Hello
We had some file system errors overnight which caused the server that
provides /groups and /scratch/groups to crash. After a few reboots, these
mounts are now available again.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Thanks
Joe
Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator
York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York
joe.lyons(a)york.ac.uk
01904 325949 | 01904 325940
Good afternoon
As you may already be aware, Park Central is closing at the end of
October. YSPL are also taking away our access to the ground floor
kitchen and corridor from Monday 04 November. We will instead have
access to the 1st floor kitchen which does not require fob access.
Please could you therefore return your black fob so that we can get a
refund on these.
Thanks
Jackie
Jackie Mayhew
York Neuroimaging Centre
The BioCentre
York Science Park
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Good morning
Please see below, that MSc students will have tutorials at YNiC on
Fridays, morning and afternoon.
Best wishes
Jackie
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Subject: tutorial meetings on Friday
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:35:02 +0100
From: Silvia Gennari <silvia.gennari(a)york.ac.uk>
To: YNiC Reception <reception(a)ynic.york.ac.uk>
Hello,
I am unsure whether you know that MSc students are having tutorials at
Ynic on Fridays, morning and afternoon. I just wanted to let you know if
people are trying to work in the open plan.
Thanks,
Silvia
--
Silvia Gennari
Department of Psychology
University of York
York, YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's YNiC seminar and our weekley drop-in session.
*YNiC User Inductions*
If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access
to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our
next induction will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please
ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level
0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a
project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if
you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*Seminar: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's seminar will be from *Dr Katya Krieger-Redwood*, with a talk
titled *"Is semantic control different from language and domain-general
executive function in the brain?"*. Please join us at YNiC for the session,
all staff and students are very welcome, or you can join us on zoom using
the following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99486361852?pwd=8SFuihdRsaLfausbN778GSvucJbR7Z…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99486361852?pwd%3…>
.
If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk,
please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC
events schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's COGS session and planned scanner downtime.
*YNiC User Inductions*
If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access
to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our
next induction will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please
ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level
0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a
project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if
you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*COGS: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's COGS session will be from myself, where we will discuss *"Brain
stimulation at YNiC: a guide for complete beginners"* looking at the
equipment we have at YNiC and how you could use it. Please join us at YNiC
for the session, all staff and students are very welcome. If you are
interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk, please get
in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events
schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*Planned Scanner Maintenance*
The MRI scanner will be unavailable between the 15th and 17th (inclusive)
of October, while we have some essential maintenance completed. There will
be no disruption to user support, MEG, access to open plan or the remote
desktop.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
I will summarise some changes to YNiC policies and procedures below, but
you are all encouraged to review the changed documents listed at the end of
this email for full details.
[ Apologies - MRI operators will receive part of this email in duplicate ]
(1) *How we handle anomalies*: when we see something in a scan that we are
unsure about we will send it for review by a radiologist -- as we have
always done. A minor change to the procedure has been made: we used to
write to the participant who's data had been sent on the same day as we
sent their data for review. We would then write to them again once the
report was returned to us and forwarded to their GP. Now, we will only
write to them on one occasion - after the report has been returned to us.
Feel free to contact me directly if you need clarification to the logic
behind this change - it is not simply to save on postage but mainly to
minimise the potential period of concern or distress caused to participants.
(2) *MRI Level 0 trainees can scan alone with a Level 3 MRI operator*: It
has been decided after extensive review that L0 operators in training can
be accompanied by an experienced L3 without an additional operator in the
MRI scan room. This is a change to policy. This can only be done when
- (a) the L0 in training has completed a first aid certification and
- (b) the L0 has completed initial L0 training and
- (c) there is another qualified L0, L1, L2 or L3 operator (in addition
to the L0 trainee and L3 operator already in the scan room) in the building
who has signed the session screening safety safety and consent form and
certified that they will remain in the YNiC building for the duration of
the MRI session so that they can be called upon if necessary and
- (d) the qualified L0, L1, L2 or L3 who has agreed to stay in the
building must witness the participant being screened and
- (e) 3 signatures are placed on the session screening safety safety and
consent form
- (f) at every scan session while the L0 still in training the L0 should
demonstrate that they can operate that scanner bed and that they know where
the emergency call alarm is.
(3)* Safety and consent forms require printed name and signature*: With
increasing scanner usage and operator numbers it is more necessary than
ever for us to be able to log exactly who was responsible for scanning
session safety. Operators should clearly print their full name and then
sign the session screening safety safety and consent form - new boxes have
been provided.
(4) *Logging changes of operator during a scan*: If there is a change of
operator during scanning (sometime operators will switch to give each other
a break), the incoming operator must also sign the session screening safety
safety and consent form. New fields have been added.
The above summarises the changes reflected in the following 5 policy
documents which will be uploaded to the YNiC website shortly:
-- Anomalous Findings Policy:
https://wiki.pages.ynic.york.ac.uk/UserResources/Policies/ClinicalDiagnosti…
-- MRI Local Rules (latest release v8)
-- MRI Training Scheme (latest release v8)
-- Siemens MRI Console Operation Manual for Level 1 Operators (latest
release v2)
-- MRI Session screening safety safety and consent form (latest release v5)
Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any queries.
Best wishes,
André & the YNiC team
************************************************************************
André Gouws PhD
Lead Technical Specialist
York Neuroimaging Centre and York Diagnostic Imaging
Departmental Safety Advisor - Dept. of Psychology
University of York
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5NY
Working arrangements - please note that I work part time hours and that I
work flexibly so that I am not always available to respond immediately.
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's Seminar and planned scanner downtime.
*YNiC User Inductions*
If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to
YNiC and/or
an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction
will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level
0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a
project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if
you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*Seminar: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's seminar will be from *Professor Beth Jefferies* with a talk
titled *"The default mode of the default mode network".* Please join us at
YNiC for the seminar, all staff and students are very welcome. If you want
to catch the seminar on zoom, please join the meeting using the following
link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95277704825?pwd=3bHoiNsn3GohmDnC1j9akBeaKcmCSL…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95277704825?pwd%3…>
If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk,
please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk).
*Planned Scanner Maintenance*
The MRI scanner will be unavailable between the 15th and 17th (inclusive)
of November, while we have some essential maintenance completed. There will
be no disruption to user support, MEG, access to open plan or the remote
desktop.
Have a great week! :)
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
and this week's COGS meeting.
*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 8th of October, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 9th 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.
*COGS: Wednesday at 11am at YNiC*
At this semester's first COGS session, we’ll be hosting an ECR roundtable
at *11:00am this Wednesday, October 2nd, at YNiC*. Everyone is welcome —
we’re particularly keen to have PhD students and post-docs join us. We'll
have an informal discussion about the cognitive neuroscience methodologies
each of us is using and/or interested in, and how YNiC can better support
your research.
If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk,
please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk).
Have a great week! :)
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
I hope this email finds you well and ready for the new academic year! We're
excited to have a full semester of seminars and COGS discussion groups
lined up at YNiC. Seminars and COGS will take place on alternating *Wednesdays
at 11am* in YNiC. You can see the full schedule here:
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/
Our first seminar will be this *Wednesday*, where *Dr David Pitcher* will
present a talk titled *'**Bilateral TMS disruption of the DLFPC
demonstrates a causal dissociation in brain networks for emotion
processing'*. We welcome all staff and students to attend this talk at
YNiC, or you can use the following link to join us via zoom:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99874616213?pwd=DbFygNiUKH7mmcAAcNE14zcqDOmWja
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99874616213?pwd%3…>.
(We are aware that some students may have teaching that ends at 10:50, we
will start the seminar at 11:05 to allow anyone who would like to attend in
person time to get here).
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
