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The 55th series of University Challenge began on 14 July 2025 on BBC Two. [1]
Twenty-eight teams were selected for the televised episodes, of which the University of Lincoln, Harper Adams University and Green Templeton College, Oxford made their University Challenge debuts.
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date | |
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| School of Oriental and African Studies | 115 | 220 | Imperial College London | 335 | 20 October 2025 |
| University of Sheffield | 175 | 125 | New College, Oxford | 300 | 27 October 2025 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date | |
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| Magdalen College, Oxford | 80 | 190 | Darwin College, Cambridge | 270 | 3 November 2025 |
| University of Sheffield | 290 | 60 | University of Strathclyde | 350 | 10 November 2025 |
| University of Southampton | 180 | 190 | Imperial College London | 370 | 17 November 2025 |
| University of Bristol | 145 | 180 | University of Warwick | 325 | 24 November 2025 |
| University of Manchester | 160 | 135 | London School of Economics | 295 | 1 December 2025 |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | 150 | 180 | University of Edinburgh | 330 | 8 December 2025 |
| University of Lincoln | University College London | 15 December 2025 [2] | |||
| Churchill College, Cambridge | Merton College, Oxford | 5 January 2026 [3] | |||
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A spin-off Christmas series has been aired since 2011, featuring distinguished alumni. For the 2025 series, teams who appeared on the programme before were invited back to have another go, in break of the tradition of inviting new famous graduates.
Out of seven first-round winners, only the top four highest-scoring teams progress to the semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date | |
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| Durham University | University of Manchester | 22 December 2025 | |||
| University College London | University of Leeds | 23 December 2025 | |||
| Keble College, Oxford | University of Hull | 24 December 2025 | |||
| Trinity College, Cambridge | University of Bristol | 26 December 2025 | |||
| Exeter College, Oxford | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | 28 December 2025 | |||
| St Hilda's College, Oxford | University of Edinburgh | 29 December 2025 | |||
| Middlesex University | University of Lancaster | 30 December 2025 | |||
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date | |
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| 31 December 2025 | |||||
| 1 January 2026 | |||||
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast date | |
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| 2 January 2026 | |||||