Campus Resolve is a specialist higher education practice founded by Jenny Gradwell in early 2025. We combine independent investigation, training, and consultancy in one senior team, bringing together complementary strengths: lead investigation of the most serious harassment and sexual misconduct cases, senior safeguarding leadership, and institutional policy expertise. Everything we do is trauma-informed, evidence-led, and grounded in how universities actually work.
Jenny Gradwell, founder
My career in higher education began in 2002. I’ve spent the last decade specialising in student casework and the last five years conducting serious and sensitive investigations (sexual misconduct, harassment, and hate) on behalf of UK universities. In that time I have personally conducted more than 50 serious and complex investigations.
As well as founding and running Campus Resolve, I am a lead investigator for some of the most complex student misconduct cases at a Russell Group university. That background gives me something unique in this field: not just investigation expertise, but a genuine understanding of how universities work; their governance structures, their regulatory obligations, and the pressures staff are under.
I am passionate about procedural justice and am an advocate for inclusive, trauma-informed, and robust investigative and disciplinary practice.
Regulatory expertise
I was an OIA liaison delegate for a Russell Group university and a member of the OIA steering group that developed the current Good Practice Framework (GPF) section on harassment and sexual misconduct. That means I have contributed directly to shaping the standards your investigations will be assessed against.
I stay closely engaged with the specialist organisations working in this field including The 1752 Group, Emily Test, Culture Shift, and Lime Culture, and I speak regularly at national higher education conferences across the UK.
Training and accreditations
I am an accredited member of the Association of Higher Education Professionals (AMAHEP), the membership level for leadership and management professionals in higher education.
My professional training includes:
- ACAS investigation training
- Trauma-informed investigation training
- Essential psychology when investigating workplace or campus sexual harassment
- Skillsfirst Level 3 Certificate in Investigative Interviewing
- Restorative justice practitioner training
- Disciplinary panel chair training
Why I do this work
The cases I work on sit at the intersection of safeguarding, compliance, and real lives. Done well, an investigation gives everyone involved a fair process they can trust and a finding they can understand. Done badly, it can cause (further) harm and create significant regulatory risk for the institution.
I founded Campus Resolve in early 2025 because I believe that university (and other) communities should have access to investigation expertise that is trauma-informed, robust, and genuinely specialist; not simply adapted from policing or legal practice, but truly grounded in the HE context.
Our wider expertise
Campus Resolve now draws on a small team of senior higher education specialists, so the practice you commission combines complementary strengths.
High-risk case leadership
Senior safeguarding leadership and experience of managing the most complex, high-risk cases, including multi-agency work with the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, and probation, and a detailed understanding of how serious sexual and violent offending intersects with university processes, regulatory frameworks, and duties of care.
Institutional policy expertise
Deep experience of developing institutional policy and procedure, including writing university sexual misconduct procedures shaped through consultation with students, survivors, decision-makers, senior leaders, and statutory and specialist partners.
Voice at the centre
A strong commitment to the voice of those affected runs through everything. Meaningful engagement with reporting parties, survivors, and students shapes how we design services, advise on institutional responses, and approach every investigation.
Together this means institutions get a complete service in one place: independent investigation, training, and consultancy that is trauma-informed, evidence-led, and grounded in safeguarding and casework practice.
Kind words
I have worked with Jenny for a number of years and can attest to the consistently high quality of her work in student misconduct investigations. She is first-class. Jenny demonstrates meticulous planning, a trauma-informed approach, and an impressive understanding of safeguarding principles.
Jenny has a thorough grasp of the policy and procedural frameworks within which she operates, producing detailed, evidence-based reports that are clear, structured, and easy to follow. Her work allows for a transparent understanding of the conclusions reached. She is an excellent communicator, engaging effectively with subjects, senior leaders, and all stakeholders with professionalism and clarity. Jenny brings a cutting-edge understanding of sector best practice, ensuring her work remains both current and robust.
Efficient, confident, and highly capable, Jenny is an outstanding investigator and case handler. I would highly recommend her for student disciplinary matters, both behavioural and academic, as well as staff investigations, Fitness to Practise cases, whistleblowing, and all other complex casework.
Senior professional, English university
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