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:
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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
