External Speakers and Events

For events being organised by a student, student group, or staff member of a department within the Students’ Union, please follow the Students’ Union External Speaker Procedure. An external speaker or venue booking should not be confirmed until it has been approved by either the University of Wolverhampton or the Students’ Union. It is therefore important that the process is started at the earliest opportunity.

External Speaker procedure

Summary version of the University of Wolverhampton External Speaker procedure.

 

External Speaker (non UoW Staff/Student) to be invited to speak on University premises (or off-campus under UoW name, or online). Collate all necessary information. 

You can email: freedomofspeech@wlv.ac.uk if you have any questions about the external speaker request process. 

Complete the UoW External Speaker Request Form using the External Speaker Procedure as guidance.

In ALL cases, please complete the External Speaker Request Form. Complete Stages 2 and 3 as appropriate:

  • Stage 1 – Self-Assessment
  • Stage 2 – Local Assessment
  • Stage 3 – University Assessment

It is anticipated that the vast majority of events organised will not need to proceed beyond Stage 1.

 

Where permission to host an external speaker is declined in Stage 3, the University shall provide reasons to the Organiser, who has the right to appeal any decision not to allow the event to proceed within 5 working days in writing to the University Secretary.

 

External Speaker Request Process