
University Challenge — 2017/18
Get ready for a battle of wits! This season, some of the brightest young minds from across the UK’s top universities will face off in a thrilling quiz show challenge. Expect lightning-fast reflexes and impressive knowledge as these students tackle questions spanning everything imaginable – from history and science to pop culture and beyond. It's a high-stakes competition where academic prowess is put to the ultimate test, promising an engaging and entertaining spectacle for viewers of all ages.
The University of Edinburgh faces Ulster University in the opening contest of the student quiz series, competing for advancement to the next round. Jeremy Paxman will be presiding over the questions.
In another opening contest, teams representing Trinity College, Cambridge, will compete against Bristol University, vying for a place in the next stage of the student quiz. The questions will be posed by Jeremy Paxman.
In a competing first-round contest, teams from the University of Southampton and the University of Cardiff will vie for advancement to the next stage. Jeremy Paxman will be the interrogator.
The evening brings another first-round contest, with St Edmund's College, Cambridge, facing Magdalen College, Oxford, in the quest for advancement to the next stage of the collegiate quiz. Jeremy Paxman will be the questioner.
The University of York will face the University of Warwick in a further first-round contest, with Jeremy Paxman presiding over the proceedings.
The competition for advancement to the next stage pits students from Oxford Brookes University against their counterparts at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Jeremy Paxman poses the inquiries.
The Trinity College, Oxford team contests its place in the next stage of the student quiz against University College London. Jeremy Paxman poses the questions.
Sheffield Hallam University faces Newcastle University in the next round of the student quiz competition. The questions will be posed by Jeremy Paxman.
In a subsequent first-round contest, representatives of the University of Leicester will compete against Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, for advancement in the tournament. Jeremy Paxman will pose the questions.
In a subsequent opening contest, representatives of Imperial College face off against those from the University of Strathclyde, competing for advancement to the next stage. Jeremy Paxman will pose the inquiries.
In another opening contest, representatives of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, will compete against the team from St Hugh's College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman will pose the questions.
Tonight features a contest between the University of St Andrews and St John's College, Cambridge, to determine who advances to the second round of the student quiz. The questions will be posed by Jeremy Paxman.
The final match of the first round in the student quiz features Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, facing off against St Anne's College, Oxford. Jeremy Paxman will be posing the questions.
Tonight concludes the first round of competition, with students from Merton College, Oxford, facing off against those of King's College, London. Jeremy Paxman will be posing the questions.
This is the first of two crucial matches for the defeated, offering two teams a renewed opportunity to advance to the next stage. Jeremy Paxman will pose the questions.
Tonight features the final of the two matches determining the second team of losers who will still have a chance at advancement. Jeremy Paxman will be the interrogator.
The second round commences with these encounters, as two teams vie for advancement to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman will preside, posing the questions.
The second round continues with two more contests vying for advancement to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman will be presiding over the proceedings.
The competition progresses to its second round, where two student teams vie for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman will be the interrogator.
Two further teams of students will compete in the second round, vying for a place in the quarter-finals. The questions will be posed by Jeremy Paxman.
The student competition progresses to its second round, where two final teams will compete for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman will preside over the proceedings, posing the questions.
The student quiz progresses to its second round, with two university teams vying for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman poses the questions.
The student quiz progresses to its second round, as two university teams compete for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman poses the questions.
The final contests of the second round see representatives from two additional universities vying for a spot in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman will be posing the questions.
The quarter-finals commence, pitting two student teams against each other in a contest for advancement. Jeremy Paxman poses the questions.
The quarter-finals proceed with two university teams vying for advancement in the competition. Jeremy Paxman poses the inquiries.
The stakes rise with each passing round of the student quiz, the pressure intensifying as the quarter-finals unfold. Jeremy Paxman poses the questions.
The quarter-finals proceed, with representatives from two further universities vying for advancement in the competition. Jeremy Paxman poses the questions.
The next quarter-final will reveal which collegiate team advances in the student quiz competition. Jeremy Paxman will be posing the questions.
A second quarter-final contest brings together two teams of students vying for advancement in the quiz. The questions will be posed by Jeremy Paxman.
The demanding quarter-finals progress, with two university teams competing for advancement in the tournament. Jeremy Paxman poses the inquiries.
As the quarter-finals progress, the tension mounts. The question remains: which student team will advance to the next round? Jeremy Paxman poses the inquiries.
The final hurdle before the semi-finals of the student quiz looms: the second-to-last quarter-final. As the competition progresses, Jeremy Paxman will once again pose the questions.
The final quarter-final has arrived, and one more team will advance to the semi-final round of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman will be presiding over the questions.
The first of the semi-final rounds has arrived, the crucial stage where one team will discover whether they have earned a place in the grand final of the student quiz. Jeremy Paxman will be the one posing the questions.
The final semi-final and the second-to-last match of the series will determine which team advances to the grand final of the student quiz. Veteran interviewer Jeremy Paxman will pose the questions.

The culmination of the student quiz season arrives: the final round, where the victorious team will be awarded the coveted University Challenge trophy. As always, it is Jeremy Paxman who poses the questions.

