University Challenge
Season 55
Overview
Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.
Episodes
1. Sheffield v Warwick
The series kicks off with a match between students from Sheffield and Warwick. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
2. UCL v SOAS
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. Bath v Southampton
The University of Bath faces the University of Southampton in another first-round match. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
4. Newcastle v Edinburgh
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. Manchester v New College, Oxford
The University of Manchester plays New College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
6. Cardiff v Bristol
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. Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, Oxford
In another first-round heat, students from Trinity College, Cambridge take on a team from Linacre College, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
8. Lincoln v Lancaster
The University of Lincoln makes its debut in the competition against a team from Lancaster University. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
9. Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge
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. Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSE
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. Durham v Merton College, Oxford
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. Harper Adams v Strathclyde
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. Imperial v Churchill College, Cambridge
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. Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge
The first round of the competition concludes with a match between Magdalen College, Oxford and Robinson College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
15. SOAS v Imperial
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. Sheffield v New College, Oxford
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
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.
