University Challenge - 2025/26: 37. Grand Final: Edinburgh v Manchester

The second set of semi-finalists face off for a place in the final.

Two teams of students go head-to-head in the first of the semi-finals.

It's the last quarter-final, and only one place remains in the semi-finals.

The quarter-final stage nears its conclusion. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Both teams lost their first quarter-final and can’t afford to lose again.

Having won a match already, the teams know that victory means a place in the semi-finals.

Two teams, having lost their first quarter-final, need to win to stay in the competition.

The second round of quarter-finals begins. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The last two quarter-finalists play their first of up to three matches in this round.

Two more teams of students play their first of at least two matches in this quarter-final.

The first round of quarter-finals continues. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The double-elimination quarter-final stage begins. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

It’s the final match in the second round. Who will take the last quarter-final spot?

Amol Rajan asks the questions in the final of Christmas University Challenge 2025.

Two alumni teams contest this series’s second semi-final. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

It’s the first semi-final of this special seasonal series. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Amol Rajan asks the questions in the last heat of this all-star alumni competition.

Two more teams from Christmas series past return. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The first round continues as Exeter College, Oxford faces Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

Trinity College, Cambridge take on Bristol. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The all-star alumni series continues. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

UCL alumni face Leeds graduates in another heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

The festive series begins with a match between Durham and Manchester.

Two more teams of students compete for a place in the quarter-finals.

Another two teams of students set out to secure themselves a place in the quarter-finals.

Two more teams of students put fingers on buzzers for a place in the quarter-finals.

Two more teams of students return to play for a second time.

Two more student teams return to play a second-round match.

Two more teams of students battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

Two teams of students go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals.

Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams compete for a second-round place.

Two of the highest-scoring teams to have lost in the heats get a second chance to qualify.

The first round concludes as Magdalen College, Oxford faces Robinson College, Cambridge.

Imperial College London and Churchill College, Cambridge go head-to-head.

Debutants Harper Adams University face the University of Strathclyde.