University challenge is set to come to York on Saturday, as York’s student team will face their staff counterparts in an event set to be aired on ITV.
Adam Koper, Jack Alexander, Josef Crowther and Alasdair Middleton will be representing the university in the forthcoming series of University Challenge, and are set to test their knowledge against a staff team comprising of Jane Grenville, John Robinson, Debbie Smith and Graham Gilbert.
The event, set to start at 8pm in the Roger Kirk Centre, is held annually, but more emphasis is being placed on it this year, with ITV filming for the
first time.
YUSU Academic Officer Dan Whitmore told Vision: “Once again the time has come for our freshly recruited University Challenge team to go into intellectual battle.
“This time, however, they will be taking on four members of the university’s senior management team in an attempt to show that students know what’s best.
“It’s completely free, so why not pop down, have a cheeky pint and watch our finest show the staff how it’s done.”
Although the event is free, students are encouraged to join the guestlist.