Nine international postgraduate students from the University of Hull have received financial assistance so far from a fund set up in memory of Dr Arishid Ghazzali (pictured left), who died in March 2002.

Dr Ghazzali, known as 'Ghazz', worked in the University of Hull's Centre for Educational Studies and was also warden at Cleminson Hall for 10 years.

He was a deeply committed educationalist, quietly assisting and encouraging the many students he had contact with in whatever ways he could. When he died, his family requested that instead of flowers being sent to his funeral, donations could be made to assist University students who are in hardship.

Out of this request grew the idea of setting up the Dr Ghazzali Memorial Fund to help postgraduate international students. This is a group of students for whom Dr Ghazzali had particular concern and, unlike UK students, they are not eligible for grants from the main Hardship Fund that the University administers.

The fund was put in place in September 2002 and the assistance given to the nine students has enabled them to continue their studies.