Clue: Assess girl university brought in recently (8)
Answer: EVALUATE
Explanation: Assess girl university brought in recently (8)
**EVA** ("girl") + **U** (university) *in* **LATE** ("recently") 
*The grammar in thsi clue doesn't work for me as it implies that LATE is being brought in, rather than U, plus "recently" indicates LATELY or OF LATE rather than LATE?