanners are transferred to the YNiC servers and stored in a pseudo-anonymised format. These data can be accessed by investigators who agree to abide by all YNiC data protection policies and procedures. These policies include a declaration signed by each investigator, which confirms that investigators will not use pseudo-anonymised data to try to determine the identity of the person from whom it was obtained. *All researchers and staff who have access to the centre must sign the YNiC Appropriate Data Usage Declaration <https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ynic-public/forms/-/raw/master/AppropriateDataU…> when they register to have access to data stored at YNiC (NB - all active users of the centre will have to sign this declaration retrospectively if they are currently using the center, both for newly acquired data and data acquired in the past). The signed form must be submitted to the YNIC reception. * ii, Data are held at YNiC. *Researchers can only copy data from YNiC servers if they a) have obtained approval from the YNIC Research Ethics Committee (by emailing *rec-submission(a)ynic.york.ac.uk) *and 2)* *do this in a way that does not allow others to reconstruct biometric data that could be used to reveal the identity of an individual participant’s data from that participant’s pseudo-anonymised data set. *If they do need to share data outside of the organisation that would allow such a representation to be constructed, *a separate DPIA will be needed*. In this case researchers will also need to work with the University’s Research and Knowledge Exchange Contracts Team to ensure an appropriate agreement is in place (eg. a Memorandum of Understanding to cover Intellectual Property etc. *List * To determine whether a potential participant meets the safety criteria for participating in a research study, the participant may be asked any of the following questions (any questions that are not needed for a certain study must be removed by the researcher). It will be made clear to the individual that we need answers to these questions only if they still wish to take part, and they will be reminded that participation is purely voluntary. - Do you have any metallic implants or items including cardiac pacemakers, pacing wires, cochlear implants, metallic aneurysm clips, metallic fragments in the eye, certain types of bio-mechanical implants and fixed dental braces? - Do you have a programmable hydrocephalus shunt? - Have you ever had any operations on your heart, head or spine? - Do you have or have ever had a spinal or other neuro stimulator? - Have you had any surgery which involved the use of medical implants? (e.g., hip or knee replacements, breast or penile implants, or any procedure using metal stents e.g., coronary arteries)? - Do you have a fixed dental brace? - Have you had any surgery in the last 3 months? - Have you, at any time, had an injury to your eye involving metal fragments? - Do you have any shrapnel in your body? - Do you have any medicinal patches? including nicotine, hormone - Do you have epilepsy? / Have you ever had a fit or seizure? - Do you have any diseases/disorders related to the eye or brain? - Do you have an Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device? - Are you claustrophobic? - Do you have normal or corrected to normal vision? - Do you wear glasses? / If yes, what prescription lenses do you wear? - Do you have normal hearing? - Are you neurologically healthy? / Do you have a history of neurological disease? - Do you have / have you had any neurological problems? - Do you have/ have you had any psychiatric problems (including anxiety or depressive disorders)? - Do you have any history of mental illness? - Do you have / have you had a developmental disorder? - Do you have dyslexia? - Do you have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? / Do you have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)? - Are you taking certain prescription medications? *(we may specify certain medications, for example we might ask “Do you use medications/drugs with potential vascular or central nervous system effects?”)* - Are you pregnant or do you believe you could be pregnant? - Have you ever had a Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) / stroke? - Can you tell me when you had your stroke/ most recent stroke? - Do you have any brain damage e.g., Parkinsons, Alzheimers? - Other than your stroke, have you ever experienced any other form of brain damage? Do you think it's possible you have dementia or Parkinson's disease, for instance? Or have you ever suffered a traumatic brain injury? - Do you experience fatigue? - When you had your stroke, can you remember which hospital you were admitted to? If so, do you remember which consultant you were seen by/had contact with? - Did you have any speech and language therapy following your stroke? If so, how often did you have these sessions and for what period of time? Are you taking part in any speech and language therapy at the moment? - Since your stroke do you experience any weakness on one side of your body? If so, which side?" - If possible, it's useful for us to know which areas of your brain were affected by your stroke. Can you remember having an MRI scan while in hospital following your stroke? If so, do you remember which hospital this scan took place at? Would you be happy for us to try and obtain some images of this scan from the hospital? If so, we can submit a request together with you, and can make sure you have access to these images as well if that's something you'd like? - Have you ever been diagnosed with any form of sleep disorder? - Have you ever been diagnosed with any form of hormonal disorder? - Are you a smoker? If the following questions are needed, the participant will be asked to tick one box to confirm that all the statements they are given are true. They will not be asked to answer these questions separately. *During the past three months, I have not used any illicit drugs for recreational purposes During the past three months, I have not regularly consumed in excess of 14 units of alcohol (equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine) per week* We may also ask participants to complete: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). If they are in doubt about how to answer a question, they can contact the researcher or YNiC for further clarification. The researcher / YNiC staff may ask necessary additional questions as part of this process.

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This week at YNiC
by Richard Aveyard 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

Hi Everyone, Please see below for information regarding our regularly scheduled training sessions and opportunities to present your work in the autumn term. *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 Wednesday the 3th of August, at 10:30.* 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 Thursday the 4th 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking.* *YNiC seminar* We will continue the seminar series in the autumn term after a short summer hiatus. If you are interested in giving a Thursday afternoon seminar to share your work, please get in touch at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Research Technician York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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