University Challenge 2025–26

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The 55th series of University Challenge began on 14 July 2025 on BBC Two. [1]

Contents

Results

The University of Lincoln and Harper Adams University made their University Challenge debuts in this series, as did Green Templeton College, Oxford.

First round

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Sheffield 170210 University of Warwick 38014 July 2025
University College London 210170 School of Oriental and African Studies 38021 July 2025
University of Bath 70255 University of Southampton 32528 July 2025
University of Newcastle 105200 University of Edinburgh 3054 August 2025
University of Manchester 170150 New College, Oxford 32011 August 2025
Cardiff University 115180 University of Bristol 29518 August 2025
Trinity College, Cambridge 210115 Linacre College, Oxford 32525 August 2025
Lancaster University 145170 University of Lincoln 3151 September 2025
Green Templeton College, Oxford 130135 Darwin College, Cambridge 2658 September 2025
Trinity Hall, Cambridge 135215 London School of Economics 35015 September 2025
Durham University Merton College, Oxford 22 September 2025 [2]
Harper Adams University University of Strathclyde 29 September 2025 [3]

Highest scoring losers play-offs

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date

Second round

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date

Quarter-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date

Semi-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date

Final

Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date

References

  1. "University Challenge, 2025/26, Episode 1". BBC . Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. "University Challenge, 2025/26, Durham v Merton College, Oxford". BBC . Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. "University Challenge, 2025/26, Harper Adams v Strathclyde". BBC . Retrieved 17 September 2025.