The University of Liverpool named a provost to lead its new Bengaluru campus after India’s Ministry of Education approved the Russell Group university’s transnational branch, signaling continued investment by UK research universities in overseas degree delivery. Liverpool will offer UK‑accredited undergraduate and postgraduate degrees with an initial focus on computing, business and biomedical sciences. At the same time domestically, the University of California system reported record enrollment topping more than 301,000 students even as it prepares for a Sacramento budget debate — a reminder that demand pressures and fiscal debates are playing out simultaneously at state and international levels. These moves underscore how global expansion and system enrollment dynamics are shaping institutional strategy. (University of Liverpool; UC system reporting.)