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University Challenge former champions
University Challenge first began in 1962 when Granada Television took the bold step of introducing an intellectual quiz show which was rather less glitzy than the traditional game show formats that had gone before.
After its initial unexpected popularity, the programme was cut in 1987 due to low viewing figures, but was resurrected again by the 大象传媒 in 1994 with Jeremy Paxman installed as its new presenter.
Below are the past champions of University Challenge dating back to the very first show.
| Original series - presenter - Bamber Gascoigne | New series - presenter - Jeremy Paxman | |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 Leicester | 1995 Trinity College, Cambridge | 2018 St John's College, Cambridge |
| 1965 New College, Oxford | 1996 Imperial College, London | 2019 University of Edinburgh |
| 1966 Oriel College, Oxford | 1997 Magdalen College, Oxford | 2020 Imperial College London |
| 1967 Sussex | 1998 Magdalen College, Oxford | 2021 University of Warwick |
| 1968 Keele | 1999 Open University | 2022 Imperial College London |
| 1969 Sussex | 2000 Durham | 2023 Durham |
| 1970 Churchill College, Cambridge | 2001 Imperial College, London | |
| 1971 Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge | 2002 Somerville College, Oxford | |
| 1972 University College, Oxford | 2003 Birkbeck College, London | |
| 1973 Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | 2004 Magdalen College, Oxford | |
| 1974 Trinity College, Cambridge | 2005 Corpus Christi College, Oxford | |
| 1975 Keble College, Oxford | 2006 Manchester | |
| 1976 University College, Oxford | 2007 Warwick | |
| 1977 Durham | 2008 Christ Church, Oxford | |
| 1978 Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge | 2009 Manchester | |
| 1979 Bradford | 2010 Emmanuel College, Cambridge | |
| 1980 Merton College, Oxford | 2011 Magdalen College, Oxford | |
| 1981 Queen's University, Belfast | 2012 Manchester | |
| 1982 St Andrews | 2013 Manchester | |
| 1983 Dundee | 2014 锘縏rinity College, Cambridge | |
| 1984 Open University | 2015 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | |
| 1986 Jesus College, Oxford | 2016 Peterhouse College, Cambridge | |
| 1987 Keble College, Oxford | 2017 Balliol College, Oxford |
