The University of Liverpool appointed Professor Richard Grose as provost of its approved Bengaluru campus as the Russell Group institution moves toward admitting students in August. Grose, a cancer-cell biologist from Queen Mary University of London, will lead academic operations at the transnational branch that won Indian Ministry of Education approval and will deliver UK-accredited degrees in computer science, business and biomedical sciences. The appointment is another sign that major UK research universities are accelerating overseas branch campus strategies to capture demand, diversify revenue, and deepen research ties — a move that raises governance, quality assurance and regulatory questions for transnational education.