A Liverpool university launched a new scholarship for three post-grad students fleeing conflict and persecution.
The University of Liverpool's fully-funded "Humanitarian Scholarship" is open to people with refugee status or who are under humanitarian protection outside the UK, and have an offer to study at the university this September. The university's website says: "At the heart of the University of Liverpool's mission is the advancement of learning and the ennoblement of life.
"This includes a commitment to supporting those fleeing conflict and at risk of persecution. As part of this commitment, we are offering a new Humanitarian Scholarship Programme for international students wishing to continue their academic careers at postgraduate level."