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University Challenge: 2025/26

Poster for University Challenge Season 55

37 episodes · premiered Jul 14, 2025

Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.

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  1. Episode 1: Sheffield v Warwick Jul 14, 2025 · 29m The series kicks off with a match between students from Sheffield and Warwick. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  2. Episode 2: UCL v SOAS Jul 21, 2025 · 29m The first round of the competition continues. Students from UCL take on a team from next-door neighbours SOAS. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  3. Episode 3: Bath v Southampton Jul 28, 2025 · 28m The University of Bath faces the University of Southampton in another first-round match. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  4. Episode 4: Newcastle v Edinburgh Aug 4, 2025 · 29m Another two teams of students put fingers on buzzers for the first time, representing Newcastle University and the University of Edinburgh. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  5. Episode 5: Manchester v New College, Oxford Aug 11, 2025 · 29m The University of Manchester plays New College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  6. Episode 6: Cardiff v Bristol Aug 18, 2025 · 28m The first round of the 2025/26 competition continues with a Severnside derby as Cardiff University faces the University of Bristol. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  7. Episode 7: Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, Oxford Aug 25, 2025 · 29m In another first-round heat, students from Trinity College, Cambridge take on a team from Linacre College, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  8. Episode 8: Lincoln v Lancaster Sep 1, 2025 · 29m The University of Lincoln makes its debut in the competition against a team from Lancaster University. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  9. Episode 9: Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge Sep 8, 2025 · 29m In another first round match, competition debutants Green Templeton College, Oxford face a team from Cambridge’s Darwin College. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  10. Episode 10: Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSE Sep 15, 2025 · 29m The first round of the competition continues. Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the London School of Economics are the teams facing their first starters for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  11. Episode 11: Durham v Merton College, Oxford Sep 22, 2025 · 29m The heats continue with a match between Durham University and Merton College, Oxford. A place in round two awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  12. Episode 12: Harper Adams v Strathclyde Sep 29, 2025 · 29m Harper Adams University makes its first ever appearance in this competition. Their opponents are from the University of Strathclyde. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  13. Episode 13: Imperial v Churchill College, Cambridge Oct 6, 2025 · 29m In this first-round match, two institutions specialising in science go head-to-head - Imperial College London and Churchill College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  14. Episode 14: Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge Oct 14, 2025 · 29m The first round of the competition concludes with a match between Magdalen College, Oxford and Robinson College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  15. Episode 15: SOAS v Imperial Oct 20, 2025 · 29m Two of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats get a second chance to qualify for the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  16. Episode 16: Sheffield v New College, Oxford Oct 27, 2025 · 29m Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats compete for the final second round place. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  17. Episode 17: Magdalen College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge Nov 3, 2025 · 29m The second round of the competition begins. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  18. Episode 18: Sheffield v Strathclyde Nov 10, 2025 · 29m Round two of the competition continues. Two more teams of students battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  19. Episode 19: Southampton v Imperial Nov 17, 2025 · 28m Two more student teams return to play a second-round match. A place in the quarter-finals awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  20. Episode 20: Bristol v Warwick Nov 24, 2025 · 29m The round of sixteen continues. Two more teams of students return to play for a second time, hoping to earn themselves a quarter-final spot. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  21. Episode 21: LSE v Manchester Dec 1, 2025 · 29m The second round continues. Two more teams of students put fingers on buzzers for a second time, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  22. Episode 22: Trinity College, Cambridge v Edinburgh Dec 8, 2025 · 29m The round of 16 continues as another two teams of students set out to secure themselves a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  23. Episode 23: Lincoln v UCL Dec 15, 2025 · 29m Two more teams of students compete for a place in the quarter-finals in the penultimate match of round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  24. Episode 24: Churchill College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford Jan 5, 2026 · 29m It’s the final match in the second round. Who will take the last spot in the quarter-finals? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  25. Episode 25: Manchester v Edinburgh Jan 12, 2026 · 28m The double-elimination quarter-final stage begins. Two of the eight remaining teams play their first of up to three matches in this round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  26. Episode 26: UCL v Merton College, Oxford Jan 19, 2026 · 28m The first round of quarter-finals continues. Two more teams are hoping to pick up the first of the two wins they need to qualify for the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  27. Episode 27: Darwin College, Cambridge v Sheffield Jan 26, 2026 · 29m Two more teams of students play their first of at least two matches in this double-elimination quarter-final. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  28. Episode 28: Imperial v Warwick Feb 2, 2026 · 29m The last two quarter-finalists play their first of up to three matches in this round. A win will see them half-way to the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  29. Episode 29: Edinburgh v Merton College, Oxford Feb 23, 2026 · 28m The second round of quarter-finals begins. The winner of this match becomes the first team through to this year’s semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  30. Episode 30: Manchester v UCL Mar 2, 2026 · 29m Two teams return to play a second quarter-final. Having both lost their first, they need to win this one to stay in the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  31. Episode 31: Sheffield v Imperial Mar 9, 2026 · 29m The quarter-final stage continues. Having won one match already, the teams know that if they can win again here, they’ll reach the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  32. Episode 32: Darwin College, Cambridge v Warwick Mar 16, 2026 · 28m The quarter-finals continue with another elimination match. Both teams lost their first quarter-final and can’t afford to lose again. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  33. Episode 33: Manchester v Sheffield Mar 23, 2026 · 29m The quarter-final stage nears its conclusion. Two places in the semi-finals are still up for grabs - both teams are hoping to take one of them. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  34. Episode 34: Merton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge Mar 30, 2026 · 29m It's the last quarter-final, and only one place remains in the semi-finals - who will take it? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  35. Episode 35: Semi-Final 1: Edinburgh v Darwin College, Cambridge Apr 6, 2026 · 29m Two teams of students go head-to-head in the first of the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  36. Episode 36: Semi-Final 2: Manchester v Imperial Apr 13, 2026 · 29m The second set of semi-finalists face off for a place in the final. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
  37. Episode 37: Grand Final: Edinburgh v Manchester Apr 20, 2026 · 30m It’s the grand final. Who will lift the series trophy? Amol Rajan asks the questions.