University of Liverpool marks start of Bengaluru campus project

The University of Liverpool has begun work on its proposed Bengaluru campus with a ground-breaking ceremony held at Alembic City on Monday. 

The campus, which is scheduled to begin operations in 2026, will offer UK-accredited degree programmes in Computer Science, Business Management, Accounting and Finance, Biomedical Sciences and Game Design. The Game Design course will be the first such programme offered by a UK university campus in India. Applications for the 2026 academic year have already opened. 

Top 150

The University of Liverpool is ranked among the top 150 universities globally in the QS World University Rankings. It received approval in May 2025 from the Union Ministry of Education to establish a campus in India under the University Grants Commission’s 2023 regulations for foreign higher educational institutions, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. 

Integrated facility

The University said the Bengaluru campus has been designed as an integrated teaching and research facility, with smart classrooms, specialised laboratories, research and innovation spaces, collaboration hubs and access to Bloomberg terminals. The aim, according to the institution, is to combine academic learning with industry engagement and interdisciplinary research. 

The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by senior leadership from the University of Liverpool, representatives of the UK government, among others. Chandru Iyer, Deputy British High Commissioner to Karnataka and Kerala, who had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University at its launch event in May this year, was among the key attendees. 

Professor Tim Jones, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, said Karnataka’s position as a centre for knowledge and technology, along with Alembic City’s focus on education, research and innovation, influenced the choice of location. Mr. Iyer said the new campus would contribute to expanding access to UK higher education for Indian students.  

Adaptive reuse

The campus design is based on adaptive reuse of the former glass factory at Alembic City, with industrial structures being repurposed into academic spaces, Architect Ram Joshi said.