A Provost has been appointed to lead the new University of Liverpool campus in Bengaluru, India.
Professor Richard Grose joins the University of Liverpool, Bengaluru from Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), where he is a research group leader, Deputy Centre Lead and Professor of Cancer Cell Biology.
As Dean for International within the QMUL Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Richard is responsible for developing international links in research and education. He is committed to transnational education, serving as flying faculty on the QMUL-Nanchang Joint Programme since 2018, and is also Director for the London-based MSc Cancer Sciences Programme.
Professor Grose will be responsible for the strategic leadership, academic development, culture, governance and management of the University of Liverpool, Bengaluru campus.
He said: “I look forward to working with academic and professional services colleagues to establish our Bengaluru campus as a dynamic student-focused and globally connected centre of excellence. Together, we will deliver the world-class education, research, knowledge exchange and enterprise for which the University of Liverpool is renowned, in the fantastic city of Bengaluru, one of the world’s fastest-growing knowledge economies.”
Professor Tim Jones, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Liverpool said: “I am delighted to welcome Professor Richard Grose as Provost of the University of Liverpool, Bengaluru. Richard brings outstanding academic leadership, a strong track record in international collaboration, and a deep commitment to transnational education. His appointment is the latest milestone in our ambition to deliver a world-class University of Liverpool education in India and to further develop the long-standing higher education and research collaboration between our two countries.”
About the University of Liverpool, Bengaluru
The Bengaluru campus, set to welcome its first students in August, represents a significant step forward in India-UK higher education collaboration.
Designed as a future-ready learning and research environment integrating global academic standards with India’s higher education ambitions, the Bengaluru campus will bring together the best of the UK and India. Students will experience a fully flexible, integrated learning environment, with smart classrooms, research and innovation spaces, collaboration hubs, specialised laboratories, and access to Bloomberg terminals. These future-focused facilities aim to create a dynamic ecosystem where academic learning, industry engagement, and interdisciplinary research coexist seamlessly.
Building on its world-leading reputation as a member of the prestigious Russell Group, the University of Liverpool’s India campus will offer UK-accredited degree programmes designed to meet India’s evolving talent needs. The initial portfolio of courses is now open for applications and includes Computer Science, Game Design, Business Management, Accounting and Finance, and Biomedical Sciences.
About Professor Grose
Professor Grose’s research focuses on cell signalling both in the context of cancer development/progression and in targeted therapies/resistance. In addition to an ongoing affinity for receptor tyrosine kinases, his group has also an active interest in G-protein coupled receptors in cancer, with work focussing on breast cancer progression and pancreatic cancer invasion.
His scientific career began as a research technician, developing HIV blood tests, before studying Zoology at the University of Bristol, and working in the molecular sciences department at Pfizer Central Research. He returned to academia, studying for a PhD in embryonic wound repair at UCL, and undertaking postdoctoral research, focusing largely on cellular processes in skin development, repair and cancer with colleagues at ETH Zurich and Cancer Research UK London Research Institute before moving to QMUL in 2004.