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.
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| 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 | Loughborough
| 25/09/2023 | Warwick | Wolfson, Cambridge
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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)
Behind the scenes with the all-new University Challenge (Guardian)
University Challenge review (Guardian)
Introducing the 2023 UCL University Challenge Team (UCL)