Team Open to appear on University Challenge Series 31

A fantastic team of OU students will appear on Series 31 of University Challenge!

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A photograph of Team Open on set smiling at camera, from left to right Maving, Barber, Westermann, P

We’re pleased to announce that a fantastic team of Open University students will be representing the OU in Series 31 of University Challenge

Karie (studying Art History), Hector (studying MSc in Finance), Nicky (studying Natural Sciences), Tom (studying Physics), and reserve member Ashara (studying History) comprise the brilliant Team Open.

The series commences on Monday 12 August, with Team Open's first-round match airing for UK viewers on Monday 19 August at 8.30pm (BST) on BBC Two. 

You can find out more about the team and how they found the University Challenge experience on our Meet the team page.

We will be live tweeting the match on our X account here and hope you will join us in cheering on Team Open! 

If you fancy a go on University Challenge yourself, you can register your interest to hear when applications open for the 2025 team, in autumn 2024. 

Meet Team Open

A photograph of Team Open 2024 on set smiling at the camera, from left to right Maving, Barber, Westermann, Payne.