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Season of a television programme
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.
- Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
- Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated.
- Teams with orange scores had to win one more match to return in the next round.
- Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches had to be played and won (teams that lost their first quarter-final match).
- A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.
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Score |
Team 2 |
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| University of Sheffield
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170
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210
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University of Warwick
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380
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14 July 2025
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| University College London
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210
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170
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School of Oriental and African Studies
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380
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21 July 2025
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| University of Bath
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70
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255
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University of Southampton
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325
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28 July 2025
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| University of Newcastle
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105
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200
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University of Edinburgh
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305
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4 August 2025
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| University of Manchester
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170
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150
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New College, Oxford
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320
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11 August 2025
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| Cardiff University
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115
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180
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University of Bristol
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295
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18 August 2025
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| Trinity College, Cambridge
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210
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115
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Linacre College, Oxford
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325
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25 August 2025
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| Lancaster University
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145
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170
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University of Lincoln
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315
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1 September 2025
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| Green Templeton College, Oxford
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130
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135
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Darwin College, Cambridge
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265
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8 September 2025
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| Trinity Hall, Cambridge
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135
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215
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London School of Economics
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350
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15 September 2025
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| Durham University
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120
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235
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Merton College, Oxford
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355
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22 September 2025
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| Harper Adams University
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45
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205
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University of Strathclyde
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250
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29 September 2025
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| Imperial College London
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160
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175
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Churchill College, Cambridge
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335
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6 October 2025
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| Magdalen College, Oxford
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245
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105
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Robinson College, Cambridge
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350
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14 October 2025
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Highest scoring losers play-offs
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