University Challenge

University Challenge results, 2023-24

The 53rd series began on 17 July 2023 showing on Mondays on BBC Two at 20:30. For the first time in 29 years the show had a new presenter, Amol Rajan, and the series also replaced the set and title sequence that had been used since the start of the 2014 series.

First round
17/07/2023	Trinity, Cambridge	175	185	Manchester
24/07/2023	Aberdeen	190	125	Birmingham
31/07/2023	Birkbeck, London	220	205	Oxford Brookes
07/08/2023	Southampton	155	180	Christ Church, Oxford
14/08/2023	Emmanuel, Cambridge	240	60	Jesus, Oxford
21/08/2023	King's, Cambridge	145	190	University, London
28/08/2023	UEA	235	125	Strathclyde
04/09/2023	Open	155	230	Hertford, Oxford
11/09/2023	Balliol, Oxford	145	285	Imperial, London
18/09/2023	Sheffield	290	115	Loughborough
25/09/2023	Warwick	265	140	Wolfson, Cambridge
02/10/2023	Bangor	150	320	Edinburgh
09/10/2023	Lincoln, Oxford	225	65	King's, London
16/10/2023	York	190	120	Northeastern
Highest-scoring losers
23/10/2023	Trinity, Cambridge	245	120	Southampton
30/10/2023	Oxford Brookes	155	255	Open
Second round
06/11/2023	Warwick	185	205	Trinity, Cambridge
13/11/2023	Open	265	130	UEA
20/11/2023	Emmanuel, Cambridge	130	155	Christ Church, Oxford





Quarter-finals










Semi-finals


Final

As ever, winners are in bold, highest-scoring losers in italics. Italicised scores indicate the result was decided by a tie-break.

External links
Behind the scenes with the all-new University Challenge (Guardian)
University Challenge review (Guardian)
Introducing the 2023 UCL University Challenge Team (UCL)