Series 44 of University Challenge began on 14 July 2014 on BBC Two.
[1] It was won by the team from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Each year, a Christmas special sequence is aired featuring distinguished alumni.
Out of 7 first-round winners, the top 4 highest-scoring teams progress to the semi-finals.
First Round Semi-finals Final The winning Trinity Hall, Cambridge team of Tom James, Emma Pooley, Adam Mars-Jones and Dan Starkey beat the University of Hull and their team of Rosie Millard, Malcolm Sinclair, Jenni Murray and Stan Cullimore.