University Challenge 2022–23
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The 52nd series of University Challenge began on 29 August 2022 on BBC Two.[1] A special programme commemorating the show's 60th anniversary was broadcast on the same night.[2]
This was the final series hosted by Jeremy Paxman, who then stood down from the role after 29 years.[3] From July 2023 onwards, Amol Rajan succeeded Paxman as host for the 53rd series of the long-running student quiz show.[4][5]
Paxman’s last-ever appearance as host aired on 29 May 2023 at the end of the series, when the University of Durham won their third title by defeating the University of Bristol in the final, which was coincidentally a rematch of the very first game back in August.
In this series, the universities of Coventry and Roehampton made their debut appearances, while Robert Gordon University made only their second appearance since 1994 in Jeremy Paxman's inaugural series.