Prof George Holmes, the vice chancellor of the University of Greater Manchester, is removed from his position, according to reports. The Daily Mail says the appointment ends a tenure of about two decades leading the university. The reports describe Holmes as earning about £290,000 a year and link his dismissal to a wider police investigation involving the university. Police are reported to be examining alleged financial irregularities, with claims cited by the outlet including potential money laundering and bribery connected to around £1 million. The university is therefore described as being the focus of the inquiry while Holmes is dismissed. The available reporting does not provide further details of the allegations, the status of any charges, or the grounds cited by the university for terminating Holmes’s employment. The information presented centers on the leadership change and the existence of an ongoing law-enforcement investigation connected to the institution’s finances.