Three arrested in fraud investigation at University of Greater Manchester Police ‘exploring evidence’ of more than £1m in fraudulent activity involving 60 transactions and more than 1m emails The Guardian - UK · Jul 8
Regulator ‘asleep at the wheel’ over University of Greater Manchester investigation, MP says Office for Students accused of ‘glacial’ response to allegations of fraud, bullying and mismanagement The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2025
Police look into claims of racism and financial misconduct at University of Greater Manchester MP for Bolton West says whistleblowers have sent allegations detailing the ‘systematic misuse of public funds’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025
University of Bolton’s proposed name change triggers legal feud with rivals Neighbouring institutions submit more than 100 legal challenges against use of Greater Manchester trademarks The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
I told people I was from Greater Manchester, not Bolton – but I got over it. Why can’t the university? The vice-chancellor is right that there’s snobbery, but instead of a rebrand let’s keep fighting for our town’s reputation The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023
BBC staff ‘tormented’ over whether presenter should name themselves Jeremy Vine has called for the star to name themselves, but many disagree Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2023
'Nothing’s out of reach' Mum who left school with no GCSEs and fell pregnant at 18 now studying midwifery at 47 Carol Grech started studying midwifery at the University of Bolton aged 45 – and now she is ‘absolutely flying and loving it’ Wales Online · Jun 2, 2023
"It's been divisive": How Greater Manchester's universities are combatting students using AI to cheat A new feature promises to tackle AI plagiarism head-on - but Greater Manchester unis are unconvinced Manchester Evening News · Apr 7, 2023