University Challenge results, 2017-18

The 47th series began on 17 July 2017 in its standard slot on Mondays on BBC Two at 20:00, with repeats on the following Saturday afternoon.

First round
17/07/2017Edinburgh165160Ulster
24/07/2017Trinity, Cambridge95230Bristol
31/07/2017Southampton28040Cardiff
14/08/2017St Edmund's, Cambridge105185Magdalen, Oxford
21/08/2017York80240Warwick
28/08/2017Oxford Brookes17585Courtauld Institute of Art, London
04/09/2017Trinity, Oxford160145University, London
11/09/2017Sheffield Hallam40170Newcastle
18/09/2017Leicester105200Fitzwilliam, Cambridge
25/09/2017Imperial, London125145Strathclyde
02/10/2017Emmanuel, Cambridge170155St Hugh's, Oxford
09/10/2017St Andrews120255St John's, Cambridge
16/10/2017Corpus Christi, Cambridge225135St Anne's, Oxford
23/10/2017Merton, Oxford285110King's, London
Highest-scoring losers
30/10/2017Ulster17590St Anne's, Oxford
06/11/2017University, London31545St Hugh's, Oxford
Second round
13/11/2017Strathclyde105170Emmanuel, Cambridge
20/11/2017St John's, Cambridge28580Corpus Christi, Cambridge
27/11/2017Warwick140170Ulster
04/12/2017University, London165170Edinburgh
18/12/2017Bristol205100Trinity, Oxford
08/01/2018Newcastle215130Southampton
15/01/2018Fitzwilliam, Cambridge200155Magdalen, Oxford
22/01/2018Oxford Brookes175255Merton, Oxford
Quarter-finals
29/01/2018Bristol130225Newcastle
05/02/2018Fitzwilliam, Cambridge125270Merton, Oxford
12/02/2018St John's, Cambridge185130Ulster
19/02/2018Edinburgh125110Emmanuel, Cambridge
26/02/2018Newcastle135160St John's, Cambridge
05/03/2018Bristol20545Ulster
12/03/2018Merton, Oxford21085Edinburgh
19/03/2018Fitzwilliam, Cambridge175150Emmanuel, Cambridge
26/03/2018Bristol60195Edinburgh
02/04/2018Newcastle20565Fitzwilliam, Cambridge
Semi-finals
09/04/2018St John's, Cambridge27060Edinburgh
16/04/2018Merton, Oxford215110Newcastle
Final
23/04/2018St John's, Cambridge145100Merton, Oxford

Making it four Cambridge wins in five years, the St John's, Cambridge team comprised John-Clark Levin (politics and international studies), Rosie McKeown (French and German), James Devine-Stoneman (materials science), and Matt Hazell (veterinary medicine). They were presented with the trophy by Master of the Queen's Music, Judith Weir.

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

External links
St John's team to take on University Challenge (St John's College, Cambridge)
Did Paxman ruin University Challenge team's chance of a place in the final? (Daily Mail)
Newcastle brainboxes fail to make University Challenge final (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
The Joy of University Challenge (Spectator)
University Challenge grand final 2018: meet the teams (Radio Times)
St John's victorious in 2018 University Challenge (Varsity)
Behind the scenes at University Challenge (St John's College, Cambridge)
Rosie McKeown's Diary: Life after winning University Challenge (New Statesman)