Hello All,
We will be closing open plan today. Remote access will be set up for all
users this morning. Instructions on how to use the remote access will
follow.
Best wishes
Tony
--
Antony Morland, PhD.
Director, York Neuroimaging Centre
Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Good morning everyone
We just have a few reminders for users today.
Firstly, as most of you will already be aware, YNiC open plan has hand
sanitiser and surface wipes available for use. Should you wish to use them
they can both be found near the coffee machine.
Secondly, we would like to remind operators of our policy for cleaning
scanner equipment between participants - please ensure this is always done
after every participant is scanned. We also have a sink and hand sanitiser
available in each scanner control room, as well as in the MRI corridor.
*Closure:*
Over the Easter period we will have a 'soft closure' from *Thursday 2nd
April until Friday 17th April*. During this time there will be no operator
cover provided and no user support, but users are still welcome to use open
plan and book the scanners in the non-operator covered slots.
*Level 0 operator Training:*
Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place after the
closure on Wednesday* 22nd April at 9:30am*. 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.
All users that wish to be operator trained must have First Aid training.
Please ensure that this has been completed, or is booked in, before
contacting us to arrange training. Email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you
have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which
scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that places are limited and
are 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 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 date will be Wednesday 1st April at 9:30am. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
Hope you have a good week!
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Good afternoon everyone
*24 hour access*
Many of you will be pleased to know that YNiC users will now have *24hr
access to open plan*. If you use the building after 5pm or before 8:30am,
please use the main YNiC entrance, and the toilet that is in that entrance
hall (between YNiC and CHyM).
You will need to have both your YNiC fob AND your University card with you
to get into the building - use your University card on the black card
reader on the outside door, and then use your YNiC fob as usual on all
other YNiC doors.
Please be reminded that we keep a First Aid kit on the bookshelf to the
right of the coffee machine, and that you can call security if you need
emergency assistance on 01904 323333 - this number will be on display on
the notice board.
We will review this access over the coming weeks; if you have any questions
or concerns please contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk (operators will receive
a separate email shortly detailing the new key-holder process).
*YNiC Science Social*
The next Science Social will be given by Andre Gouws, on "Optimising FSL
and a few other tricks to make data processing easier, more efficient and
less problematic", and will take place this* Thursday 12th March at 4pm*.
At the Science Social events we have pizza and drinks, so we look forward
to seeing many of you there!
For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions.
*Closure:*
Over the Easter period we will have a 'soft closure' from *Thursday 2nd
April until Friday 17th April*. During this time there will be no operator
cover provided and no user support, but users are still welcome to use open
plan and book the scanners in the non-operator covered slots.
*Open Plan Teaching:*
Please be reminded that teaching will take place in YNiC open plan at *9am-1pm
this Wednesday*. During this time, the area will be closed to anybody not
involved in the teaching.
*Level 0 operator Training:*
Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place after the
closure on Wednesday* 22nd April at 9:30am*. 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.
All users that wish to be operator trained must have First Aid training.
Please ensure that this has been completed, or is booked in, before
contacting us to arrange training. Email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you
have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which
scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that places are limited and
are 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 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 date will be Wednesday 18th March at 10am. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
Hope you have a good week!
Cheers
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Good afternoon everyone
I mainly have reminders and updates for you today, but I also wanted to let
users know that a couple of places have become available on a group *First
Aid training course* this Thursday 5th March, which a number of the YNiC
staff are attending (don't worry, noone's training expires before the
5th!). Places will be filled on a first-come first-served basis (I can
pass on details for payment later), and it would be beneficial for any
users that intend to begin operator training in the coming months. Please
email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to reserve one of the remaining places.
*Booking system changes:*
The updates to the booking system have now been made; when making bookings
you will see that you need to specify both the 'Operator' (must be Level 1
or above) and the 'Co-Operator' (must be a Level 0 or above) when you
book. All other functionality for booking scans remains the same. Note
that this update does *not* reflect any changes in policy or procedure; as
before, two operators must be present at all times in the control room
while a participant is being scanned (one or both of the operators must be
a Level 1 or above).
If you are booking in an operator covered slot, you can specify whether you
will need both/one/none of the YNiC operators. If you are using your own
operators, then the 'Operator' must be a Level 1 or above who is listed on
the project as an operator, and the 'Co-Operator' can be anyone that is
listed on the project as a co-investigator and has current Level 0 (or
above) status (the project PI can add individuals as co-investigators via
PTS https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/pts/, but to make a co-investigator a
listed Level 1 operator on a project the PI will need to request this via a
support ticket).
As with the previous system, once the booking has been made you won't be
able to amend the operators, so if any changes need to be made you must
email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to request amendments.
We will update the wiki information shortly, but if you experience any
problems or have any questions please do let us know at
support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk.
*Closure:*
Over the Easter period will have a 'soft closure' from *Thursday 2nd April
until Friday 17th April*. Over this period there will be no operator cover
provided and no user support, but users are still welcome to use open plan
and book the scanners in the non-operator covered slots.
*First Aid Training*
As previously communicated, as of this month any operator without a valid
First Aid Certificate on record will not be able to act as an operator on
any scan *until the training certificate is received by YNiC*. Once
received, please bring the certificate to reception to be copied and
scanned, and your account will be updated.
*Open Plan Teaching:*
Please be reminded that teaching will take place in YNiC open plan at
12-4pm this Tuesday and Friday. During these times, the area will be
closed to anybody not involved in the teaching.
*Level 0 operator Training:*
Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place after the
closure on Wednesday* 22nd April at 9:30am*. 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.
All users that wish to be operator trained must have First Aid training.
Please ensure that this has been completed, or is booked in, before
contacting us to arrange training. Email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you
have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which
scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that places are limited and
are 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 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 date will be Wednesday 18th March at 10am. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
Hope you have a great week!
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Good afternoon everyone,
We have some important information for you today (honestly!).
*Closure:*
Over the Easter period will have a 'soft closure' from *Thursday 2nd April
until Friday 17th April*. Over this period there will be no operator cover
provided and no user support, but users are still welcome to use open plan
and book the scanners in the non-operator covered slots.
Please note that during this period there may be days when there is no
Level 3 operator available for authorising contraindications for scanning,
therefore it is important that participants are screened well in advance of
the scan to identify contraindications and obtain the necessary
signature(s).
*Booking system changes:*
We are updating the booking system; changes will come into effect from next
Monday 2nd March. The main change you will see on the Project Tracking
System when booking scans, is that there will be an additional operator
dropdown list so that you can select the second operator. If you are
booking in operator-covered slots you can select one or both operators as
YNiC operators (or neither if you don't require any YNiC operators).
If you are using your own operators, then the 'primary operator' must be a
Level 1 or above who is listed on the project as an operator, and the
second operator can be anyone that is listed on the project and has current
Level 0 (or above) status (the project PI can add individuals to projects
via PTS https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/pts/). As with the previous system,
once the booking has been made you won't be able to amend the operators, so
if any changes need to be made you must email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to
request amendments.
We will update the wiki information shortly, but if you experience any
problems or have any questions please do let us know at
support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. All other functionality for booking scans remains
the same.
*Reminder - First Aid Training:*
All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training
course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant
training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can
also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may
wish to coordinate their operators to attend training on the same day, at a
location of your choice.
*We will be enforcing this requirement from 1st March 2020*. Any operator
(including L0) who does not have a valid First Aid Certificate will not be
permitted to act as an operator until YNiC has the certificate on file.
*Project Presentation:*
This week we have a project presentation from Gabriela Ravela on Thursday
27th Feb at 4pm in YNiC open plan, titled: "Neural correlates of face
perception in people with developmental prosopagnosia". Talks are followed
by refreshments. We hope to see you there!
For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions.
*Open Plan Teaching:*
Please be reminded that teaching will take place in YNiC open plan at
12-4pm this Friday. During these times, the area will be closed to anybody
not involved in the teaching.
*Level 0 operator Training:*
Our March training date is now full, so the next scheduled Level 0 training
session will take place after the closure on Wednesday* 22nd April at
9:30am*. 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, and include which scanner you
wish to be trained on. Please note that places are limited and are
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 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 date will be Wednesday 26th February at 10am. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
Hope you have a great week!
Cheers
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Conference announcement and encouragement below.
Best wishes
Tony
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Dr N.E. Adams <nea26(a)cam.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 at 13:52
Subject: MEGUK 2020
To: Antony Morland <antony.morland(a)york.ac.uk>
Dear Tony
I just thought I'd drop you a line about MEGUK 2020 (6th-7th Apr), as we
are currently in the call-for-abstracts phase. This year's conference in
Cambridge is designed to be more for the students benefit, but I wanted
to make sure that all the wonderful PIs at York who are interested in
MEG were aware of the conference, and letting their postdocs and
students know about it. Students are encouraged to submit poster and
talk abstracts (there are, of course, poster prizes). It's a great place
to showcase what they are working on to a friendly community of peers.
If you would like to filter these links across to them, I'd be much
obliged:
https://meguk.ac.uk/events/meguk-2020-in-cambridge/http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/conferences/meguk2020/
All the Best
Tallie
--
Antony Morland, PhD.
Director, York Neuroimaging Centre
Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Hi all
Just a couple of reminders for you this week, plus a project presentation:
*Project Presentation - Thursday 4pm:*This week we have a project
presentation from Bronte McKeown on Thursday 20th Feb at 4pm in YNiC open
plan, titled: "Exploring differences in neural activity between left of
bang and right of bang threatening situations". Talks are followed by
refreshments. We hope to see you there!
For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions.
*Open Plan Teaching:*
Please be reminded that teaching will be taking place in YNiC open plan at
12-4pm this Tuesday and Friday. During these times, the area will be
closed to anybody not involved in the teaching.
*Reminder - First Aid Training:*
All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training
course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant
training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can
also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may
wish to coordinate their operators to attend training on the same day, at a
location of your choice.
*We will be enforcing this requirement from 1st March 2020*. Any operator
(including L0) who does not have a valid First Aid Certificate will not be
permitted to act as an operator until YNiC has the certificate on file.
*Level 0 operator Training:*
Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place on Wednesday
11th March at 10am-12pm. 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, and include
which scanner you wish to be trained on. 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 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 date will be Wednesday 26th February at 10am. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
Hope you have a great week!
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Hi all
I also have had a silver ring handed in to reception!
Jackie
--
Jacqueline Mayhew
Centre Administrator
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5NY
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435346
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
I have a watch which was handed in today, found in open plan. Please
come and collect from reception.
Thanks
Jackie
--
Jacqueline Mayhew
Centre Administrator
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5NY
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435346
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Hi everyone
We have a few updates for you this week, before the regular notices about
training and inductions.
*Scales for both MRI Scan Rooms:*
Following suggestions from some of our users, we have purchased a second
set of weighing scales, so that we now have scales in each scan room. The
original scales have been moved from the MRI corridor to the Siemens
control room, and the new scales are in GE (on this set, simply tap your
foot on the edge of the unit to 'wake up', and wait until zero is displayed
before asking your participant to step on).
*Expiry of operator-covered slots:*
Please be advised that any unused operator-covered slots will expire at
midnight 2 working days before the slot, e.g. for slots on a Thursday you
would need to book before the end of the day (11:59pm) on the Tuesday.
This will enable YNiC staff to effectively carry out other centre
responsibilities, with advanced notice of the cover required.
It should be noted that scan bookings should always be made at least a day
before the scan session, with the participants also added to the booking
24hrs in advance.
*Reminder - First Aid Training:*
All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training
course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant
training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can
also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may
wish to coordinate their operators to attend training on the same day, at a
location of your choice.
*We will be enforcing this requirement from 1st March 2020*. Any operator
(including L0) who does not have a valid First Aid Certificate will not be
permitted to act as an operator until YNiC has the certificate on file.
*Level 0 operator Training:*
Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place on Wednesday
11th March at 10am-12pm. 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, and include
which scanner you wish to be trained on. 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 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 date will be Wednesday 26th February at 10am. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
That's everything folks!
Hope you have a great week! :-)
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Hi everyone
Don't forget that we have the first YNiC Science Social of 2020 this
afternoon: *4pm in YNiC Open Plan*. This session will be on MEG data
processing using Brainstorm.
Pizza will be provided!
Hope to see you there.
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
(Sorry for cross posting - active operators have already received this)
While we do not scan patients or research participants who are pregnant,
we are aware that there may be times when staff, operators and
technicians who themselves are pregnant may be required to enter the
inner controlled area (the "scan room") as part of their working routine.
We have taken advice from published guidance and from the University of
York Radiation Officer* and have adjusted our policies and procedures to
reflect good working practices to manage such situations and minimize
risk. (* While MRI does not expose persons to ionizing radiation, the
use of MRI is governed by IRMER guidelines).
The key points to note are summarized in section 5.6 of the Local Rules
for MRI Operators (v6.0) and reads as follows:
---------------------
Pregnancy and work in the inner controlled area
It is the responsibility of an operator or any member of staff who
requires access to the inner controlled area to notify the YNiC Director
when they are pregnant.
Individuals who are pregnant are permitted to operate the MRI scanners,
including taking participants into and out of the controlled area, that
is the scanner room. However, they may not remain in the controlled
area (the scanner room) during a scan. To be clear that means that
operators who are pregnant must not act as chaperones in the scanner room.
In the later stages of pregnancy, emergency removal of individuals from
the scanner is likely to prove a challenge to pregnant operators in
terms of manual handling. We will work with operators to ensure that
they will not be expected to operate when their capacity to perform
manual handling is limited by pregnancy.
This policy has been developed in order to conform with recommendations
outlined in the British Institute of Radiology's publication 'Pregnancy
and Work in Diagnostic Imaging Departments - 2nd Edition'.
--------------------------
If you have any queries please do contact us.
Best wishes,
--
André
************************************************************************
André Gouws PhD
Manager of Imaging Services
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5NY
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435327
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Hi everyone
I've just got a couple of reminders for you today.
*Monthly Science Social Seminar:*
The next Science Social will be on MEG data processing using Brainstorm,
and will take place this* Thursday 6th February at 4pm*. At the Science
Social events we have pizza and drinks, so we look forward to seeing many
of you there!
For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions.
*Open Plan Teaching:*
Please be reminded that teaching will be taking place in YNiC open plan at
12-4pm on Friday this week. During these times, the area will be closed to
anybody not involved in the teaching.
*Level 0 operator Training:*
Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place on Wednesday
11th March at 10am-12pm. 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, and include
which scanner you wish to be trained on. 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.
All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training
course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant
training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can
also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may
wish to coordinate their operators to attend training on the same day, at a
location of your choice.
*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 date will be Wednesday 12th February at 10am. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
Hope you have a great week!
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Hi everyone
Just a reminder that we have a talk by Dr Elena Mikulskaya at 2pm this
afternoon in YNiC open plan.
Talk title:
“Psychophysical And Neural Correlates Of Visual Processing In Cannabis
Users”
We hope to see you there!
Kind regards
Lauren
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Richard Aveyard <richard.aveyard(a)york.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 12:45
Subject: Re: YNiC guest talk 29/1/2020 - Dr Elena Mikulskaya -RESCHEDULED
To: All Staff and PhD Students <all-psyc-group(a)york.ac.uk>
Apologies all,
The talk by Dr Elena Mikulskaya has been rescheduled to *14:00 on Wednesday
the 29th of January.*
Cheers,
Rich
On Thu, 23 Jan 2020 at 13:22, Richard Aveyard <richard.aveyard(a)york.ac.uk>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Next week YNiC will be hosting a short talk by Dr Elena Mikulskaya on the
> subject of
>
> “Psychophysical And Neural Correlates Of Visual Processing In Cannabis
> Users”
>
> The talk will be held at *16:00 on Wednesday the 29th of January in the
> YNiC open plan area,* all are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be
> provided afterwards.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich
>
>
> --
> Dr Richard Aveyard
> Senior Research Technician
> York NeuroImaging Centre
> University of York, UK
>
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Research Technician
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Dear All,
The University of York has shared advice concerning the Coronavirus in the
email message copied below. I am distributing it to all users to ensure
those users outwith the University are informed. I can also add that there
are multiple points in YNiC, where alcohol-based hand rub is available and
users are encouraged to use these cleansers to reduce the risk of infection
transmission.
Best wishes
Tony
Dear colleagues
As you will be aware, the Coronavirus is a new infection detected in Wuhan,
China. The University is monitoring the situation and sharing the guidance
issued by Public Health England. The University expects staff and students
to follow that guidance. To date there have been no confirmed cases in the
UK and the risk is still considered low. However, Public Health England
have issued new advice yesterday.
*Advice for Travellers from Wuhan*If you have returned from Wuhan in the
last 14 days:
- stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with
other flu viruses
- telephone the NHS helpline on 111 to inform them of your recent travel
to the city
- contact your department and explain the situation
*Please follow this advice even if you do not have symptoms of the virus.*
If you develop a fever, difficulty breathing or a cough, you should
continue to follow the advice above. Please do not leave your home until
you have been given advice by a medical professional.
*Advice for everyone else*
*Precautionary measures*Advice from Public Health England to reduce
exposure to and transmission of the virus include:
- Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and
water
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
- Cover mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing and sneezing
- Bin the tissue immediately and wash hands
- Avoid close contact with anyone who has a fever and cough
*Symptoms*Common signs of infection include fever, coughing, sneezing,
shortness of breath or breathing difficulties.
*What to do if you think you may have the virus*If you develop symptoms and
you have had contact with someone who has recently been in the affected
areas of China, you should telephone the NHS 111 helpline.
If you are registered with a GP (such as Unity Health) you may make an
appointment but should phone ahead and explain your situation before
visiting the practice.
Anyone who needs medical advice but is not registered with a GP should
phone the NHS helpline by dialling 111.
*Travel*The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
<https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/china> has advised against all
travel to Wuhan and Hubei Province and have *advised against all but
essential travel to the rest of mainland China*. In addition, Chinese
authorities have introduced travel restrictions in a number of cities in
Hubei province.
Public Health England also advises anyone travelling to China to avoid
contact with sick people, animals, animal markets and to maintain good
hygiene.
*Travel reminder*Staff and students travelling on authorised University
business outside of the UK *must *log their trip on the Travel Log and
adhere to travel risk assessment requirements
<https://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hsas/safetynet/Insurance/travel_insurance.htm>
.
*Student Support*Students were sent this same email and were also advised
to contact the University’s Student Hub in addition to telephoning 111 if
they have been in Wuhan in the past 14 days, or if they are worried about
friends and family and need support.
*Additional information*World Health Organisation advice
<https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-…>
on
protecting yourself and others
Public Health England
<https://www.gov.uk/government/news/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-and-avian-flu-ad…>
updates
World Health Organisation
<https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019>updates
Best regards
Heidi Fraser-Krauss
Deputy Registrar and Director of Corporate and Information Services
--
Antony Morland, PhD.
Director, York Neuroimaging Centre
Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Hi everyone
We've got a couple of announcements for you this week:
*Guest Speaker Wednesday 29th @ 2pm:*
This week YNiC will be hosting a short talk by Dr Elena Mikulskaya on the
subject of:
“Psychophysical And Neural Correlates Of Visual Processing In Cannabis
Users”
The talk will be held at *14:00 on Wednesday the 29th of January in YNiC
open plan,* all are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided
afterwards.
*Monthly Science Social Seminar:*
On the first Thursday of every month YNiC hosts a 'Science Social' at 4pm
in YNiC open plan. Topics include imaging methods, software, and analysis
techniques, but we also encourage users to volunteer to present anything
that they think may be of interest (email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to
volunteer). Pizza and drinks will be provided!
The next Science Social will be on MEG data processing using Brainstorm,
and will take place on* Thursday 6th February at 4pm*. We look forward to
seeing many of you there!
For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions.
*Open Plan Teaching:*
Please be reminded that teaching will be taking place in YNiC open plan at
12-4pm on Tuesday and Friday this week. During these times, the area will
be closed to anybody not involved in the teaching.
*Level 0 operator Training:*
Our next scheduled Level 0 training session is now fully booked. The next
session will take place on Wednesday 11th March at 10am-12pm. 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, and include which scanner you wish to be trained
on. 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.
All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training
course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant
training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can
also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may
wish to coordinate their operators to all attend training on the same day,
at a location of your choice.
*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 date will be Wednesday 12th February at 10am. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
Hope you all have a great week!
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Hi everyone
We have a few notices for you today.
*PyMVPA*
The python package pyMVPA 2 is now available for use. If you experience any
errors please send details to it-support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk.
*Draft Email to Participants*
Please ensure that you use the updated draft email for participants, now
found on the website (https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/forms). Many thanks to
Jamie Cockcroft for highlighting that the previous draft email was still
available!
*Level 0 operator Training*
Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place on Wednesday
5th February at 10am-12pm. 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, and include
which scanner you wish to be trained on. 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.
All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training
course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant
training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can
also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may
wish to coordinate their operators to all attend training on the same day,
at a location of your choice.
*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 date will be Wednesday 12th February at 10am. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
Hope you all have a great week!
Cheers
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Dear all,
As usual, there will be teaching in the YNiC Open plan area during the
spring term. During these times, the area will be closed to anybody not
involved in the teaching.
Times for the Spring term are:
Week 2:
Tuesday 14th January: 1200-1600
Friday 17th January: 1200-1600
Week 3:
Friday 24th January: 1200-1600
Week 4:
Tuesday 28th January: 1200-1600
Friday 31st January: 1200-1600
Week 5:
Friday 7th February 1200-1600
Week 7:
Tuesday 18th February: 1200-1600
Friday 21st February 1200-1600
Week 8:
Friday 28th February 1200-1600
Week 9:
Tuesday 3rd March: 1200-1600
Friday 6th March: 1200-1600
Week 10: [NB: Different to all other weeks]
*Wednesday* 11th March: 0900-1300
Thanks,
Mark
--
Mark Hymers, Lecturer in Neuroimaging Methods
York NeuroImaging Centre and Department of Psychology
University of York, UK
Please note that my email address is: mark.hymers(a)ynic.york.ac.uk
Responses to messages sent to other addresses may be delayed
Hello everyone,
The next meeting of the YNIC Science Committee is next Thursday. If you
have any issues that you would like to be raised please let me know.
Jonny
--
Jonathan Smallwood, Professor in Psychology / Cognitive Neuroscience
Room E008, Department of Psychology, University of York, England. YO10 4PH.
Telephone: 01904 324651
Hi everyone
Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed a nice break over the holidays.
IT updates were completed at YNiC over the closure period; if you
experience any technical issues on return to the centre please drop us a
ticket to it-support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk.
We're kicking off the New Year with some training this week:
*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 8th January at 10am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training:*
There are two more places available on our next scheduled Level 0 training
session for the Siemens scanner tomorrow, *Tuesday 7th January at 1pm*.
The following L0 training session (for either Siemens or GE) will be held
on *Wednesday 5th February at 10am*. 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 either
of these sessions, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. *Please
note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a
first-come first-served basis. Training on the 5th Feb must be booked at
least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner
booking.*
*First Aid Training Requirement for Operators*
*ALL* operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day
training course. We will enforce this requirement from March 2020, to give
current Level 0 users time to arrange the training course. Courses should
be organised by the project PI with a relevant training provider (e.g. St
Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can also run group training
sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may wish to coordinate their
operators to all attend training on the same day, at a location of your
choice.
Hope you have a good week!
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Hi everyone
The maintenance of the remote desktop is now complete and is available for
use again.
Hope you have a great Christmas!
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Hi everyone
As you know, we are closed to users from today, and we will reopen on
Friday 3rd January. The remote desktop will be under maintenance until
Wednesday, and so there will be intermittent access to the system during
this period; we will send out an announcement once it is fully available
again.
*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 8th January at 10am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training:*
Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place on *Tuesday 7th
January at 1pm*. 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, and include which scanner you
wish to be trained on. *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.*
*First Aid Training Requirement for Operators*
All Level 0 operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day
training course. We will enforce this requirement from March 2020, to give
current Level 0 users time to arrange the training course. Courses should
be organised by the project PI with a relevant training provider (e.g. St
Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can also run group training
sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may wish to coordinate their
operators to all attend training on the same day, at a location of your
choice.
Hope you all have a lovely Christmas break. See you in the New Year!
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Hi everyone
We have a few reminders for you this week:
*YNiC Christmas Closure*
YNiC will be closed to users for service maintenance *from the week
commencing 16th December*, and will re-open in the New Year, on the 3rd of
January. During this period you should consider all YNiC services
unavailable. However, please note that we do not anticipate the remote
desktop to be unavailable for the entire period, and we will keep users
updated once these services resume.
*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 final
induction date before the Christmas break will be Wednesday 11th December
at 2pm. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*First Aid Training Requirement for Operators*
It is recommended that all Level 0 operators attend an 'Emergency First Aid
at Work' one-day training course. This is currently a requirement for Level
1 operators, and will also be required for Level 0 operators soon - we will
enforce this requirement from March 2020, to give current Level 0 users
time to arrange the training course. Courses should be organised by the
project PI with a relevant training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red
Cross); these providers can also run group training sessions (8 or more
people) on-site, so labs may wish to coordinate their operators to all
attend training on the same day, at a location of your choice.
Hope you have a great week!
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Good morning
This lunchtime we have our monthly Science Social, with guest speaker
Alexis Makin from the University of Liverpool.
Those of you recovering from the Psychology Department Christmas party will
be pleased to know that pizza will be provided from 12pm! The talk will
start at 12:30pm.
We look forward to seeing you later,
Kind regards
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Hello All,
A little clarification on the closure details. We are closing the WC 1th
December to perform some upgrades. We do not anticipate them taking the
whole week and will update users when remote services will be available
again. Apologies for any confusion.
Best wishes
Tony
--
Antony Morland, PhD.
Director, York Neuroimaging Centre
Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
