Amol Rajan
Self - Presenter
Series SeasonSeason 55 episodes2025
University Challenge
2025/26
Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 129 min2025-07-14
Sheffield v Warwick
The series kicks off with a match between students from Sheffield and Warwick. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 229 min2025-07-21
UCL v SOAS
The first round of the competition continues. Students from UCL take on a team from next-door neighbours SOAS. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 328 min2025-07-28
Bath v Southampton
The University of Bath faces the University of Southampton in another first-round match. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 429 min2025-08-04
Newcastle v Edinburgh
Another two teams of students put fingers on buzzers for the first time, representing Newcastle University and the University of Edinburgh. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 529 min2025-08-11
Manchester v New College, Oxford
The University of Manchester plays New College, Oxford for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 628 min2025-08-18
Cardiff v Bristol
The first round of the 2025/26 competition continues with a Severnside derby as Cardiff University faces the University of Bristol. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 729 min2025-08-25
Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, Oxford
In another first-round heat, students from Trinity College, Cambridge take on a team from Linacre College, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 829 min2025-09-01
Lincoln v Lancaster
The University of Lincoln makes its debut in the competition against a team from Lancaster University. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 929 min2025-09-08
Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge
In another first round match, competition debutants Green Templeton College, Oxford face a team from Cambridge’s Darwin College. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1029 min2025-09-15
Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSE
The first round of the competition continues. Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the London School of Economics are the teams facing their first starters for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1129 min2025-09-22
Durham v Merton College, Oxford
The heats continue with a match between Durham University and Merton College, Oxford. A place in round two awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1229 min2025-09-29
Harper Adams v Strathclyde
Harper Adams University makes its first ever appearance in this competition. Their opponents are from the University of Strathclyde. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1329 min2025-10-06
Imperial v Churchill College, Cambridge
In this first-round match, two institutions specialising in science go head-to-head - Imperial College London and Churchill College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1429 min2025-10-14
Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge
The first round of the competition concludes with a match between Magdalen College, Oxford and Robinson College, Cambridge. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1529 min2025-10-20
SOAS v Imperial
Two of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats get a second chance to qualify for the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1629 min2025-10-27
Sheffield v New College, Oxford
Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from the heats compete for the final second round place. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1729 min2025-11-03
Magdalen College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge
The second round of the competition begins. Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1829 min2025-11-10
Sheffield v Strathclyde
Round two of the competition continues. Two more teams of students battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 1928 min2025-11-17
Southampton v Imperial
Two more student teams return to play a second-round match. A place in the quarter-finals awaits the winner. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2029 min2025-11-24
Bristol v Warwick
The round of sixteen continues. Two more teams of students return to play for a second time, hoping to earn themselves a quarter-final spot. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2129 min2025-12-01
LSE v Manchester
The second round continues. Two more teams of students put fingers on buzzers for a second time, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2229 min2025-12-08
Trinity College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
The round of 16 continues as another two teams of students set out to secure themselves a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2329 min2025-12-15
Lincoln v UCL
Two more teams of students compete for a place in the quarter-finals in the penultimate match of round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2429 min2026-01-05
Churchill College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford
It’s the final match in the second round. Who will take the last spot in the quarter-finals? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2528 min2026-01-12
Manchester v Edinburgh
The double-elimination quarter-final stage begins. Two of the eight remaining teams play their first of up to three matches in this round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2628 min2026-01-19
UCL v Merton College, Oxford
The first round of quarter-finals continues. Two more teams are hoping to pick up the first of the two wins they need to qualify for the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2729 min2026-01-26
Darwin College, Cambridge v Sheffield
Two more teams of students play their first of at least two matches in this double-elimination quarter-final. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2829 min2026-02-02
Imperial v Warwick
The last two quarter-finalists play their first of up to three matches in this round. A win will see them half-way to the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 2928 min2026-02-23
Edinburgh v Merton College, Oxford
The second round of quarter-finals begins. The winner of this match becomes the first team through to this year’s semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 3029 min2026-03-02
Manchester v UCL
Two teams return to play a second quarter-final. Having both lost their first, they need to win this one to stay in the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 3129 min2026-03-09
Sheffield v Imperial
The quarter-final stage continues. Having won one match already, the teams know that if they can win again here, they’ll reach the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 3228 min2026-03-16
Darwin College, Cambridge v Warwick
The quarter-finals continue with another elimination match. Both teams lost their first quarter-final and can’t afford to lose again. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 3329 min2026-03-23
Manchester v Sheffield
The quarter-final stage nears its conclusion. Two places in the semi-finals are still up for grabs - both teams are hoping to take one of them. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 3429 min2026-03-30
Merton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge
It's the last quarter-final, and only one place remains in the semi-finals - who will take it? Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 3529 min2026-04-06
Semi-Final 1: Edinburgh v Darwin College, Cambridge
Two teams of students go head-to-head in the first of the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 3629 min2026-04-13
Semi-Final 2: Manchester v Imperial
The second set of semi-finalists face off for a place in the final. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 3730 min2026-04-20
Grand Final: Edinburgh v Manchester
It’s the grand final. Who will lift the series trophy? Amol Rajan asks the questions.