University Challenge 2025/26 Episodes Available now
Episode 16
16/37 Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams compete for a second-round place.
Episode 15
15/37 Two of the highest-scoring teams to have lost in the heats get a second chance to qualify.
Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge
14/37 The first round concludes as Magdalen College, Oxford faces Robinson College, Cambridge.
Imperial v Churchill College, Cambridge
13/37 Imperial College London and Churchill College, Cambridge go head-to-head.
Harper Adams v Strathclyde
12/37 Debutants Harper Adams University face the University of Strathclyde.
Durham v Merton College, Oxford
11/37 The heats continue with a match between Durham University and Merton College, Oxford.
Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSE
10/37 Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the LSE are the teams facing their first starters for ten.
Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge
9/37 Green Templeton College, Oxford face a team from Cambridge’s Darwin College.
Lincoln v Lancaster
8/37 The University of Lincoln faces a team from Lancaster University.
Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, Oxford
7/37 Students from Trinity College, Cambridge take on a team from Linacre College, Oxford.