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@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@ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.


That's everything folks!
Hope you have a great week! :-)

Kind regards
Lauren

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Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician

York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY