On 20-21 April 2015, JIAS hosted a follow-up conversation on ‘Universities and constitutions: What does research-based knowledge and higher education mean for constitutional democracies?’ Papers were delivered by Prof John Higgins (UCT), Prof Tor Halvorsen (University of Bergen), Prof John Peter Collett (Oslo University) and Prof Henriette Sinding Aasen (University of Bergen). Participants included Prof David Blichitz (UJ, Dr Leon Wessels (University of the Free State), Prof Anton Harber (Wits University), Prof Noeleen Murray (Wits University), Prof Brenda Schmahmann (UJ, Prof Jane Duncan (UJ, Dr Vashna Jagarnath (Rhodes University) and Prof Salim Vally (UJ).