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YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
Hickman, who has previously won a host of festival prizes including two Emmy’s for his works as director and producer, won the prestigious award for Race and Intelligence: Science’s Last Taboo, which was aired in October on Channel 4. As he revealed, the film is a project that has been in the pipeline since 1994.
After a Nobel-winning scientist recently reignited the debate about the Race-Intelligence link, Hickman recalled his desire to delve further into the controversial issue, telling The Yorker, “We thought, how about tackling these claims head-on, rather than bury them in opprobrium”, identifying the film as turning on “an uncomfortable truth.”
Within the film presenter Rageh Omaar meets scientists who claim that particular races are less intelligent genetically than others. By taking on this issue, Hickman’s aim was to raise essential lessons for society.
Creating a film about such a sensitive taboo subject was recognised as a risk by Hickman, “People I knew well refused to talk to us, others tried to stop the film, others withdrew simply because they feared for their careers”. He went on to emphasise the fulfilling nature of the project despite negative noises coming from other parties, “We endeavoured to make the best film in difficult circumstances. It was certainly rewarding”.
When The Yorker quizzed our very own lecturer about the ceremony itself, it appeared that he was struck by bewilderment, as Hickman expressed in notoriously humorous fashion. The two overriding emotions at the award-winning moment? “Fear and confusion. Fear, because when it was announced, I realised had no speech and I am incapable of thinking on my feet; and confusion, because I started to walk up to the podium carrying my umbrella”. Fortunately he recovered his composure and ditched the umbrella.
Hickman made a point to emphasise the importance of passing on his experiences to undergrads citing, “sheer excitement of pursuing a story with as much care and honesty as you can muster”, as the key to becoming successful as a director/producer.
Dawn Airey, Chairman of The Grierson Trust, highlights the magnitude of Hickman’s honour. He said, "The Griersons are the most prestigious awards in the documentary world and a time to champion the huge creative success that is the UK industry.
Click here for a clip of Hickman’s award-winning documentary.
great article! makes me proud to be at york
Gee thanks! was a great achievement by one of our lecturers, making York proud!
amazing clip!
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