University Challenge 2023–24

The 53rd series of University Challenge began on 17 July 2023 on BBC Two.[1]

This was the first series to be hosted by Amol Rajan, who succeeded Jeremy Paxman. The series employed a newly designed studio set.[2]

Results
  • Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
  • Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated (as it was impossible for them to be in the highest scoring losers).
  • 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.

First round
Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Trinity College, Cambridge 175 185 University of Manchester 360 17 July 2023
University of Aberdeen 190 125 University of Birmingham 315 24 July 2023
Birkbeck, University of London 220 205 Oxford Brookes University 425 31 July 2023
University of Southampton 155 180 Christ Church, Oxford 335 7 August 2023
Emmanuel College, Cambridge 240 60 Jesus College, Oxford 300 14 August 2023
King's College, Cambridge 145 190 University College London 335 21 August 2023
University of East Anglia 235 125 University of Strathclyde 360 28 August 2023
The Open University 155 230 Hertford College, Oxford 385 4 September 2023
Balliol College, Oxford 145 285 Imperial College London 430 11 September 2023
University of Sheffield 290 115 Loughborough University 405 18 September 2023
University of Warwick 265 140 Wolfson College, Cambridge 405 25 September 2023
Bangor University 150 320 University of Edinburgh 470 2 October 2023
Lincoln College, Oxford 225 65 King's College London 290 9 October 2023
University of York 190 120 Northeastern University – London 310 16 October 2023

Highest scoring losers play-offs
Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
Trinity College, Cambridge 245 120 University of Southampton 365 23 October 2023
Oxford Brookes University The Open University 30 October 2023[3]

Second round
Team 1ScoreTeam 2TotalBroadcast date
University of Warwick Trinity College, Cambridge 6 November 2023[4]

References
  1. "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2023/24, Trinity College, Cambridge v Manchester". BBC Online. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. Bryan, Scott (14 July 2023). "New host, new set, same fiendish questions: behind the scenes with the all-new University Challenge". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2023/24, Oxford Brookes vs Open University". BBC Online. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. "BBC Two - University Challenge, 2023/24, Warwick v Trinity College, Cambridge". BBC Online. Retrieved 25 October 2023.


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