16.2 University governance measures

16.2.1 – Does your university as a body have elected representation on the university’s highest governing body from:

16.2.2 – Does your university as a body recognise an independent students’ union?

16.2.3 – Does your university as a body have written policies and procedures to identify local stakeholders external to the university and engage with them?

16.2.4 – Does your university as a body ensure that local stakeholders in the university, including local residents, local government, and civil society representatives (which may include groups such as refugee resettlement agencies), have a meaningful mechanism or for participating in university decision making?

16.2.5 – Does your university as a body have a publication of the university’s principles and commitments on organized crime, corruption & bribery?

16.2.6 – Does your university as a body have a policy on supporting academic freedom (freedom to choose areas of research and to speak and teach publicly about the area of their research)?

16.2.7 – Does your university as a body have a publication of university financial data?

16.3 Working with government

16.3.1 – Does your university as a body provide specific expert advice to local, regional or national government (e.g. through policy guidance, participation in committees, provision of evidence)?

16.3.2 – Does your university as a body provide outreach, general education, upskilling and capacity-building to policy- and law-makers on relevant topics e.g. economics, law, technology, migration and displacement, and climate change?

16.3.3 – Does your university as a body undertake policy-focused research in collaboration with government departments?

16.3.4 – Does your university as a body provide a neutral platform and “safe“ space for different political stakeholders to come together to frankly discuss challenges?