# 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.

### First round

| Team 1 | Score | 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 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Score | 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 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | 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 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | 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 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | 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.