A medical student who fled her home in Gaza says being able to continue her studies in the UK has been "life-changing".
Shahd Alhajjar, 22, who was accepted on to a programme at Aston University in Birmingham, said studying at home had become "incredibly challenging", forcing her to leave 18 months ago.
She has just started a practical placement at a GP surgery in Wednesbury and when that ends in January, Ms Alhajjar plans to travel to Pakistan to continue her training.
Her eventual aim is to return to Gaza, to try to make a difference there, and said focusing on medicine had kept her going.
Ms Alhajjar left Gaza in October 2023 and fled first to Russia and then to Egypt.
