Birmingham v Leicester
University Challenge - 2026/27
The first round of the competition continues with a Midlands derby. Students from Birmingham take on a team from Leicester.
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Season 56
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Bristol v Imperial
The series kicks off with a match between students from Bristol and Imperial.
Durham v Manchester
In another first-round heat, students from Durham take on defending champions Manchester.
University College, Oxford v St John's College, Cambridge
In another first-round game, University College, Oxford play St John’s College, Cambridge.
Guildhall School of Music and Drama v Darwin College, Cambridge
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama makes its University Challenge debut against Darwin College, Cambridge.
Magdalen College, Oxford v Warwick
The heats continue, with Magdalen College, Oxford facing Warwick for a place in the second round.
Bath v City St George’s University
Teams from Bath and City St George’s University play their first game in this year's first competition.
Pembroke College, Cambridge v St Andrews
Pembroke College, Cambridge and St Andrews are the teams facing their first starters for ten.
LSE v King's College, Cambridge
In another first round match, the London School of Economics face King’s College, Cambridge.
Birmingham v Leicester
The first round of the competition continues with a Midlands derby. Students from Birmingham take on a team from Leicester.
UCL v Royal College of Art
UCL begin their series campaign against the first team ever to qualify from the Royal College of Art.
Southampton v Queen’s University Belfast
Southampton and Queen’s University Belfast go head-to-head for a place in round 2.
Emmanuel College, Cambridge v Somerville College, Oxford
Teams from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Somerville College, Oxford put fingers on buzzers for the first time.
Glasgow v Goldsmiths
The University of Glasgow takes on Goldsmiths, University of London in the penultimate match of the first round.
SOAS v Edinburgh
The first round of the competition concludes with a match between SOAS University of London and Edinburgh.
St John's, Cambridge v LSE
Two of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats get a second chance to qualify for the second round.
Bristol v Queen’s, Belfast
In the second of the round one repechage games, Bristol and Queen’s University Belfast compete for the final place in the second round.
Episode 17
The second round of the competition begins. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals.
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