University Challenge 1995–96

Series 25 of University Challenge ran between 1 November 1995 and 1 May 1996.

Results

Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated.
Teams with orange scores have lost, but survived as highest scoring losers.
A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Middlesex	215	200	University of Exeter	1 November 1995
London School of Economics	260	155	Keble College, Oxford	8 November 1995
University of Lancaster	240	225	University of Wales, Swansea	15 November 1995
University of Surrey	155	175	Liverpool John Moores University	22 November 1995
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge	195	210	University College, Oxford	29 November 1995
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School	95	230	Heriot-Watt University	6 December 1995
Keele University	190	160	Trinity Hall, Cambridge	13 December 1995
Newcastle University	295	155	The Open University	20 December 1995
University of Birmingham	135	270	Selwyn College, Cambridge	29 December 1995
University of St Andrews	125	205	Imperial College London	3 January 1996
Pembroke College, Oxford	200	215	University of Warwick	10 January 1996
Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge	120	240	South Bank University	17 January 1996

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Middlesex	220	225	Selwyn College, Cambridge	24 January 1996
University College, Oxford	335	105	Heriot-Watt University	31 January 1996
London School of Economics	230	195	Keele University	7 February 1996
Pembroke College, Oxford	285	200	University of Wales, Swansea	14 February 1996
University of Warwick	200	170	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge	21 February 1996
Newcastle University	300	140	South Bank University	28 February 1996
University of Exeter	185	165	Liverpool John Moores University	6 March 1996
Imperial College London	290	140	University of Lancaster	13 March 1996

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
Selwyn College, Cambridge	270	175	University College, Oxford	20 March 1996
London School of Economics	225	190	Pembroke College, Oxford	27 March 1996
University of Warwick	235	165	Newcastle University	3 April 1996
University of Exeter	70	325	Imperial College London	10 April 1996

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
Selwyn College, Cambridge	210	280	London School of Economics	17 April 1996
University of Warwick	230	300	Imperial College London	24 April 1996

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
London School of Economics	220	275	Imperial College London	1 May 1996

The trophy and title were awarded to the Imperial team of Jim Totty, Nick Bradshaw, Mark Pallen and Chris Harrison.
The trophy was presented by John Simpson.

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