Luke Sheehy of Universities Australia, Verity Firth of Engagement Australia and Georgina Downer of the Robert Menzies Institute were a formidable opening panel at the Engagement Australia annual conference at UQ on July 22nd. Following an excellent keynote provocation from host Vice-Chancellor Debbie Terry, they considered the global issue of social licence of universities. Why have universities lost it?, how do they get it back?, and how will we know they have? all considered from the point of view of solving the problem, not admiring it. A great panel to facilitate and dissect with guest co-host Alphia Possamai-Inesedy of WSU and the EA Board.