This Week at YNiC

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