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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

University of Greater Manchester suspends vice-chancellor amid investigation

Prof George Holmes, the vice-chancellor of the University of Greater Manchester.
Prof George Holmes, the vice-chancellor of the University of Greater Manchester. Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian

The vice-chancellor of the University of Greater Manchester and two other members of staff have been suspended as police confirmed an investigation was under way into “allegations of financial irregularities”.

The university, which was known until recently as the University of Bolton, confirmed that Prof George Holmes, who has been its vice-chancellor for 20 years, the provost and a third senior member of academic staff had been suspended.

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