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Have you got what it takes to represent UCL in the next year's BBC University Challenge competition? Since 1964, students from across the UK have competed to be crowned University Challenge champions.

The legendary quiz, currently airing on BBC Two, pits two teams of four students from UK universities against each other in a battle of general knowledge. Each winning team progressing to the next round, until an overall series winner eventually emerges.


Team selection will take place in October and November this year, with filming for the show taking place in spring 2025. If the team makes it onto TV, those applying now will be on BBC 2 in late summer, early autumn 2025 running through to spring 2026.

In 2021 and 2022, our team made it through all of the preliminary rounds and onto the televised show, and our 2023-4 made it all the way to the final!

If you want to put yourself forward to be part of UCL's 2025-6 team, sign up below... (you'll need to be logged in to see/use the form)


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To be eligible, you must:
  • not have completed your studies before the end of April 2025.
  • be able to travel to Manchester, UK, for the recording(s) of the show. The exact show recording dates will be confirmed in October 2024.