University Challenge · SEASON 55
Manchester v Edinburgh
Episode 25 · 2026-01-12

- Talk
Episode overview
The double-elimination quarter-final stage begins. Two of the eight remaining teams play their first of up to three matches in this round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
28 minutes
Season 55 episodes
1. Sheffield v Warwick2025-07-14
2. UCL v SOAS2025-07-21
3. Bath v Southampton2025-07-28
4. Newcastle v Edinburgh2025-08-04
5. Manchester v New College, Oxford2025-08-11
6. Cardiff v Bristol2025-08-18
7. Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, Oxford2025-08-25
8. Lincoln v Lancaster2025-09-01
9. Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge2025-09-08
10. Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSE2025-09-15
11. Durham v Merton College, Oxford2025-09-22
12. Harper Adams v Strathclyde2025-09-29
13. Imperial v Churchill College, Cambridge2025-10-06
14. Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge2025-10-14
15. SOAS v Imperial2025-10-20
16. Sheffield v New College, Oxford2025-10-27
17. Magdalen College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge2025-11-03
18. Sheffield v Strathclyde2025-11-10
19. Southampton v Imperial2025-11-17
20. Bristol v Warwick2025-11-24
21. LSE v Manchester2025-12-01
22. Trinity College, Cambridge v Edinburgh2025-12-08
23. Lincoln v UCL2025-12-15
24. Churchill College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford2026-01-05
25. Manchester v Edinburgh2026-01-12
26. UCL v Merton College, Oxford2026-01-19
27. Darwin College, Cambridge v Sheffield2026-01-26
28. Imperial v Warwick2026-02-02
29. Edinburgh v Merton College, Oxford2026-02-23
30. Manchester v UCL2026-03-02
31. Sheffield v Imperial2026-03-09
32. Darwin College, Cambridge v Warwick2026-03-16
33. Manchester v Sheffield2026-03-23
34. Merton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge2026-03-30
35. Semi-Final 1: Edinburgh v Darwin College, Cambridge2026-04-06
36. Semi-Final 2: Manchester v Imperial2026-04-13
37. Grand Final: Edinburgh v Manchester2026-04-20