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University of Liverpool opens Bengaluru campus, first Russell Group site in Karnataka
The University of Liverpool officially opened its campus in Bengaluru on 15 October 2026, which it says is the first Russell Group university campus in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Why it matters: International strategy leaders weighing a campus in India now have a Russell Group peer whose Bengaluru campus has officially opened and can be followed.
The University of Liverpool said it officially opened its Bengaluru campus on 15 October 2026.
The university said the site is the first Russell Group university campus in Karnataka, India.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
With its Bengaluru campus now officially open, the University of Liverpool gives other universities considering a physical presence in India a Russell Group peer to watch, although the announcement does not set out the campus's programmes or scale.
