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UK rule change allows Palestinian scholars to bring families from Gaza
ByRichard Adams Education editor October 30, 2025

Previous visa policy had forced the students ‘to choose between their education and their family’Palestinian students taking up scholarships at UK universities will be allowed to bring their families from Gaza with them after the government said it wou…

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UK to evacuate nine Gaza students with university scholarships
BySally Weale Education correspondent August 20, 2025

Move follows months of pressure from MPs, academics and campaigners, with dozens of other students still strandedNine students in Gaza with full scholarships to study at British universities have been told the UK government is working to facilitate the…

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Ministers urged to help students trapped in Gaza with places at UK universities
BySally Weale Education correspondent July 23, 2025

Forty people who have been offered scholarships unable to travel without biometric data they have no way of gettingPressure is mounting on ministers to intervene on behalf of 40 students in Gaza who have been offered full scholarships to study at UK un…

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Ministers urged to help students trapped in Gaza with places at UK universities
BySally Weale Education correspondent July 23, 2025

Forty people who have been offered scholarships unable to travel without biometric data they have no way of gettingPressure is mounting on ministers to intervene on behalf of 40 students in Gaza who have been offered full scholarships to study at UK un…

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