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University Challenge 2025/26 Episodes

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  1. Episode 17

    17/37 Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals.

  2. Episode 16

    16/37 Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams compete for a second-round place.

  3. Episode 15

    15/37 Two of the highest-scoring teams to have lost in the heats get a second chance to qualify.

  4. Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge

    14/37 The first round concludes as Magdalen College, Oxford faces Robinson College, Cambridge.

  5. Imperial v Churchill College, Cambridge

    13/37 Imperial College London and Churchill College, Cambridge go head-to-head.

  6. Harper Adams v Strathclyde

    12/37 Debutants Harper Adams University face the University of Strathclyde.

  7. Durham v Merton College, Oxford

    11/37 The heats continue with a match between Durham University and Merton College, Oxford.

  8. Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSE

    10/37 Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the LSE are the teams facing their first starters for ten.

  9. Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge

    9/37 Green Templeton College, Oxford face a team from Cambridge鈥檚 Darwin College.

  10. Lincoln v Lancaster

    8/37 The University of Lincoln faces a team from Lancaster University.

  11. Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, Oxford

    7/37 Students from Trinity College, Cambridge take on a team from Linacre College, Oxford.

  12. Cardiff v Bristol

    6/37 The first round continues as Cardiff University faces the University of Bristol.

  13. Manchester v New College, Oxford

    5/37 The University of Manchester plays New College, Oxford for a place in the second round.

  14. Newcastle v Edinburgh

    4/37 Students from Newcastle University face a team from the University of Edinburgh.

  15. Bath v Southampton

    3/37 The University of Bath faces the University of Southampton in another first-round match.

  16. UCL v SOAS

    2/37 Students from UCL take on a team from next-door neighbours SOAS.

  17. Sheffield v Warwick

    1/37 The series kicks off with a match between students from Sheffield and Warwick.